This book examines the interplay between urban growth and the environmental issues in India. The contributors, who are coming from diverse disciplines, examine socioeconomic, administrative, and environmental threats emanating from urbanization (e.g. climate change, health governance, energy issues, pollution, and e-waste management) and suggest various measures for dealing with the challenges of rapid urbanization. Offering a valuable resource for all those interested in understanding the multifaceted dimensions of urban growth, the book appeals to researchers, students, and policymakers, interested in the development studies and urban studies.

Alpana Kateja is Professor of economics at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, and also former Principal, University Maharani College, Jaipur. She is a gold medalist in economics, and she has formerly been associated with Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and JNV University, Jodhpur. Her published works includeHealth Outcomes in India, Water and Health, Water Resource Management, andLifestyle and Health.Rashmi Jain is Head and Associate Professor in Department of sociology at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has interest in the areas of development communication, gender studies, sociology of law, and leisure studies. She is Convener of Working Group on Law and Migration of International Sociological Association. Her published work includesWomen, Media and Violence, Women Empowerment: The Global Scenario, andHealth and Domestic Violence. Her latest book (ed.)Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World has been published by Palgrave Macmillan.

The Urban Transformation: Issues and Challenges.- Shelter for the Poor: Conundrum, Visions and Methods of Urban growth.- Key Determinants of Urbanization in India: Evidence from State Level Data.- Contextualizing Smart Cities and impact on Social relations.- Management of Rurban Area Development: Selected Indian Experience and Challenges.- Urban Health Infrastructure: Governance Issues.- Migration pattern and the emerging Trends of Migration in India.