03306nam a22005295i 4500 978-981-97-6020-6 DE-He213 20251030113142.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241014s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819760206 978-981-97-6020-6 10.1007/978-981-97-6020-6 doi HT101-395 JHB bicssc JFSG bicssc SOC026030 bisacsh JHB thema JBSD thema Sharma, Satish K. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 86005 Urbanization, Population and Environment [electronic resource] / by Satish K. Sharma, Suman Lata Pathak. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIII, 307 p. 2 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Socio-Historical Dynamics of Urban Development -- Chapter 3: Urbanization in the Mountainous Regions of India -- Chapter 4: Political Economic Dynamics of Rise of British Summer Capital -- Chapter 5: Urbanism, Emerging Identities, and Change -- Chapter 6: Changing Ecology and Preserving Urban Heritage -- Chapter 7: Urban Sprawl, Challenges and Peoples’ Response -- Chapter 8: Conclusions: Re-thinking Urbanization. The volume explores the intricate relationship between urbanization, population dynamics, and the environment in the western Himalayas from a historical perspective. It challenges the conventional link that urban development is solely tied to population growth, unveiling the influence of political and economic elites. Through empirical analysis within a historical context, the study unveils the significance of cantonment towns, military consolidation, and legislative control in driving urban growth. While it leads to population surges, economic activities, and improvements in transportation and communication, it also exposes adverse effects like the overuse of forest resources, disrupting the balance between humans and nature, and leading to ecological imbalances and fatalities. This volume opens new avenues for research on rivers, biodiversity, geopolitics, socio-cultural aspects, and the economy but also offers valuable insights for national and international academia. Sociology, Urban. Environmental policy. 62028 Urban Sociology. 69514 Environmental Policy. 62028 Lata Pathak, Suman. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 86006 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819760190 Printed edition: 9789819760213 Printed edition: 9789819760220 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6020-6 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 64194 64194