Urban growth and industrial locations

By:

"Gopi, K. N."

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Oxford & IBH Pub.; 1980Description: 78 pSubject(s):

Urbanization

DDC classification:

307.76 GOP

Summary: The twentieth century is one of metropolitan cities. The close relationship between the manufacturing activity and the growth dynamics of large metropolitan centres is well reorganised. In fact the concentration and growth of manufacturing activity have been the motive forces behind urban growth dynamics in modern times. This book presents the fascinating study of the metropolitan cities-based on the case study of Hyderabad. While focussinq on the problem of urban growth and industrial locations, considerable attention has been paid to other related and pressing problems like housing, urban land value, etc. Planning and development problem like rapid but haphazard growth, lack of a land policy for housing and the growth of slums have been highlighted. This book is a valuable contribution to the field of urban studies. It contains a lot of data and information mostly gathered from primary sources. It should be very useful to students, scholars, administrators and policy-makers concerned with urban deve- lopment problems. '

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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The twentieth century is one of metropolitan cities. The close relationship between the manufacturing activity and the growth dynamics of large metropolitan centres is well reorganised. In fact the concentration and growth of manufacturing activity have
been the motive forces behind urban growth dynamics in modern times.
This book presents the fascinating study of the metropolitan cities-based on the case study of Hyderabad. While focussinq on the problem of urban growth and industrial locations, considerable attention has been paid to other related and pressing problems like housing, urban land value, etc. Planning and development problem like rapid but haphazard growth, lack of a land policy for housing and the growth of slums have been highlighted.
This book is a valuable contribution to the field of urban studies. It contains a lot of data and information mostly gathered from primary sources. It should be very useful to students, scholars, administrators and policy-makers concerned with urban deve-
lopment problems. '

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