Urban centres in India have played significant role in shaping the cultural landscape since ancient time. Presently urban population accounts for 27.78 % of the total population and is likely to go up to 50% by 2051.As compared to the world scenario the figure may not seem alarming but in ...
Traces the process of urbanisation in India from ancient time to the early modern period covering the entire span of the pre-census history of the country. The description is based largely on mapping of information obtained from the biographies of hundreds of towns included in the 26 volumes of...
ON WATER AND SOIL QUALITY ASPECTS OF CATCHMENT AND COMMAND AREASOF IRRIGATION TANKS IN ANEKAL TALUK, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT,KARNATAKA, INDIA Tanks and lakes occupy a prominent place in the history of irrigation in South India. A tank was considered to be a useful life saving mechanism in the...
Studies on urbanisation and urban centres during the ancient and medieval period have largely remained a neglected and relatively less explored field. Urbanisation is not a new phenomenon. Urbanisation is not a product. In this paper an attempt is made to assess the problems and perspectives in ...