TY - BOOK AU - Kumar, Barun TI - Urban economic base of national capital region of India SN - 8187854030 U1 - 330 PY - 2008/// CY - Delhi PB - Globe Publishing House KW - Prices KW - India--Delhi Region KW - Economic development KW - Sociale verandering N1 - Contents Foreword v Tables ix Graphs xv Figures xix Preface xxi Acknowledgement xxiii 1. Introduction 1 Problem and prospects of the NCR 2 Review of literature 4 Conceptual framework 6 Objectives 9 Hypothesis 9 Data source and Methodology 10 The Study Area 16 A Preview 30 2. The Profile of the National Capital Region 33 Location, Shape and Size and Administrative Division. 34 Geology 36 Physiography and Relief 37 Climate 39 Vegetation. 42 Soils 42 Drainage System 44 Flood 48 Land use and Land cover 49 Economic Activities 51 Infrastructure 59 Population 67 Settlement system. 72 A Preview 76 3. City and Industry Specific Change in Employment 79 Sectoral change in Employment80 Employment in the Primary Sector 87 Employment in the Secondary Sector 92 Employment in the Tertiary Sector 118 A Preview 141 4. City and Industry Specific Change in Basic Employment 143 Sectoral change in Basic Employment 145 Basic Employment in the Primary Sector 152 Basic Employment in Secondary Sector 164 Basic Employment in Tertiary Sector 188 A Preview 208 5. Factors Leading to Change in Basic Employment 211 Physical Factors 212 Infrastructure 213 Social Factors 216 Economic factors 219 Technological Factors 221 A Preview 222 6. Results of the Multifactor Partitioning 223 Secondary Sector 224 Tertiary Sector 237 A Preview 245 7. Development of the NCR: Issues and Problems 249 Levels of development in the NCR 249 Methodology. 252 Driving Forces of Development 253 Developmental Issues in the NCR 280 A Preview286 8. NCR Planning and Management 287 9. Summary and Conclusions 295 Bibliography 305 Subject and Author Index 309 Place Indes 312 ER -