Description
The twenty first century is expected to witness not only sustained population growth but also more of urbanization. There are several contributing factors of urbanization, e.g. economic vibrancy, through creation of additional income generating schemes, opening up more employment opportunities, strengthening and widening of the transport and marketing facilities, bringing in several civic amenities to the inhabitants etc. In this era of globalization, Indian cities and towns are in transition and have become especially important in understanding the environment of any urban space in relation to its physical ecological components, socio-cultural groups and economic and political activities.