CONTENTS: Foreword, Acknowledgement, Preface, 1. Urban Transformation and Reforms in Planning-Manjit Singh, 2. Shimla's Heritage and Urban Resilience Preserving the Past, Securing the Future-Sanya Kaushal and Dr Gursharan Kaur, 3. Navigating Urbanization: Unravelling Challenges and Issues in Surat's Growth Thajectory-Sabavath Tarun, Pearl D Desai and Dr Krupesh A Chauhan, 4. Mental Health Challenges of Urbanization: Navigating a Changing Landscape-Silia Grover, Dr Pankaj Chhabra and Simranpreet Kaur, 5. Reviewing Rationalising and Redefining Development-Jit Kumar Gupta, 6. Innovative Approach to Develop UIrban Technology Projects on Public Private Partnership Basis-Shailendra Kaushik and Urja Kaushik, 7. Heat Resilient Planning and Governance-Rajneesh Sareen, Mitashi Singh and Nimish Gupta, 8. Urban Challenges and Sustainable Development Goals with a Focus on SDG 11-Dr Gursharan Kaur and Dr Ritu Raj Kaur, 9. Unwinding Implementation Progress of Smart Cities under the Smart Cities Mission of India-Ashish Batra and Dr Pankaj Chhabra, 10. Resilient Planning for Sustainability in Cities -Divyanshi Sahu and Dr Ashwani Luthra, 11. Elevating Living in Rapidly Urbanizing World: An Exploration of the Role of Green Spaces-Mridula Sharma and Dr Ravi Inder Singh, 12. Evolution of Public Spaces in the Indian Context: Navigating Historical Roots to Contemporary Digital Realities-Dr Pankaj Chhabra, Simranpreet Kaur, Amy Rachel Josephy and Silia Grover, 13. Reviewing the Guidelines and Framework for Public Space Development-Amrita Shukla and Dr Pankaj Chhabra, 14. Measuring Inclusion and Utilization of Public Spaces Case study of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)-Sharvari Pramod Sorte and Dr Isha Panse, 15. Smart Transport, Smart City and Quality of Life-Dr S L Dhingra and Dr Archak Mittal, 16. Urban Transformations in Hill Areas with Special Focus on Transport Sector-Dr Ashwani Luthra, 17. Promoting Active Transportation: Designing Walkable and Cyclable Cities for Health and Resilience in India-Dr Sakshi Sahni, Sanjay Mishra and Simranjot Singh, 18. Challenges of Last Mile Connectivity of Metro Stations in PCMC-Amol Balasahab Shelar and Dr Pratap M Raval, List of Contributors.