A Spatial Planning Support System for Managing Bangalore's Urban Sprawl

Sudhira, HS and Ramachandra, TV (2009) A Spatial Planning Support System for Managing Bangalore's Urban Sprawl. [Book Chapter]

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Abstract

Urban sprawl is the outgrowth along the periphery of cities and along highways. Although an accurate definition of urban sprawl may be debated, a consensus is that urban sprawl is characterized by an unplanned and uneven pattern of growth, driven by multitude of processes and leading to inefficient resource utilization. Urbanization in India has never been as rapid as it is in recent times. As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India faces stiff challenges in managing the urban sprawl, while ensuring effective delivery of basic services in urban areas. The urban areas contribute significantly to the national economy (more than 50% of GDP), while facing critical challenges in accessing basic services and necessary infrastructure, both social and economic. The overall rise in the population of the urban poor or the increase in travel times due to congestion along road networks are indicators of the effectiveness of planning and governance in assessing and catering for this demand. Agencies of governance at all levels: local bodies, state government and federal government, are facing the brunt of this rapid urban growth. It is imperative for planning and governance to facilitate, augment and service the requisite infrastructure over time systematically. Provision of infrastructure and assurance of the delivery of basic services cannot happen overnight and hence planning has to facilitate forecasting and service provision with appropriate financial mechanisms.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Series.:	GeoJournal Library
Publisher:	Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Additional Information:	Copyright of this publication belongs to the publisher
Keywords:	Spatial planning support system;Bangalore;Urban sprawl;
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Management Studies Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA)
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2009 09:10
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:52
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/24861

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