03112nam a22004815i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001400172072001600186072001700202072002300219072001500242072001600257100008600273245011100359250001800470264007200488300004400560336002600604337002600630338003600656347002400692505046100716520099001177650002202167650003302189650002802222650003302250700008802283710003402371773002602405776003602431776003602467776003602503856004602539912001402585912001402599999001702613978-981-97-6020-6DE-He21320251030113142.0cr nn 008mamaa241014s2024    si |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97898197602069978-981-97-6020-67 a10.1007/978-981-97-6020-62doi 4aHT101-395 7aJHB2bicssc 7aJFSG2bicssc 7aSOC0260302bisacsh 7aJHB2thema 7aJBSD2thema1 aSharma, Satish K.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98600510aUrbanization, Population and Environmenth[electronic resource] /cby Satish K. Sharma, Suman Lata Pathak.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aSingapore :bSpringer Nature Singapore :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXIII, 307 p. 2 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 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.  aThe 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. 0aSociology, Urban. 0aEnvironmental policy.96202814aUrban Sociology.96951424aEnvironmental Policy.9620281 aLata Pathak, Suman.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut9860062 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978981976019008iPrinted edition:z978981976021308iPrinted edition:z978981976022040uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6020-6  aZDB-2-SLS  aZDB-2-SXS  c64194d64194