Regional planning and development : essays on space, society and development in honour of professor R.P. Misra/ edited by K.V.Sudaram, A. Ramesh and P.S.Tiwari v.1

Prof. R.P. MISRA belongs select group to a of scientists whose contributions to the theory and practice of Spatial Planning and Development are well known. There are few regional planners in the world who can equal his stature in the power of his thought, the energy of his managerial abilities and his talents as a scholar and diplomat.

This festschrift containing over thirty papers by internationally known ex perts belonging to various disciplines is a tribute to his intellectual stature, Organisational abilities and massive contribution to the field of Regional Planning and Development.

Spanning over a wide-ranging spec trum of subject matter touching on Space, Society and Development, the papers included in this volume con tain critical assessment of his a contributions and several insightful discussions on the multi-faceted dimensions of Regional Planning and Development. These are bound to have a great appeal to Development Analysts, Planners, Policy-makers and Administrators.