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Bleak Urban Future
By Pratap Bhanu Mehta
03.29.2007
India’s lack of capacity to handle rapid urbanization
is, arguably, one of its single biggest challenges.
Despite much debate over the Delhi
Master Plan 2021, there is still relatively little
understanding of the dynamics of urbanization. The
experience of our mega cities and medium size towns
alike suggests that Indian cities are likely to remain
besotted by serious problems. Indeed, if anything,
the proposed solutions are likely to make our cities
worse rather than better. This is because the preconditions
for creating vibrant and dynamic cities simply do
not exist. What are those preconditions?
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