An Introduction to Development and Regional Planning: With Special Reference to IndiaAn Introduction to Development and Regional Planning offers a comprehensive analyses of planning in India at a macro, meso and micro level. This book discusses concepts and theories of development and various contradictions arising out of policy intervention. This text provides compulsory reading for students of Economics, Geography, Regional and Urban Planning. |
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Contents
Concept of Region and Regional Planning | 12 |
Urban and Urbanisation | 40 |
Hierarchy of Settlements | 63 |
Metropolis and Metropolitan Concept | 96 |
Rural Urban Linkages and Theories | 136 |
Development and Environment | 207 |
Five Year Plans of India | 263 |
Regional Disparity in India | 322 |
Rural Development Programmes in India | 376 |
Urban Development Programmes in India | 430 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Introduction to Development and Regional Planning: With Special Reference to India |
| Author | Jayasri Ray Chaudhuri |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Orient Blackswan, 2001 |
| ISBN | 8125018808, 9788125018803 |
| Length | 483 pages |
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