This paper presents the results of an investigation of selected census towns in northern India. Census towns are settlements that India's census classifies as urban although they continue to be governed...
According to the latest census of 2011, the urbanization level in India has increased from 27.8 percent in 2001 to 31.2 percent in 2011, and for the first time, the absolute increase in urban population...
In 1993, a 30-year concession contract was awarded to a private company, to operate the water, and sewerage services in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the time, tariffs barely covered the costs of the inefficient...
In 1998, the Pune Municipal Corporation attempted to implement an urban environmental infrastructure project, valued at approximately U$S 185 million. Though construction, and management contracts with...