Urbanization in Northeast India : Issues and Concerns

Contents: Preface. 1. Urbanization in Manipur: from soft underbelly of development to Fiercest agendum/Amar Yumnam. 2. Patterns of population and urbanization in Manipur/U.A. Shimray. 3. Rural urban migration in Assam: a study in relation to the urban informal sector and unemployment levels/Nissar A. Barua and Dharmendra Nath. 4. Transportation as tool to streamline urban structure/M. Manas Singh. 5. Urban development and indigenous peoples of Manipur/Jiten Yumnam. 6. Urbanization and landscape planning of Imphal City: problems and policy implications/Konjengbam Meghachandra Singh. 7. Urbanization, urban livelihood and access of basic urban services in Northeast India/Kalyan Das. 8. Urbanization in Tripura: issues and challenges/Indraneel Bhowmik. 9. Urbanization in Assam: a case study of Jagiroad Town/Purushottam Bhandari and H.C. Gautam. Index.

"The present work discusses meaning, extent, dynamics, issues and overall impact of urbanization in the northeast region. It suggests strategies for effective response to the problems of urban phenomenon. This will help policy makers, social scientists, academicians and research scholars to have an idea on the emergent urban problems of the region." (jacket)