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This volume discusses the patterns and trends of urbanization in West Bengal - one of the most urbanized states of India in the early part of the 20th Century. It focuses on the emerging urban landscapes of the state and neighbouring areas on building sustainable urban units and sustainable communities. The book explores the changing urban geographies of the emerging towns of the state and discusses how proper governance can help them to change into sustainable urban units. It presents the historical context of urbanization of West Bengal and traces the factors responsible for the urban primacy of the state. It discusses topics such as the development of the spatial patterns and urbanization, spatial trends of urban growth using remote sensing and GIS techniques, well-being and resilience in the urban society, impact of urbanization on the health status of its citizens, and decentralized governance for inclusive and sustainable development of cities. It also focuses on urban growth, land-use change and its impact on the urban environment. Based on empirical research, this book will be useful for students, teachers and researchers of geography, urban geography, urban studies, urban development and planning, regional planning urban sociology, politics, and urban economics. It will also be of interest to geographers, urban planners, community of geographers, professionals engaged in the discipline, and those interested in the urban geography of West Bengal and eastern India.

Table of Contents:
Foreword- AMITA SINGH Part I. Evolution of Urbanization in Eastern India 1. Urban Primacy in Eastern India.- LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN AND SUMANA BANDOPADHYAY 2. Colonialism and its Effects on Urban Growth and Structure in the Bengal Presidency (1901-1941).- TARUNA BANSAL, PRIYANKA JHA AND PANKAJ RAWAT 3. Urbanization in West Bengal.- MAHALAYA CHATTERJEE 4. Urbanization and Development of West Bengal: A District-Level Analysis.- SK ISMAILE AND NAMITA CHAKMA 5. Urbanization in Jharkhand -Changes in the Post-Independence Era.- DEBJANI ROY 6. Urbanization in Odisha: Trends and Emerging Patterns.- MOHAMMAD IZHAR HASSAN AND PRITIREKHA DASPATTANAYAK 7. Urbanization in Bihar: Pattern and Potentials.- ARUN KUMAR SINGH AND TUTUN HAZRA Part-II. Urban Growth and Expansion 8. Urban Growth Modelling in Bardhhaman Planning Area: An Exploration of Cellular Automata and Markov Chain Techniques.- RAJIB SARKAR AND SHOUNACK MANDAL 9. Impact of Vegetation and Impervious Surfaces on Urban Sustainability in Kolkata- SUSHOBHAN MAJUMDAR AND LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN 10. Monitoring Spatial Trends of Urban Growth Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Siliguri City.- RANJAN ROY AND ARJUN SAHA 11. Mobility and its impact on Urban Landscape in Kolkata Metropolitan Region West Bengal, Eastern India.- SUSMITA BHOWMICK AND LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN Part-III. Urban Critical Issues 12. Residential Mobility and Well-Being of the Aged in Old Age Homes of Kolkata.- AMBIKA ROY BARDHAN AND LAKSHMI SIVARAMAKRISHNAN 13. Impact of Urbanisation on The Health Status of Urban West Bengal: A Recent Outlook.- SUVASREE DUTTA 14. Factors Determining Health Status among Elderly in Urban Slums: An Insight from Siliguri City, West Bengal, India.- INDRAJIT ROY CHOWDHURY, SUBHAM ROY, ARGHADEEP BOSE AND SUBHAM MUSTAFI 15. Inclusive Low-Income Settlements for the Well-being of Kolkata City.- RANITA KARMAKAR 16. Changing Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment of Selected Neighborhoods of Kolkata Metropolitan Area.- JAYA THAKUR 17. Urban green space availability using geospatial techniques for the rapidly expanding city of Siliguri, India.- INDRAJIT ROY CHOWDHURY, SUBHAM MUSTAFI, ARGHADEEP BOSE, SUBHAM ROY AND DEBANJAN BASAK Part-IV Urban Policy and Governance Issue 18. Municipal Financing and Infrastructure: District-level analysis of the ULBs in West Bengal.- PRIYA CHOWDHURY AND GOPA SAMANTA 19. Decentralised Governance for Inclusive and Sustainable Development of Cities: A Case Study of Durgapur Municipal Corporation- RITUPARNA GHOSH 20. Metropolis to SMART City- Governance Issues and Challenges: A Comparative Study of Kolkata and New Town, Kolkata- RABINDRANATH BHATTACHARYYA Index

About the Author :
Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan is a Professor of Geography at Jadavpur University. She is an Urban Geographer who is proficient in Remote Sensing GIS and therefore combines the strengths of Regional Planning and Human Geography. She is in the editorial board of many renowned journals and at present is the Editor of Geographical Review of India, Kolkata. At present she has three books under pipeline two being published by Elsevier and one by Routledge, Francis Taylor Sumana Bandyopadhyay is Professor of Geography at the University of Calcutta. Her areas of research include Urban Geography, Urban Environmental Planning, Disaster Studies and Gender Geography. India. She has led several research projects with international collaboration, recent ones being with Nottingham University (AHRC-UKRI), University of Waterloo (as collaborator with interRAI network representing India at the iNMH), worked as Short-Term Consultant for the World Bank. Her recent publication with Routledge, Kolkata: the Colonial City in Transformation, awaits release. Between 2016 and 2022, under the series on Contemporary Issues in South Asia she edited six titles. She works in the Editorial Team of the RSPP, Asia Pacific Journal of Regional Sciences and The Geographical Review.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781032266480
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge India
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 302
  • Weight: 689 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1032266481
  • Publisher Date: 08 Aug 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Urban Geographies of Eastern India
  • Width: 156 mm


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