Introduction to Rural Settlements

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The theoretical aspects of rural settlement geography have been regimented for the study of Indian villages which have passed through the change of environmental scenario. Its rural population of over 600 million witness thousands of rural settlements washed away in the furry of floods and bear the agonies of drought and breakout of fire annually. The inhabitants display a remarkable resilience in the process of settlement and resettlement characterised by great regional variations in the form, type and patterns of rural settlements and housing conditions. These situations have changed as witnessed the habitat year of 1987 and the world strategy of shelter. The rural service centers and central places form the nucleus of settlement growth. The major contributors in the field of rural settlements, models and the size and spacing have also been delineated.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.B. Mandal

Dr. R.B. Mandal is Professor of Geography of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University and teaching at R.D. & D.J. College, Munger. He has been engaged in teaching and research since 1969, joined U.G.C. Senior Research Fellowship in 1973 and Senior Lecturer in Geography in University of Dar-e-Salaam in 1982. He has supervised 12 Ph.D. thesis, written and edited dozens of books in the field of Geography. His current interest is on wetlands management and project appraisal through cost-benefit analysis.

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Title
Introduction to Rural Settlements
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8170228123
Length
384p.
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