CONTENTS 1 : Concept of Development Measurement of Human Development Classification of the World on the Basis of Development 2 : Concept of Region and Regional Planning 12 Definition of Region and the History of the Concept Types of Region States as Region Plans and Types of Planning 3 : Urban and Urbanisation 40 Definition of Urban Urbanisation and its Economic Significance Classification of Urban Settlements 4: Hierarchy of Settlements 63 Christaller's Theory of Urban Hierarchy in Germany Smaile's Study of Urban Hierarchy in UK Philbrick's Model of Hierarchy of Central Places in USA Urban Hierarchy in India Significance of Identification of Settlement Hierarchy in Planning 5 : Metropolis and Metropolitan Concept 96 Definitions of Metropolis in Selected Countries The Metropolitan structure Primate City Mega-city Concept and Planning 6 : Rural Urban Linkages and Theories of Economic Growth 136 Types of Linkages Types of Linkages Implied in the Theories of Economic Growth Examples of Linkage Development in India 7 : Migration Linkage and Development 179 Classification of Population Mobility and Migration Causes or Determinants of Migration and the Associated Theories Consequences of Migration Overall Trend of Migration in India since Independence 8 : Development and Environment 207 Agriculture and Irrigation Development and Environment Industrial Development and Environment Major Types of Pollution Other Forms of Natural Resource Depletion and Environment Conclusion 9 : Five Year Plans of India 263 Indian Economy Prior To British Rule British Period Post-Independence Planning Politics, Power, Corruption and Development 10: Regional Disparity in India 322 Concept of Balanced and Unbalanced Growth Regional disparity in India 11: Rural Development Programmes in India 376 Necessity for Rural Development Programmes Rural Development Programmes 12: Urban Development Programmes in India 430 Five Year Plans of India and Urban Policies Bibliography 462 Index 478