Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- People and Businesses Are Seeking Metropolitan Suburbs -- Land Policy Distortions and Infrastructure Shortfalls Reduce Gains from Urbanization -- Coordinating Land Policy Reforms with Infrastructure Improvements Can Lay the Foundation for Managing India's Urbanization -- Summary: Integrate Land Policy, Infrastructure Services, and Connectivity -- References -- Chapter 1 Framing India's Urbanization Challenges -- Introduction -- Policy Framework -- Implementing Policy Reforms -- Structure of the Report -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2 India's Urban Evolution: A Historical Outlook -- Urban Geography: A 100-Year Perspective -- Economic Geography: A 20-Year Horizon -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Policy Distortions and Infrastructure Bottlenecks -- Introduction -- Pace and Shape of Urban Expansion Distorted by Rigid Land Policies -- Challenges for Commuters and Freight -- Spatial Disparities in Access to Basic Services -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Priorities for Policy Reform -- Introduction -- Accommodating Urban Expansion through Land Policies -- Managing Urban Densities for Vertical Expansion -- Leveraging Accessible Locations with Coordinated Land and Infrastructure Improvements -- Enhancing Connectivity and Service Delivery-Establishing the Rules of the Game -- References -- Appendix A India's Urbanization Trends -- Appendix B Data Sources and Methodology for Tables and Maps -- Appendix C Results from a Survey of Truckers -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Back Cover.