The Urban Fringe of Indian Cities Professor Jaymala Diddee Felicitation Volume

by Dikshit, Jutta K.

• ISBN13: 9788131604038
• ISBN10: 8131604039
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Rawat Publications

Summary

In India, the urban fringe is the most sought after and, at the same time, the most problematic area of a peri-urban region. This is the area in which the city expands, yet is often subjected to a chaotic development before it is finally merged in with a city. An area of transition between the rural and the urban, the urban fringe has been the subject of study by different disciplines. The contributions in this book are written by geographers, architects, planners, and social scientists who present their own perspective on the nature of the urban fringe in India. The book looks at the historical development of suburban areas and the manifestations of the present urban expansion. It explores the rural-urban dichotomy, the fast-paced welcome and unwelcome changes, the problems of its development, and an overall impact of urban expansion on the economic life of the people. It evaluates the role of urban planning and the shortcomings that creep in during the period of plan implementation, following invariable interference from politicians and land speculators.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Professor Jaymala N. Diddee: A Profile	p. xxiii
The City and the Urban Fringe: An Introductory Note	p. 1
Views on the Urban Fringe
Managing the Urban Fringe of Indian Cities	p. 9
Managing the Urban Fringe of Indian Cities	p. 16
On Encounter between Urban Fringe and Neoliberal Capitalism	p. 24
Expansion of Urban Capital and Marginalisation of Fringe: An Antipode of Urban Development	p. 32
Land Dispossession and Changes in Rural Livelihoods: Case of Periurban Delhi	p. 37
Planning and Managing the Urban Fringe of Indian Cities: Issues and Options	p. 51
The Concept of Urban Fringe and the Basis for Delineation	p. 55
Conundrums, Visions and Devices of Urban Form	p. 64
Engaging the Peripheries: In Search of India's Future Cities	p. 69
The Problems of Urban Fringe	p. 74
Politics in Pune's Urban Planning	p. 78
Fringe Development in Germany and France
Recent Developments of Urban Fringes in Modern Society: An Evolutionary Perspective	p. 93
Urban Fringes in France (1968-2002)	p. 103
Urban Fringe of Different Indian Cities
The Fringe Areas of Kolkata Metropolis: Nature, Problems and Prospects	p. 113
Dynamics of the Rural Segment around a Planned City and the Need for a Broader Framework: A Case Study of Chandigarh (U.T.)	p. 124
Evaluation of Master Plans and Changing Character of Fringe Areas of Jaipur Urban Complex	p. 143
Integrated Approach for Characterisation of Urban Fringe Area: A Study for Banglore City	p. 160
The Structure and Dynamics of the Urban Fringe of Delhi	p. 172
Urban Fringe of Vadodara: Development and Transformation	p. 191
The Outgrowths beyond Municipal Limits in Gujarat: A Study on Some of the Demographic Characteristics and Related Changes	p. 201
Nashik City: A Study of its Urban Sprawl	p. 210
Stagnant Town in a Metropolitan Fringe: The Case of Sandor in the Shadow of Mumbai	p. 219
Managing the Peri-urban Interface of Mumbai: A Case Study of the Vasai-Virar Region	p. 229
Bombay Suburbs in Retrospect
The Suburbs of Bombay: Fifty Years Ago	p. 249
Contributors	p. 273
Index	p. 275
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