Comments on: Urbanization and Development of India http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Imagining Indian Cities http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-133644 Imagining Indian Cities Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:09:54 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/#comment-133644 [...] Related posts: See “Urbanization and Development of India.” [...] [...] Related posts: See “Urbanization and Development of India.” [...]

]]> By: Is Urbanization Really The Answer? « ThinkChange India http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-127625 Is Urbanization Really The Answer? « ThinkChange India Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:02:19 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/#comment-127625 [...] The Answer? Posted on July 30, 2008 by Shital Atanu Dey’s article and analysis on the Urbanization and Development of India lends itself to interesting opinions and conclusions on an important topic that encompasses many [...] [...] The Answer? Posted on July 30, 2008 by Shital Atanu Dey’s article and analysis on the Urbanization and Development of India lends itself to interesting opinions and conclusions on an important topic that encompasses many [...]

]]> By: sudipta http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-127575 sudipta Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:14:21 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/#comment-127575 Atanu, this was a very well argued article and it was a pleasure reading it, although regular readers of your blog have heard the same theme before in other words. I think I had misunderstood you earlier when I sent you an email quoting Rabindranath that one cannot leave the poor and the villages behind -- I admit, I didn't understand what you meant then. Atanu, this was a very well argued article and it was a pleasure reading it, although regular readers of your blog have heard the same theme before in other words. I think I had misunderstood you earlier when I sent you an email quoting Rabindranath that one cannot leave the poor and the villages behind — I admit, I didn’t understand what you meant then.

]]> By: vakibs http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/comment-page-1/#comment-127565 vakibs Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:05:33 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/07/29/urbanization-and-development-of-india/#comment-127565 One point not mentioned is the importance of urbanization for the environment. Planned urbanization reduced the ecological imprint by a huge margin. This is especially true for a country like India where the biodiversity is at an immense risk due to population explosion. Urban areas facilitate efficient transport (trains and trams), planned housing requiring less energy, cleaner sanitation facilities and cost effective ways of distributing goods and services. Ofcourse, the key word here is "planned" urbanization. Without planning, urbanization reduces to the disaster of slums, air pollution and chaos. One point not mentioned is the importance of urbanization for the environment. Planned urbanization reduced the ecological imprint by a huge margin. This is especially true for a country like India where the biodiversity is at an immense risk due to population explosion.

Urban areas facilitate efficient transport (trains and trams), planned housing requiring less energy, cleaner sanitation facilities and cost effective ways of distributing goods and services. Ofcourse, the key word here is “planned” urbanization. Without planning, urbanization reduces to the disaster of slums, air pollution and chaos.

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