Smart Cities and the Poor: Towards an Agenda for Inclusive Urbanization in India [Paperback]

This book examines urban governance, digital divide, poverty, unemployment, financial and social exclusion and presents a theoretical perspective on inclusive cities, urbanization, migration, slums and affordable housing.

1 Indias Urban Missions: Addressing the Challenges of Inclusive Urbanization 1

2 Economic Perspective on Inclusive Urbanization: Cities, RuralUrban Migration, Slums, and Urban Poverty 42

3 Challenges of Affordable Housing: Reform Strategy to Make Urban Planning Inclusive 71

4 Financing Urban Poverty Alleviation through Inclusive City Reforms 109

5 Urban Participatory Governance: Including the Urban Poor in Public Service Delivery 135

6 Policy Issues in Inclusive Urbanization: An Empirical Study of Select Cities in Telangana State 166

7 An Agenda for Slum-Free and Poverty-Free Cities in India 207

Bibliography 233

Index 265

Developing countries worldwide have been embarking on smart cities programmes using new technology solutions to improve public services. Faced with severe problems of digital divide, poverty, unemployment, inequality, and financial and social exclusion, these cities have to negotiate hard in order to reach their goals. This book examines urban governance, digital divide, poverty, unemployment, and financial and social exclusion and presents a theoretical perspective on inclusive cities, urbanization, migration, slums,and affordable housing.

The book aims at formulating and implementing an agenda for inclusive, equitable, and sustainable urban development in tune withlc&