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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

9. Spatial Dynamics of Population in Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

Authors : Vidya Yadav, R. B. Bhagat

Published in: Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities

Publisher: Springer Japan

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Abstract

In a developing country like India metropolitan cities act as a pole where development takes place first, get concentrated and spread to the other geographical regions. As city grows and gets mature this process of development and its internal structure also changes simultaneously. After a certain stage of development, the population of metro cities starts shifting outwards and urbanization spreads over the adjoining areas. In this situation, the population growth either is stagnant or even declines in the core areas of the urban agglomeration. Kolkata city is one such example. Kolkata became the first million city of India in 1901 and experienced fast growth until 1971; afterwards growth rate plunged down. As per the census 2011, the decadal growth rate of the Kolkata UA was just 6.87 %, well below the natural growth rate of West Bengal and India.

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Metadata
Title
Spatial Dynamics of Population in Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
Authors
Vidya Yadav
R. B. Bhagat
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Springer Japan
Book
Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities

Print ISBN: 978-4-431-55042-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-4-431-55043-3

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55043-3_9