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About the Book

Cities are at the heart of contemporary development, opportunity, and transformation, yet they also embody some of the most complex challenges of equity, sustainability, and governance. This Urban Policy and City Planning – Cohort 3.0 – Event Outcome Report underscores the critical role of urban policy research in navigating these complexities and advancing inclusive, resilient, and people-centric cities. By foregrounding participatory and context-specific inquiry, it highlights how grounded research can deepen our understanding of urban realities and support more responsive and just planning and policy outcomes. As Indian cities and cities across the world grapple with rapid expansion, growing inequalities, and intensifying climate risks, evidence-based and community-attuned urban policy emerges as both an ethical and developmental imperative. At its core, this book emphasizes the need to equip urban practitioners, planners, researchers, and policymakers with the perspectives and tools required to address the evolving challenges of India’s urbanization.