CONTETNS Preface v Acknowledgements - ix List of Tables xi List of Plates xiii Lz'sf ofPhotoplates xv 1 Introduction 1 2 Geo-Economic Setting 11 Location - Geology - Physiography - Hydrology - Soils - Climate -Natural Vegetation - The People 3 Urban Growth and Environmental Degeneration 29 Trends of Urban Growth - Urban Landuse Pattern - Changing Landuse Pattern and Related Problems - Environmental Implications of Urban Growth - Housing Conditions - Drinking Water Facility - Solid Waste Management - Sanitation Facility - Drainage System - Trend of Diseases 4 Industrialisation and Environmental Degeneration 72 Industrial Activities and Environmental Degeneration - Location and Development of Industries - Spatio-Temporal Pattern - Classification of Industries Based on Pollution Potential - Environmental Implications of Industrialisation 5 Demographic Changes and Environmental Degeneration 102 Growth of Population - Distribution - Outgrowth Centres - Density of Population - Temporal Trend - Sex Ratio - Literacy - Occupational Structures - Environmental Implications of Population 6 Transportation and Environmental Degeneration 130 Development of Transport Network - Transport System of the City - Status of Transport - Growth of Mechanised Vehicles - Traffic Problems - Problematic Areas - Environmental Implications of Transportation 7 Agricultural Innovations and Environmental Degeneration 154 Landuse Patterns - Cropping Patterns - Modernisation of Farm Technologies - Environmental Implications of Agricultural Innovations 8 Slums and Environmental Degeneration 187 Slums - Growth of Slums - Spatial Pattern of Slums - Environmental Implications of Slums - Living Environment - Drinking Water Facility -Drainage Facility - Waste Disposal Facility - Toilet Facility - Circulation Network - Health Status 9 Conclusion 218 Bibliography 241 Index 258