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| Citation | Thangavel, C., and A. N. Sachithanandan. “The Land Subdivision Pattern and Its Implications for Urban Development in Madras City.” Regional Development Studies 4 (1998): 87-99. | ||
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| Year | 1998 | ||
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| Material Type | Journal Article | ||
| Features | 8 notes; 2 tables; 2 figures (maps) | ||
| Pages | p. 87-99 | ||
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AGRICULTURAL LAND 07.02.01 INDIA 01.04.04 LAND SPECULATION 07.02.01 LAND USE 07.05.02 ROAD TRANSPORT 10.05.01 SUBURBAN AREAS 14.04.03 URBANIZATION 14.04.03 | ||
| Abstract | Focusing on the case of Madras City in India, this article takes a critical view of the land subdivision pattern in the metropolitan cities of the developing countries. The propensity towards scattered development, dispersal, and urban sprawl is closely examined within the context of the Madras Metropolitan Area (MMA), one of India's four mega-cities. The factors and forces driving the process are also examined. Both the population and the area of the MMA have increased considerably over the past four decades, particularly to the south and west, where the presence of established towns has hastened plot subdivisions in those directions. The findings suggest that the prevalence of large numbers of undeveloped plots of land is the result of middle-class investment decisions rather than pressures of urbanization; the problems stemming from this phenomenon are duly noted, particularly the difficulty of any major reorganizations. Five suggestions for improvement are provided, chiefly recommending the establishment of priority development zones and the provision of feeder road systems. --Journal abstract | ||
| Control No. | RDS 04d | ||