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Decumbent development: Urban sprawl in the Guwahati Metropolitan Area, India
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-03 , DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12317 Chandra Kant Pawe 1 , Anup Saikia 1
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-03 , DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12317 Chandra Kant Pawe 1 , Anup Saikia 1
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Urban sprawl has become a global phenomenon as an outcome of growing population and rapid urbanization. Previous studies have addressed the rising incidence of uncontrollable urban development, particularly in peri‐urban areas of cities, leading to chronic urban sprawl. The city of Guwahati, a million city in north east India, has expanded significantly in recent years. In this article, the links between population and growth of built‐up areas were examined using geo‐spatial techniques and remotely sensed datasets. The results indicate that the sprawl has accentuated in recent years. The intensity of land use remained uneven due to marked variations in the distribution of built‐up areas, plausibly an outcome of unplanned urban growth. If current trends are anything to go by, future urban sprawl could pose serious threats to the vulnerable eco‐sensitive and peri‐urban areas of Guwahati. Secondary cities have unfortunately received scant attention in urban policy research, and Guwahati, epitomizes urban woes in a developing country.
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