On The Waterfront: Reclaiming Mumbai’s Open Spaces

Author: Das P K Place: Mumbai Publisher: P.K.Das & Associates and Mumbai Waterfront Center Year: 2011 Pages: 100 ISBN: 978-81-8465-996-2 Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Open Space Keyword: Open Space, Reclaiming Mumbai Classification: 712.5 Shelf: C5R2 Accession No: B903 Contents: Preface Declining Open Spaces in Mumbai Abuse of Mumbai’s Waterfront Bandra’s Activism: Evolving an Agenda Popularising […]

Sustainable Cities: Sustainable Development for Urban Infrastructure

Author: Siemens AG, Siemens One, Munich Place: Germany Publisher: SIEMENS Year: 2011 Pages: 30 Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Structure Keyword: Urban Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities Classification: 307.1416 Shelf: C1R2 Accession No: B981 Contents: Sustainable Cities European Green City Index Toward the Future Our Portfolio for Sustainable Cities Energy Transport Buildings Water Security and Safety Airports Harbors […]

Chennai: A City of Change

Author: ed. Singh Malvika Place: New Delhi Publisher: Academic Foundation Year: 2011 Pages: 118 ISBN: 978-81-7188-885-6 Source: Received from Cyrus Guzder Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Bombay Keyword: Chennai, madras Classification: 954.82 Shelf: C7R1 Accession No: B1033 Contents: Introduction A City of Change First City of Modern India The Madras Syndrome A Politics of Retribution Weird, […]

Kolkata: A Soul City

Author: ed. Singh Malvika Place: New Delhi Publisher: Academic Foundation Year: 2011 Pages: 110 ISBN: 978-81-7188-886-3 Source: Received from Cyrus Guzder Sub-Subject: Kolkata Keyword: Kolkata Classification: 954.147 Shelf: C7R1 Accession No: B1031 Contents: Introduction A Soul City City with a Past An Exile’s View Rituals of Dispossession Culinary Culture Durga Puja: A Consuming Passion Oops, […]

Tender Sure Volume 1: Specifications for Urban Roads Execution

Author: Ramanathan Swati, ed. Barve Dishalakshmi, ed. Rashmi Place: Banglore Publisher: India Urban Space Foundation Year: 2011 Pages: 240 ISBN: 978-81-906436-5-8 Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Development Keyword: Urbanisation, Urban Roads, Infrastructure, Tender Sure, Pedestrians, Traffic Congestion, City Development, Transport Systems Classification: 307.1416 Shelf: C1R2 Accession No: B913 Contents: Forword 1- Introduction 2- Planning Specifications 3- […]

Commentary on Development Control Regulations for Greater Mumbai, 1991 (2011)

Author: Desai A Shruti Place: Mumbai Publisher: Snow White Publications Pvt Ltd Year: 2011 Volume: 8 Pages: 792 ISBN: 978-81-8159-504-1 Subject: Government Document Sub-Subject: Development Plan Keyword: DCR, Greater Mumbai, CRZ, Amendments, Judgments Classification: 348 Shelf: C2R2 Accession No: B1406 Contents: Development Control Regulations for Greater Bombay, 1991, Part I: Administration Part II: General Planning […]

Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space

Author: Gehl Jan Place: Washington Publisher: Island Press Year: 2011 Pages: 207 ISBN: 978-1-59726-827-1 Source: Purchased Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Open Space Keyword: Public Space/ Building Space Shelf: C6R4 Accession No: B1367 Contents: Foreword 1- Life Between Buildings 2- Prerequisites for Planning 3- To Assemble or Disperse: City and Site Planning 4- Spaces for Walking, […]

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974: Maharashtra Act No. IV of 1975 (As Modified upto the 18th July 2011

Author: Government of Maharashtra Place: Mumbai Publisher: Government of Maharashtra Year: 2011 Pages: 29 Subject: Government Document Sub-Subject: Act Keyword: MMRDA Act Classification: 340 Shelf: C2R3 Accession No: B1168 Contents: Preamble, Sections, Chap I: Preliminary, Chap II: Establishment and Constitution of the Authority, Chap III: Officers and Servants, Chap IV: Powers and Functions of the […]

Death In Mumbai: A True Story

Author: Baghel Meenal Place: New Delhi Publisher: Random House Year: 2011 Pages: 231 ISBN: 978-81-8400-065-8 Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai Sub-Subject: Bombay Keyword: Mysore of Mumbai Classification: 808.831 Shelf: C5R6 Accession No: B1042 Contents: Cast of Characters Preface Book I: The Journey: From Mysore to Mumbai Book II: Oshiwara- Three Characters in Search of a Film Book […]

Local Government in India

Author: Sachdeva Pardeep Place: New Delhi Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd Year: 2011 Pages: 307 ISBN: 978-81-317-6044-4 Source: Purchased Subject: Urbanisation Sub-Subject: Urban Governance Keyword: Urbanization, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Local Government System, Urban Governance, Urban Local Bodies, Urban Challenges Classification: 7009 Shelf: C1R4 Accession No: B1377 Contents: Preface, Meaning, Scope, and Significance of Urban […]