The cities and towns of India are growing at an unprecedent pace. This book outlines people, projects and ideas that are changing the subcontinent through:
- Millenium goals
- Slum renewal
- New cities
- Riverfront
- Traffic systems
- Waterways
 

Commissions’ goals and activities

Content:

• Commission 1: Ecological Regions
• Commission 2: Urban Growth Management
• Commission 3: Integrated Urban Governance
• Commission 4: Megacities
• Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation
• Commission 6: Metropolis Women International Network

Report presenting the results of Commission 1: Ecological Region for the period 2009-2011.

Content:
 
- Introduction
- Commission activities
- Open spaces: peri-urban agriculture, water, biodiversity and food security
- Cities and climate change
- Recommendations

Report presenting the results of Commission 3: Integrated Urban Governance for the period 2009-2011.

Content:

- The approach: what is Integrated Urban Governance?
- Benefits and costs of Integrated Urban Governance
- Public participation
- Political and organisational arrangements
- Enabling Integrated Urban Governance: political and administrative framework for policy integration
- Organising integrated projects: tools and instruments
 

Report presenting the results of Commission 4: Megacities for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Introduction
- Goals of the Commission
- Activities of the Commission
- Final Declaration on Megacities

Report presenting the results of Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Introduction and Objectives of the commission
- Activities
- Processes and transmission of urban innovations
- Specific alliances for urban innovation in cities

This publication sets out some of the innovative technology and sustainability actions from Metropolis member cities, the Connected Urban Development partner cities and other progressive cities worldwide. These provide an insightful and inspiring benchmark of best practices towards Smart+Connected Communities. These signify the emergence of an urban services platform approach towards the role of technology in the sustainable development of cities.

Introduction by Chris Johnson
The Sydney Olympic Park Model: Evolution and Realisation by Adjunct Professor Richard Cashman
The Operation of the Bejing 2008 Olympic Precinct by Professor Hai Ren
Planning London Olympic Park as a Global and Local Place - A Comparative Analysis with Sydney Olympic Park by Hiromasa Shirai
The Influence of Mega Events on City Structure under Contemporary Urban Governance by Dr Glen Searle

Introduction by Chris Johnson
Chinese Cities in Contemporary Globalisation by Peter Taylor and Michael Hoyler
Urbanisation in China: Causes and Consequences by Eric Heikkila
Three City Regions in China by CB Richard Ellis
Mega-City Region Development in the Greater Pearl River Delta by Anthony Yeh and Jiang Xu
The Chinese Urban Age by Richard Hu
Shanghai's Waterfront by Richard Marshall

Introduction by Chris Johnson
Urban India: Comparing Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore by Phillipp Rode and Rit Chandra
Globalisation and Exclusionary Urban Growth in Developing Countries: the Indian case by Amitabh Kundu
Vision Mumbai by Bombay First
The Emergence of a World City: Bangalore by H.S. Sudhira
Creative Financing of Urban Infrastructure in India through Market-based Financing and Public-private Partnership Options by Chetan Vaidya