Аннотация:While much media focus is on the rise of China as an economic powerhouse, less attention is being paid to the current unprecedented urban growth in India. The rapid demographic growth in and around India's urban areas is changing the physical dimensions of cities such as size, shape, density, land use, layout and building types. Planned and unplanned housing development is putting intense pressure on existing urban infrastructure to support the quality of life of increasing numbers of residents. There is therefore an urgent need to examine the sustainability of India's diverse urban forms, with specific focus on planning, poverty, infrastructure and governance. An emerging international research network, CityForm-India, aims to address some of these issues. The network brings together academic and non-academic experts from the UK, India and Europe to share knowledge and explore how urban sustainability might best be achieved in India's urban areas.
