Conference On the occasion of the launch of “Urbanisation in India: Challenges and the Way Forward” Edited by: Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Ravi Kanbur and P. K. Mohanty Published by: Sage Publications India
January 17, 2014
Delhi
Programme
Registration
Inaugural Session:
Welcome and Introduction to the Programme Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, ICRIER
Opening Remarks by Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics,Professor of Economics, Cornell University
Opening Address on Challenges of Urbanisation in India by Montek Singh Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
Comments by Chair
Session I: Urban Planning, Urban Infrastructure and Sustainability
Chair: Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER
A Global Perspective by
Alain Bertaud,
Urbanist and Senior Research Scholar,Stern Urbanization Project, NYU
Comments by Authors (P K Mohanty, Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Montek Singh Ahluwalia)
Discussion
Lunch
Session II: Finance and Governance
Chair: P K Mohanty, Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh
A Global Perspective by Paul Smoke,
Professor and Director of International Programmes, New York University
Comments by Authors (Jessica Seddon, Anand Sahasranaman/ Vikram Kapoor, Govind Rao/ Richard Bird, P K Mohanty)
Discussion
Comments by Chair
Tea
Session III: Inclusion and Governance
Chair: Samuel Paul,
Chairperson, Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Bangalore
A Global Perspective by
Anuradha Joshi, Fellow (Governance Team) Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
Comments by Authors (Bimal Patel, V K Phatak, Samuel Paul)
