| Main Title |
Land Use Dynamics in a Developing Economy Regional Perspectives from India / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Fazal, Shahab.
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| Publisher |
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, |
| Year Published |
2013 |
| Call Number |
HT165.5-169.9 |
| ISBN |
9789400752559 |
| Subjects |
Geography ;
Regional planning ;
Architecture ;
Environmental economics ;
Demography ;
Human Geography
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
VI, 96 p. 19 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
From the Contents: What is 'urban' and what is 'rural'? -- Outside the city boundaries: the areas surrounding urban centers -- Methodology and Data Sources.-Conceptualizing Peri-Urban interface -- Peri-Urban Interactions -- The Study Area -- Land in Aligarh's Pui -- Factors Influencing Land Transformation -- Actors and Their Role in Pui Land Transformation. Today, India still remains a rural agricultural country although the share of urban population has also increased. But these figures do not tell the whole story. There are evidences that urban growth is dispersed and urban sprawl promotes the spread of urban land use into the rural-urban fringe. The book investigates the land transformation and the driving forces which were influencing the land transformation. The present study was done on peri urban interface (PUI) of Aligarh city, a relatively small city, but as other north Indian cities, it is also expanding rapidly. Moreover, it too is surrounded by a populous rural area with productive and rich agricultural hinterland. Such conditions give rise to many conflicts and mutually beneficial complementarities in the rural and urban spheres. The result shows that the demand for land is high. This results in informal urban development fulfilling the requirements of many of the city's residents. Every piece of land is a tradable commodity, and the pursuit of short-term profits is the predominant ethic. The actors in PUI are strong because it is characterized by intermixing of rural and urban activities and interests as well as the number of actors are greater than in any other area. |
| Place Published |
Dordrecht |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
SpringerBriefs in Geography, |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2013 |
| Series Title Untraced |
SpringerBriefs in Geography, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130727044635 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03433nam a22005535i 45 |
