Urbanization beyond municipal boundaries : nurturing metropolitan economies and connecting peri-urban areas in India.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Bank.

Series:

Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Countries and regions

Directions in development : countries and regions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--India.

Urbanization.

Suburbs.

India.

Suburbs--India.

Urban policy--India.

Urban policy.

Land use, Urban--India.

Land use, Urban.

India--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Urban economics.

Physical Description:

xv, 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2013]

Summary:

Urbanization beyond Municipal Boundaries informs policy priorities to manage India's urbanization. Incisive analysis of the patterns of India's urbanization derived from geo-referencing and linking various rounds of the population and economic census highlights rapid suburbanization of people and firms around the country's largest metropolitan areas. Such spatially detailed analysis of India's urbanization has not been done before. Indeed, the move to the suburbs is accelerated by land and housing shortages in metropolitan cores, coupled with high transport costs between the metropolitan core and its periphery, and much worse infrastructure access and quality for water, electricity, and sanitation in the urban periphery. What are priorities for policy reform? First, investing in India's institutional and informational foundations that can enable land and housing markets to function efficiently while deregulating land use in urban areas. To achieve this, planning for land use and planning for infrastructure must be coordinated so that densification of metropolitan areas can be accompanied by infrastructure improvements. Second, expanding and delivering better infrastructure services to improve livability. Policy makers need to institute reforms that would help providers recover costs yet reach out to poorer neighborhoods and peripheral areas. Last, strengthening physical connectivity between metropolitan hubs and their peripheries to improve those areas that attract the majority of people and businesses over the medium term. Investments in network infrastructure alongside logistics improvements can facilitate the smoother movement of goods. Land policy, infrastructure services, and connectivity-coordinated improvements in this triad can help India reap dividends from improved spatial equity and greater economic efficiency that come with urbanization. Book jacket.

Contents:

Overview 1

People and Businesses Are Seeking Metropolitan Suburbs 1

Land Policy Distortions and Infrastructure Shortfalls Reduce Gains from Urbanization 4

Coordinating Land Policy Reforms with Infrastructure Improvements Can Lay the Foundation for Managing India's Urbanization 7

Summary: Integrate Land Policy Infrastructure Services, and Connectivity 12

References 13

Chapter 1 Framing India's Urbanization Challenges 15

Introduction 15

Policy Framework 16

Implementing Policy Reforms 20

Structure of the Report 21

Note 22

References 22

Chapter 2 India's Urban Evolution: A Historical Outlook 23

Urban Geography: A 100-Year Perspective 23

Economic Geography: A 20-Year Horizon 26

Notes 40

References 41

Chapter 3 Policy Distortions and Infrastructure Bottlenecks 43

Introduction 43

Pace and Shape of Urban Expansion Distorted by Rigid Land Policies 43

Challenges for Commuters and Freight 60

Spatial Disparities in Access to Basic Services 67

Notes 73

References 74

Chapter 4 Priorities for Policy Reform 77

Introduction 77

Accommodating Urban Expansion through Land Policies 77

Managing Urban Densities for Vertical Expansion 81

Leveraging Accessible Locations with Coordinated Land and Infrastructure Improvements 83

Enhancing Connectivity and Service Delivery-Establishing the Rules of the Game 86

References 88.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821398401

0821398407

OCLC:

822895886