Understanding Social Sustainability in a Hill Town: Water Governance in Shillong

Nestled amidst rolling hills, Shillong, the Himalayan capital city of Meghalaya in India’s northeast, faces a growing challenge of water scarcity. This timely book examines the role of urban and traditional village councils in shaping equitable water distribution and management through the lens of social sustainability.

Bankerlang Kharmylliem currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Sociology at Shillong Commerce College in Meghalaya, India. Previously, he served as a guest lecturer at the School of Education, North Eastern Hill University, India. He earned his master’s degree in development studies and completed his Ph.D., both at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India. His range of interests spans urban sustainability, urban studies, future studies, the sociology of development, and urban sociology.