Urbanization and regional development in India

Highest pace of growth of urban population is one of the most im pressing phenomenon of the present century which influences, directly or indirectly, nearly all socio-economic and politico-cultural activities, organi sations and development of human beings because the role of urban centres is pertinent enough in regulat ing the system of economic transition, channelising the resource mobility and socio-cultural transformation of society which leads to overall deve lopment of the region. In this con text a scholarly attempt has been made in this piece of work the spatio temporal analysis of urbanization and socio-economic development and to postulate the direction and the extent of relation of urbanization with socio economic development with reference to a case study. of region. a geographical

Even after using statistical methods. the various the lucidity of style and simplicity of expression are special feature of the book.

The study is immensely useful for teacher and researchers of geography, demography and regional planning as well for urban planners and adminis trators.