Culture, Spaces, and People - Urban Dynamics in Contemporary India

This volume discusses the nuances of cultural phenomena in the transforming urban landscape of Indian cities. It focuses on the role of globalization, transitioning economic patterns, National Urban policies in changing their urban landscape.

List of contents

1. Culture as a Determinant of Urban Morphology 2. Cities as by-products of Culture, Consumption & Tangled Identities 3. Culture as the Emergent Commodity 4. Cultural Resurgence via Current Urban Policies and Practices 5. Visualizing a newer Cultural Landscape 6. Towards a new Culture led Urban India

About the author

Daksh Jain trained as an architect and urban designer. He is a resident of Udaipur, India. His interests traverse domains of academia, urban design, heritage conservation, development finance, cultural studies, and policy framework. An avid traveller and food enthusiast, currently, he is working as an architect and urban researcher at Urban Foundry, where he is also the founding partner.

Summary

This volume discusses the nuances of cultural phenomena in the transforming urban landscape of Indian cities. It focuses on the role of globalization, transitioning economic patterns, National Urban policies in changing their urban landscape.

Product details

• Authors: Daksh Jain
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032516776
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251677-6
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Urban Futures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, Anthropology, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Development Studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building