1st Edition

Cities of India Changes and Choices

By Binti Singh Copyright 2026
114 Pages
by Routledge India

114 Pages
by Routledge India

Urban India stands at an interesting moment in history—at the cusp of massive changes and cautious choices. This book maps the new challenges and subsequent choices that emerge as India transitions into more urbanized situations, both spatially and culturally—to cleaner and renewable energy, integrating these new norms into the built environment, providing affordable and accessible physical and... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Serendipity in Cities and Beyond  3. Negotiating with Uncertainty  4. Indian Cities- Order in Chaos  5. Nudge and Lifeworld  6. Agency  Epilogue

Biography

Binti Singh is urban sociologist and holds a PhD (in urban studies) and an MPhil (in planning and development) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), Mumbai, India. She has authored six academic books, several research papers in peer reviewed journals and disseminated her research through conferences both nationally and internationally. She is also Book Series Editor with Routledge, Taylor and Francis.