00843pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002000040245004000060260000900100300001300109362001200122520048900134650001700623650001000640700002200650773001300672180718b2011   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAcharyulu, A.S.  aSlums and urbanisation: An overview  c2011  ap.40-54.  aJan-Mar  aUrbanization has been one of the most significant vehicles for the transformation of the societies over the last century. All the countries to a greater or lesser extent have gone through this process. But, the extensive urbanization process led to increasing number of slums which is a major concern in urban development. This article aims to analyse the factors responsible for increasing urban slums and tries to give suggestion for better improvement of urban slums. - Reproduced.  aUrbanization  aSlums  aInampudi, Sandeep  aNagarlok