1st Edition

The Rural to Urban Transition in Developing Countries Urbanisation and Peri-Urban Land Markets

By Amrutha Mary Varkey Copyright 2023
234 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Increasing urbanisation and industrial development are occurring at the expense of shrinking forest cover and agricultural land in South Asia. Various land uses compete with each other, reducing forests and farmlands. This book addresses urbanisation and peri-urban land markets, with a special focus on Bangalore, one of the fastest growing cities in South Asia. It contributes to historic... Read more

1. The Peri-urban Portrait 2. Theorisation of Peri-urban and land use changes – Elucidation through LU/LC mapping 3. Econometric Analysis of Land Use Changes 4. Land Transactions in Peri-urban land market of Bangalore 5. Dynamics of Peri-urban land transaction and impact on land prices 6. What Does Dynamic Forces of Peri-Urban Mean for Land Prices? 7. Peri-urban Land Governance - Need for Sustainable Urbanisation

Biography

Amrutha Mary Varkey is a researcher and teacher of Development Economics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Poland.