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Soft cover. Condition: New. Puranas, which means ancient, are part of the Hindu scriptures. They are explained as 'that which breathed in old times'. They contain vast knowledge and ancient wisdom about various disciplines such as philosophy, history, geography, sociology, politics, literature, medicine, music, mythology, religion, etc. Often in Puranas, along with various mythological narrations, we find the descriptions of many intriguing places. These places are diverse such as forests, gardens, cities, buildings, riverbanks, etc. This book is an attempt to collate and document some of the places from Puranas through illustrations (hand-drawn) done by the author. The book does not deal with detailed accounts of dates and facts and hence must not be considered as a reference to understand or interpret Puranas. …

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Hardcover. Condition: New. The government's commitment to "minimum government, maximum governance" has guided its policy, legislation and decision making at various levels. Advances in technological advancements - whether it is telecom, space, energy or information technology - have no doubt accelerated changes in governance, but the challenge before us is how to leverage these in the best possible and most practical manner so that even the last person at the end of the line, living in far and remote corners of the country, gets all that he needs in the form of service delivery with ease. It is in this context that this book is of immense relevance. It outlines the agenda as to what more needs to be done in the immediate future. Dr. Ramachandran has very succinctly and in a very simple and straightforward manner brought out myriads of common problems people face, in both urban and rural areas. He has also described what measures need to be taken to bring out governance changes for effective delivery of services at the grass-root level.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Profit Paradox: How Sustainability Became Your Only Strategy. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The City Observed: Notes from an unfolding India. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: New. The book is intended to be a comprehensive guidebook or a manual on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) for readers, especially from developing countries. The author argues that even though TOD started in the developed countries, we need to understand the concept of TOD from the perspective of developing countries that are culturally, demographically and economically different. The book works on that principle and explains the characteristics of TOD, discusses selected case studies to learn from, clarifies various misconceptions related to TOD, brings together various technical methods to plan for TOD and explains their advantages and disadvantages. In the end, it throws light on validity of TOD in the fast-changing urban scape of smart cities and smart mobility.Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Transit-Oriented Development 1.1 Introduction 1.2 TOD and its objectives 1.3 Characteristics of Transit-Oriented Development 1.3.1 Density 1.3.2 Diversity 1.3.3 Design 1.4 Does transit type influence the success or efficacy of TOD plans? 1.5 At which scale is TOD planned? 1.6 Defining TOD area 1.7 TOD and car parking 1.8 Can TOD exist without transit? 1.9 Pricing the public transport 2. Learning from Examples 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Goals and objectives 2.3 Existing TOD case studies 2.3.1 Perth, Western Australia 2.3.2 Portland region, Oregon State, the USA 2.3.3 Subiaco, near Perth, Western Australia 2.3.4 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 2.3.5 Singapore city, Republic of Singapore 2.3.6 Curitiba, Brazil2.3.7 Guangzhou, China 2.3.8 Seoul, Republic of Korea 2.3.9 Tokyo, Japan 2.4 Conclusions 3. Transit-Oriented Development in Developing Countries 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Need for TOD in developing countries 3.3 What does TOD mean for developing countries? 3.4 Gentrification of TOD areas and displacement of poor3.4.1 Gentrification and its causes 3.4.2 Managing gentrification 3.5 Conclusions 4. Planning for Transit-Oriented Development: The Methods 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Evaluation vs. Assessment 4.3 Evaluation of TOD plans 4.4 Assessment of TOD characteristics 4.5 Methods of assessment and planning for TOD 4.5.1 Node-Place Model 4.5.2 Enhanced node-place model 4.5.3 The Butterfly Model 4.5.4 Cluster analysis 4.5.5 TOD Standard (2013) 4.5.6 TOD Index - Local scale 4.5.7 TOD Index - Regional scale 4.6 Conclusions 5. Transit-Oriented Development and Smart Mobility 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Smart cities5.3 Smart mobility 5.3.1 Shared (smart) mobility 5.3.2 Electric vehicles (EVs) 5.3.3 Autonomous vehicles (AVs) 5.4 Smart and sustainable? 5.4.1 Environmental impacts of smart mobility 5.4.2 Social impacts of smart mobility 5.5 Smart mobility and TOD Appendix I: Equity vs. EqualityAppendix II: The Multi-Criteria Assessment (MCA).…