{"product_id":"the-indian-metropolis-feroze-varun-gandhi-9789355208156","title":"The Indian Metropolis: Deconstructing India's Urban Spaces","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA monumental work that shows how economic vitality can go hand-in-hand with creating vibrant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e cities offering a haven for cultural and intellectual expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For most urban Indians, the past few years have been unsettling-we have seen neighbourhoods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e locked down for months during a pandemic, increasing the daily challenges of earning a living as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e well as of access to good healthcare and education. Inflation has ravaged the land with spiralling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e prices of food, rent and transport. Our cities are hard to live in; lacking basic amenities, while being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e unaesthetic and discordant with our civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As economic growth takes priority, questions about liveability and meaningful employment arise, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e along with concerns about the deteriorating law and order. In blindly and poorly aping Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e models, our cities homogenize, losing their character, their identity and their soul. Meanwhile, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e climate change is no longer a mythical or distant possibility but a distinct and immediate reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A typical city must now cope with extreme temperatures, both flooding and water shortages and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e abysmal air quality. These can no longer be treated as threats but as certainties to be planned for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to begin a national conversation on these issues and suggests ways to turn our cities into enabling, energizing environments geared towards enhancing the daily life of the average city dweller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Feroze Varun Gandhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9355208154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789355208156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupa Publ iCat Ions India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 2.00d","brand":"Feroze Varun Gandhi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123171029247,"sku":"9789355208156","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4c669e9-0b4e-4bd7-bce0-1b69915b77ae.jpg?v=1687429337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-indian-metropolis-feroze-varun-gandhi-9789355208156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}