CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES: . iv LIST OF TABLES v LIST OF MAPS v ABBREVIATION vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY x 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Need of the Study . 2 1.3 Aim, Objectives and Methodology 3 1.4 Scope and Limitations 5 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.1 Urban Growth 6 2.1.1 Definition of Urban 6 2.1.2 Urban Growth in Context of India . 6 2.1.3 Components of Urban Growth 7 2.1.4 Dynamics of Urban Growth . 8 2.2 Driving Factors of Urban Growth 9 2.2.1 Consequences of Urban Growth 10 2.3 Metropolitan Cities v/s Class-I Cities in Gujarat 10 3 CASE STUDY: MEHSANA 12 3.1 City Profile 12 3.1.1 Geographic Location 12 3.1.2 Historical Background . 12 3.1.3 Demography 13 3.1.4 Growth Pattern of Mehsana 14 3.1.5 Land use Change from 1995 to 2015 . 16 4 ACTORS INVOLVED IN GROWTH PROCESS 20 4.1 Selection of Actors . 20 5 DRIVING FACTORS OF URBAN GROWTH IN MEHSANA . 21 5.1 Physical Condition . 21 5.2 Public Service Accessibility 21 5.3 Population Growth . 22 5.4 Land Market . 23 5.5 Economic Opportunities 24 5.6 Political Situation 27 6 ANALYSIS 31 7 CONCLUSION . 33 7.1 Major Findings . 33 7.2 Recommendations 33 8 APPENDIX 35 9 REFERENCES 40