Urban expansion beyond the city’s administrative boundaries has altered villages to a great extent. These peri-urban villages are experiencing unforeseen changes in demographic, economic, land-use, and environmental characteristics. The concept of peri-urbanization is grabbing the attention of urban planners and policymakers globally. To understand the dynamics of the peri-urban region it is crucial to examine multiple rural and urban characteristics. This book studies major changes in population, land and development with the integration of remotely sensed data and census data for 615 peri-urban villages surrounding Ahmedabad city of India. The chapters of the book are designed to cover key aspects of peri-urban change with geospatial methods. This book offers a comprehensive understanding and importance of analyzing peri-urban dynamics at the smallest spatial unit. It provides a detailed conceptual and methodological framework for the students and researchers to study peri-urbanization as well as for the policymakers to redefine the urban policies.
Author(s): Ankit Sikarwar, Aparajita Chattopadhyay
Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 155
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
Acronyms
1 Introduction
1.1 Urbanization: A Non-Universal Concept
1.2 The Process of Peri-Urbanization and Differentials in the Delineation
1.3 Peri-Urbanization in the Indian Context
1.4 The Case of Ahmedabad City and Its Surroundings
1.5 Review of Literature
1.5.1 Studies Before 1970: Delineation and Agricultural Land Use Issues
1.5.2 Studies During the 1970s and 1980s: Inclusion of Quantitative Approach
1.5.3 Studies from the 1990s to the Present: New Dimensions and Geospatial Approach
1.6 Significance of the Book
1.7 Conceptual Framework
1.8 Study Area and Its Delineation
References
2 Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Population Characteristics in the Peri-Urban Region
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Methods
2.2.1 Rank Mobility Index
2.2.2 Spatial Autocorrelation
2.3 Total Population
2.4 Rank Mobility Index
2.5 Population Growth
2.6 Population Density
2.7 Households
2.8 Child Population
2.9 Sex Ratio
2.10 Child Sex Ratio
2.11 Literacy Rate
2.12 Spatial Association Among Selected Population Variable
2.13 Discussion
2.14 Highlights
References
3 Spatial Patterns and Shift in the Components of Work Participation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methods
3.3 Spatial Patterns of Work Participation Rate
3.4 Transition of Work Types
3.5 Spatial Association Between the Components of Work Participation
3.6 A Snapshot of Women’s Working Conditions
3.7 Discussion
3.8 Highlights
References
4 Spatial Patterns of Infrastructure Facilities and Change
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methods
4.3 Levels of Infrastructure Development in the Peri-Urban Villages
4.4 Urban Proximity and Infrastructure Development
4.5 Discussion
4.6 Highlights
References
5 Analyzing Major Land Alteration Processes in Peri-Urban Villages
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methods
5.2.1 Estimation of Major Land Use—Land Cover and Change
5.2.2 Estimation of SDG 11.3.1: Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate
5.2.3 Estimation of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
5.2.4 Estimation of Land Surface Temperature
5.3 Patterns of Land Use—Land Cover and Change
5.4 SDG 11.3.1: Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate
5.5 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
5.6 Land Surface Temperature
5.7 Discussion
5.8 Highlights
References
6 Spatial Association of Population, Work Participation, Infrastructure, and Land Alterations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Methods
6.3 Extraction of Additional Geospatial Data
6.4 Correlation Among Selected Variables
6.5 Bivariate Relationship Within Work-Type and Land Variables
6.6 Multivariate Relationship Among Selected Variables
6.7 Geographically Weighted Regression of Built-Up Land with Selected Predictors
6.8 Discussion
6.9 Highlights
Reference
7 Summary, Conclusion, and Policy Implications
7.1 Summary
7.2 Conclusion
7.3 Limitations of the Book
7.4 Governance Challenges and the Way Forward
Appendix A Village−wise Population Growth Rate, RMI, WPR, and IFS
Appendix B Village−wise Major Land Use and LCRPGR
Appendix C Village’s Distance from Major Roads and Major Towns with Mean Levels of NDVI and LST
