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In the face of growing needs and problems around urbanization, the sustainable development of cities does not lie only in technology, research and innovation. Sustainable local development also results from a combination of different elements related to the development of social cohesion, the local economy, the environment and culture; also, crucially, it depends on the autonomy of local authorities and the adoption of the most appropriate system of governance. In addition, the urgent need to create better and more liveable cities is now inextricably linked with the integration of environmenta

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Industrial-Modern Cities -- 3 Demographic Change and the City -- 4 Global Cities -- 5 Everyday Life in the City -- 6 Consumption and Urban Culture -- 7 Urban Social Inequality and Social Exclusion -- 8 Planning and the Urban Environment -- 9 The Sustainable City -- 10 Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.

With special reference to India

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Outdoor Advertising and Improvement in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 3. Opposition Emerges -- Chapter 4. SCAPA, Amenity and the Value of the Environment -- Chapter 5. Billboards, Planning and Urban Modernism -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Note on referencing conventions -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1: Ebenezer Howard -- 2: Letchworth Garden City -- 3: Welwyn Garden City -- 4: Finding other paths -- 5: Stevenage -- 6: Hertfordshire's other New Towns -- 7: Wider perspectives -- 8: Where the path led -- Bibliography -- Index.