Measuring urbanization around a regional capital the case of bhopal district

Date de publication:

04 Mars 2013

Publié ici :

04 Mars 2013

Mis à jour le :

23 Juin 2017

Mots-clefs:

ruralité
urban studies
working papers
urbanisme
working papers
géographie
publication
Inde

Zone géographique:

Asie

Anima Gupta (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi),

Ifp et Csh, SUBURBIN Working Paper series, n°1, 2013, 76 p.

The working paper is based on a Master Thesis in Regional Planning from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi conducted under the supervision of N. Sridharan and P. Mukhopadhyay in 2011. It provides a very informed and stimulating report based on an explicit methodology, in-depth fieldwork and an excellent usage of mapping techniques. The location of fieldwork is in the district of Bhopal, which includes the capital of Madhya Pradesh. In a very clear manner, Anima Gupta presents the international variations in the definition of “urban”, and the issues raised by the Indian definition. Then, her paper explores a palette of potential indicators to measure, divide and categorize urban and rural localities which open up an important debate on the notion of urbanity.

A detailed analysis of eight selected localities in Bhopal’s district follows, based upon this multi-criteria approach in order to assess the level of urbanity of these settlements.
This analysis of a set of localities questions the institutional limits of the metropolitan area, its mode of governance, and the dependence of localized growth. It shows that in the submetropolitan environment, localities are very diverse: one locality can remain a village while another changes into a town. Furthermore, the existing official criteria for urbanisation are insufficient and incomplete in describing the character of settlements. The research shows that transformation depends on multiple factors, ranging from accessibility and location to situated historical capital and the size of the settlement is not necessarily a determinant of this transformation.

1. Introduction to the Study

1.1 What is urban?
1.2 Scope of the research
1.3 Selection of Parameters
1.4 Framework of the study

2. Literature Review

2.1 A range of concepts to define the urban
2.2 A multi-dimensional phenomenon
2.3 Definitions of Urban Areas in Different Countries
2.4 Indicators
2.4.1 Demographic Indicators
2.4.2 Social Indicators
2.4.3 Economic Indicators
2.4.4 Spatial Indicators
2.4.5 Infrastructural Indicators
2.4.6 Administrative/ Governance Indicators

3. Macro-Level Analysis

3.1 Introduction: Site for Case Study
3.2 Settlement Pattern
3.3 Application of Census Parameters
3.4 Built-up Growth of Bhopal City
3.5 Conclusion

4. Micro–Level Analysis

4.1 Selection of Villages
4.2 Villages to the south of Bhopal City
4.2.1 Samarda Kaliyasot Village
4.2.2 Deepdi Village
4.3 Villages to the North of Bhopal City
4.3.1 Harra Kheda Village
4.3.2 Dillod Village
4.3.3 Hinoti Sadak Village
4.4 Villages to the West of Bhopal
4.4.1 Phanda Kalan Village
4.4.2 Mugaliya Chhap Village
4.4.3 Barkheda Salem Village
4.5 Special Characteristics of Villages
4.6 Analysis of Indicators at the Village Level
4.7 Conclusion

5. Conclusions

5.1 A Multi-Dimensional Approach
5.2 Population Density of Built-up area or Revenue area
5.3 Types of Urbanization
5.4 Key Drivers for Urbanization
5.5 Conclusion

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