Contemporary urbanization in India

Chandana Mitra; Bhartendu Pandey; Nick B. Allen; Karen C. Seto

doi:10.4324/9781315849256-15

Contemporary urbanization in India

Chandana Mitra, Bhartendu Pandey, Nick B. Allen, Karen C. Seto

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Soon to be the world’s most populous country, India is also assuming the mantle of this century’s largest urban transition. Between 2015 and 2050, India’s urban population is projected to increase by 404 million, 30 percent more than China’s projected urban growth and nearly twice that of any other country over the same period (UN DESA 2014). This rapid growth, which has been a well-documented characteristic of India’s largest cities since the country’s independence in 1947, now prevails in India’s smaller urban settlements as well.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	64-76
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317909323
ISBN (Print)	9780415732260
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315849256-15
State	Published - Dec 22 2015
Externally published	Yes

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