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Le città sostenibili sono "sostenibili" per i poveri? Uno studio a Calcutta in India orientale,
Journal Title: SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE 
Author/s: Sana Huque, Sarmistha Pattanaik, Devanathan Parthasarathy 
Year:  2016 Issue: 109 Language: English 
Pages:  13 Pg. 9-21 FullText PDF:  377 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SUR2016-109002
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The primary objective of this paper is to critique certain perspectives associated with urban environmentalism and sustainable cities by discussing the case of a few major Indian cities. Kolkata has been taken up for a detailed and focussed examination because of its attempts to attain the status of a world-class city. Using the case study approach our paper shall attempt to examine whether Kolkata is indeed succeeding in juxtaposing social and ecological justice along with its current approach to development.
Keywords: Development, Displacement, Environmentalism, Livelihood, Sustainability, Wetlands

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Sana Huque, Sarmistha Pattanaik, Devanathan Parthasarathy, Le città sostenibili sono "sostenibili" per i poveri? Uno studio a Calcutta in India orientale, in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 109/2016, pp. 9-21, DOI:10.3280/SUR2016-109002

   

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