India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. In less than twenty years, India's urban population is expected to nearly double from 377 million today to over 600 million. Indian cities already contribute an estimated two-thirds of India's GDP, and this number is expected to rise to 75% by...

After defining the concept of metropolization, the author discusses the demographic, functional and development-policy dimensions and the historical context of metropolization in China and India. Economic primacy of metropolitan cities in these countries. (DÜI-Sen)

Papers presented at the National Seminar on "Problems of Low-income Groups in Metropolitan Cities of India", Osmania University, Hyderabad, in March 1983, and organized by the Planning Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, and the Centre for Area...