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Download or read book Urbanization and Regional Sustainability in South Asia written by Sumana Bandyopadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines urbanization and migration processes in South Asia. By analyzing the socio-economic impacts and infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of different conurbations, it highlights conflicts over agricultural land as well as the effects on health, education, poverty and the welfare of children, women and old people. The authors also explore issues of mobility; connectivity and accessibility of public services, and discuss the effective use of new urban-management tools, such as the concept of smart cities and urban spatial monitoring.