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This is a valuable contribution to the geographies of religion and cultural geographies canon, offering as it does the first serious consideration of how the material practices and imaginaries of Hinduism shape urban forms in a South Asian city. It convincingly proposes that religion, with its focus on place-making and fostering spaces of public heritage, is the key to reconceptualising what sustainable development means within rapidly urbanising societies like India. Chris Baker, University of Chester, UK This book brings to the forefront the issues that are at stake in ignoring religion and religious cultural practices in how a city is allowed to develop. It shows that only when one understands, respects and nurtures the religious aspects of a city's culture and traditions, its spiritual roots, can the city develop in a truly sustainable way. Jeff Kenworthy, Curtin University, Australia This fascinating book pivots around the important concepts of religion and heritage to help expand our thinking on urban development in India today. By foregrounding culture in debates on planning and sustainability, Narayanan offers a fresh and highly timely analytical departure for the study of cities in India, Asia and beyond. This ambitious text promises to make a significant contribution to the fields of urban studies, sustainable development, and religious and heritage studies. Tim Winter, Deakin University, Australia

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Yamini Narayanan is a Lecturer in International and Community Development at Deakin University, Australia.

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