{"product_id":"the-indian-metropolis-deconstructing-indias-urban-spaces-hardcover","title":"The Indian Metropolis: Deconstructing India's Urban Spaces - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFeroze Varun Gandhi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA monumental work that shows how economic vitality can go hand-in-hand with creating vibrant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e cities offering a haven for cultural and intellectual expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For most urban Indians, the past few years have been unsettling-we have seen neighbourhoods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e locked down for months during a pandemic, increasing the daily challenges of earning a living as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e well as of access to good healthcare and education. Inflation has ravaged the land with spiralling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e prices of food, rent and transport. Our cities are hard to live in; lacking basic amenities, while being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e unaesthetic and discordant with our civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As economic growth takes priority, questions about liveability and meaningful employment arise, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e along with concerns about the deteriorating law and order. In blindly and poorly aping Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e models, our cities homogenize, losing their character, their identity and their soul. Meanwhile, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e climate change is no longer a mythical or distant possibility but a distinct and immediate reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A typical city must now cope with extreme temperatures, both flooding and water shortages and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e abysmal air quality. These can no longer be treated as threats but as certainties to be planned for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to begin a national conversation on these issues and suggests ways to turn our cities into enabling, energizing environments geared towards enhancing the daily life of the average city dweller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 842\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479263211827,"sku":"9789355208156","price":109.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V1BOaXpoRFdvK2s3L1ArcE5PREN0QT09.webp?v=1759679883","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-indian-metropolis-deconstructing-indias-urban-spaces-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}