Chapter 1 FORMULATING THE RESEARCH 15 -20 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Background 1.3 The Rationale 1.4 Research Question 1.5 Aim 1.6 Objectives 1.7 Scope 1.8 Limitations 1.9 Methods and Data Collection Part 1 - LITERATURE REVIEW Chapter 2 POLITICS OF SPACE 21 - 31 2.1 A Discussion of Theories 2.2 Space and politics 2.3 Street as an Interface Chapter 3 UNDERSTANDING RURAL AND URBAN 32 - 43 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Dynamics of urban and rural 3.3 Growth and Development 3.4 Displacement and Marginalization 3.5 Identifying Variables Chapter 4 SPATIAL CONFIGURATION AND VARIABLES 44 - 49 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Human-nature linkages 4.3 Territory and shrinkage 4.4 Homogeneity and Heterogeneity 4.5 Frictional and contested spaces Chapter 5 INTERFACES AND ITS DYNAMICS 50 - 57 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Space and interface 5.3 Transitional Zone 5.4 Physical and virtual interface 5.5 Economy and activity of interface/intersection 5.6 Introduction to urban-rural interface/intersection 5.7 Interface: Types and Concepts 5.8 Induced Urbanization and its Functioning Part 2 - INTERFACE - CASE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS Chapter 6 SPATIAL NARRATIVES 59 - 84 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Case 1: Bharuch Transformation along time 6.3 Case 2: Sanand - The formation of Interface 6.4 Case 3: Dholera - Existing Dynamics and predictions for future Chapter 7 EMERGING THOUGHTS AND PREDICTIONS FOR NEW PATTERN 85 - 91 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Differential Thoughts 7.3 Predictions for New Pattern 7.4 Conclusion 7.5 Way Forward Bibliography 92 - 94 Appendix 95 - 98