Urban governance, land use, and economic effects of Indian cities: The case a Ahmadabad and Bengaluru
- Urban India
- 40(1), Jan-Jun, 2020: p.29-45
In this paper the key channel through which urban governance promotes economic growth are investigated, taking Bengaluru and Ahmadabad. This following questions are answered: What is the urban planning framework in India? Does metropolitan governance of cities take into account multiple governments and agencies, and if there are coordination mechanisms across these government and agencies? How restrictive is zoning, and what is the ease with which agricultural land is converted to non agricultural uses? What are the effects of urban planning governance and land use on transport?- Reproduced
Indian cities-economics effects, Indian cities-transport governance, Indian cities-land use, Ahmadabad-land use, Bengaluru-land use