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Author Baviskar, Amita, 1965- author

Title Uncivil city : ecology, equity and the commons in Delhi / Amita Baviskar
Published Los Angeles : Sage, 2020

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Contents Cover; Contents; Publisher's Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: An uncivil city; Remaking Landscapes and Lives; 2 Making plans and places; 3 Sealing factories and fates; 4 Playing games; Contesting the Commons; 5 Cows, cars and cycle-rickshaws; 6 The River; 7 The Ridge; Conclusion and Coda; 8 City limits and beyond; 9 Climate change, uncertainty and the city; Glossary; Bibliography; About the Author; Index
Summary This book looks at two decades of environmental politics in Delhi and argues that 'bourgeois environmentalists' who claim to speak for nature and society have perversely worsened the quality of life for most citizens
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 8, 2020)
Subject Environmental policy -- India -- Delhi
Ecology -- India -- Delhi
Ecology
Environmental policy
India -- Delhi
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789353289416
9353289416