Million Cities of India: Growth Dynamics, Internal Structure, Quality of Life and Planning Perspectives (In 2 Volumes)
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8190097504
Length
xiv+426p., xiv+427-796p., Figures; Tables; Maps; Index.
Subjects
India is almost one third urban and will become two thirds so before 2050. It appears that the agricultural civilization and the rural life that went with it is approaching its end. Urbanization is a dominant socio-spatial force in developing countries like India. It pulls the rich and poor alike; offers hope, even if illusive, a chance for liberation and a new beginning. The costs are enormous, as it tears man from his roots and shears him of his sense of ...
