Religion and Urbanism contributes to an expanded understanding of 'sustainable cities' in South Asia by demonstrating the multiple, and often conflicting ways in which religion enables or challenges socially equitable and ecologically sustainable urbanisation in the region. In particular, this collection focuses on two aspects that must inform the sustainable cities discourse in South Asia: the intersections of religion and urban heritage, and religion and various aspects of informality.
This book makes a much-needed contribution to the nexus between religion and urban planning for researchers, postgraduate students and policy makers in Sustainable Development, Development Studies, Urban Studies, Religious Studies, Asian Studies, Heritage Studies and Urban and Religious Geography.
History
Chapter number
1
Pagination
1-23
ISBN-13
9780415745208
Publication classification
B1 Book chapter
Copyright notice
2016, Routledge
Extent
11
Editor/Contributor(s)
Narayanan Y
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
Abingdon, Eng.
Title of book
Religion and urbanism: reconceptualising sustainable cities for South Asia