Introduction India is emerging as an important player in global development, particularly in the Global South, as it grows its economic heft. [1] Contributing to the country’s growth story is urban development; cities currently account for 58 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and this share is projected to rise to 70 percent by 2030. [2] India is urbanising fast; by 2050, with a projected 404 million inhabitants in cities, it is expected to have the world’s largest urban population. [3] However, issues related to liveability, from inadequate affordable housing due to insufficient public investment to worsening pollution levels, remain largely unaddressed.
Authors
- Attribution
- Snehashish Mitra and Atmaja Gohain Baruah, “Urbanisation in India’s Hills: Persistent Challenges and Plausible Pathways,” ORF Issue Brief No. 746 , October 2024, Observer Research Foundation.
- Pages
- 26
- Published in
- India
Table of Contents
- Urbanisation in India s Hills Persistent Challenges and Plausible Pathways 2
- Introduction 3
- Introduction 4
- Introduction 5
- Challenges of Urban 6
- Expansion in Hill Cities 6
- Urbanisation s Impact on 7
- Ecology and Natural Resources 7
- Urbanisation s Impact on 8
- Ecology and Natural Resources 8
- Hills in Plains Cities 9
- Contested Land Claims 9
- Recommendations 10
- Recommendations 11
- Recommendations 12
- Recommendations 13
- Recommendations 14
- Recommendations 15
- Recommendations 16
- Conclusion 17
- Endnotes 18
- Endnotes 19
- Endnotes 20
- Endnotes 21
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- Endnotes 25
