Constraints in implementing urban development policy in India from the perspective of international development professionals : study of sustainable cities program in Chennai | |
| Author | Mehrotra, Shagun |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-02-01 |
| Subject(s) | City planning--India Environmental policy--India |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfi.llment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Increasingly many of the large cities experiencing extremely high population growth rates are going to be predominantly in south Asia. Mega-urbanization shall exert tremendous stress on already deteriorating urban environments. This paper is an attempt to study the perspective of International Development Professionals (IDPs) on constraints in implementing contemporary Urban Environmental Management (UEM) policy agendas while working with partner organizations in India, home to many largest cities of South Asia. The study derives lessons while referring to the Sustainable Cities Program in Chennai, south India. The constraints identified in the study are classified based on project stages. Subsequently analyzed based on a framework (3Cs) comprising of co-ordination (authoritarian approach), competition (market approached) and co-operation (partnership approach). Contributing to the development of the framework the residual constraints are incorporate into a fourth category of communications. Finally for the national government as well as the multilateral/ donor organizations pragmatic recommendations are provided, predominantly from the perspective of IDPs, to address UEM policies in India. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Perera, Ranjith ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chretien, Michel ;Yap, Kioe Sheng; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |