Growth of Census Towns in Capital Region of India

2018 ◽  
pp. 23-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Jain ◽  
Jörg Knieling
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Census Data ◽  
National Level ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Managing urban growth has become one of the important challenges of the 21st century in the Global South, where agglomerations are being formed by the coalescence of urban and rural areas. The scale and speed of transformation have outstripped the capacity of local governments to provide adequate basic amenities. Using the National Capital Region as a case study, and census data and spatial boundaries, this chapter attempts to understand the process of urbanization underway in India. Results show that the region is currently in the stage of sub-urbanization, and that recent growth has been predominantly in ‘census towns' as informal urbanization. Three main reforms are required to achieve sustainable urbanization: First, integration of infrastructure development into spatial planning at the national level and in lower tiers of planning. Second, empowering local authorities to incentivize urban development in order to fund urban infrastructure. Third, notifying census towns with municipalities, thereby providing for urban infrastructure and controlling unplanned growth.

Growth of Census Towns in Capital Region of India

2018 ◽  
pp. 109-129
Author(s):  
Manisha Jain ◽  
Jörg Knieling
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Census Data ◽  
National Level ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Managing urban growth has become one of the important challenges of the 21st century in the Global South, where agglomerations are being formed by the coalescence of urban and rural areas. The scale and speed of transformation have outstripped the capacity of local governments to provide adequate basic amenities. Using the National Capital Region as a case study, and census data and spatial boundaries, this chapter attempts to understand the process of urbanization underway in India. Results show that the region is currently in the stage of sub-urbanization, and that recent growth has been predominantly in ‘census towns' as informal urbanization. Three main reforms are required to achieve sustainable urbanization: First, integration of infrastructure development into spatial planning at the national level and in lower tiers of planning. Second, empowering local authorities to incentivize urban development in order to fund urban infrastructure. Third, notifying census towns with municipalities, thereby providing for urban infrastructure and controlling unplanned growth.

scholarly journals Climate hazards in small and medium cities in the Amazon Delta and Estuary: challenges for resilience

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-212
Author(s):  
Ana C B De Lima ◽  
Oriana Almeida ◽  
Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez ◽  
Tien Ming Lee ◽  
Sergio Rivero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Census Data ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Small Cities ◽  
Climate Vulnerability ◽  
Climate Hazards ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Adaptive Actions

Recent research on climate vulnerability in cities in the Amazon Delta and Estuary (ADE) shows that about 1.2 million people are at risk of flooding due to the rapid unplanned occupation of lowlands and the absence of investment in infrastructure and services. In this study, we use secondary climate and census data, interviews and focus groups in four small cities in the Amazon Delta and Estuary (SCADEs), to discuss how residents and local governments perceive and respond to climate hazards and their implications. These SCADEs may be better equipped than other urban areas to deal with challenges brought by climate change, due partially to residents’ high mobility between urban and rural areas and a tradition of adaptive actions in a dynamic social and environmental context. However, persistent flooding and sinkholes demonstrate the limited capacity of local governments to cope with the dynamics of accelerated occupation of floodplain areas in SCADEs.

scholarly journals Green and Blue Space Availability and Self-Rated Health among Seniors in China: Evidence from a National Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
Chensong Lin ◽  
Longfeng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
National Level ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Coverage Ratio ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Major River ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Many empirical studies have shown evidence of multiple health benefits provided by green and blue spaces. Despite the importance of these spaces, investigations are scarce in details for blue spaces rather than green. Moreover, most research has focused on developed regions. A limited number of studies on blue spaces can be found in China with a focus on the city level. Outcomes have been mixed due to varying research scales, methodologies, and definitions. This study relies on a national-level social survey to explore how the self-rated health (SRH) of senior individuals is associated with local green and blue space availability in urban and rural areas. Results indicate that the coverage ratio of overall green spaces and waterbodies around a resident’s home have marginal effects on SRH status in both urban and rural areas. In urban areas, living close to a park can is marginally beneficial for older people’s health. Regarding different types of blue spaces, the presence of a major river (within 0.3–0.5 km) or coastline (within 1 km and 1–5 km) in the vicinity of home negatively affects SRH among the elderly in urban areas. Close proximity to lakes and other types of waterbodies with a water surface larger than 6.25 ha did not significantly influence SRH. These findings not only evaluate general health impacts of green/blue space development on senior populations across the county but inform decision makers concerning the health-promoting qualities and features of different green/blue spaces to better accommodate an aging population in the era of urbanization.

Revealing genomic history and forensic features of Gurjars from western Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Region Delhi using 23 autosomal STRs

2021 ◽  
pp. 101932
Author(s):  
Kapil Dev ◽  
Lav Kesharwani ◽  
Pushpesh Kushwaha ◽  
Akshay Kumar ◽  
Kunwar Veer Vikram Srivastav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Autosomal Strs ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
National Capital
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