TY - BOOK AU - Rauthan, Manish AU - Roy, Anil kumar (Guide) TI - Port and its linkage with immediate hinterland area : the case of Kandla (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-1551 PY - 2013/// N1 - Contents Executive Summary 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 9 1.1. Abstract 9 1.2. Rationale and Background 10 1.3. Need of the study 12 1.4. Aims 13 1.5. Objectives 13 1.6. Research Question 13 1.7. Methodology and database 13 1.8. Scope and limitations 14 1.9. Scheme of Chapterization 15 Chapter 2: Port evolution theories( A review of literature) 16 2.1 Port development theories 16 2.2 Models of port city evolution 16 Spatial model 16 Economic model 18 2.3 Port regionalization 18 2.4 Port Hinterland 19 2.5 Conclusion 19 Chapter 3: Port sector development 20 3.1 Global Scenario 20 3.2 Chronological development of ports in India 21 3.3 Ports Sector in India 22 3.4 Perspective of Indian port sector 23 3.5 Major ports- Cargo and traffic handled 23 3.6 Indian ports and performance 24 3.7 Five year plans related to Port and its activities 25 3.8 Conclusion 26 Chapter 4: Introduction to study area: Kandla Port 27 4.1 Introduction 27 4.2 History and Evolution of Kandla Port 27 4.3 Port mechanism and commodities distribution 28 4.4 Cargo handled after post liberalization 29 4.5 Import and Export Handled in Kandla Port 31 4.6 Conclusion 34 Chapter 5: Gandhidham Taluka-Immediate Port Region 35 5.1 Immediate Hinterland of Kandla Port 35 5.2 Evolution of the city in relation with the port 35 5.3 Demography of the city 37 Urbanization Growth 37 Change in work participation structure 38 5.4 Industrialization in Gandhidham 41 Medium and large scale growth in Gandhidham 41 Industrial Pattern in MSME in Gandhidham 43 5.5 Port policies and development strategies 49 5.6 Conclusion 50 Chapter 6: Port based industries developed in Gandhidham 52 6.1 Timber Industry 52 6.2 Salt Industry 53 6.3 KASEZ 53 6.4 Mineral based Industries 54 6.5 Petroleum and gas 54 6.6 Conclusion 55 Chapter 7: Major Findings and Conclusion 56 References 59 Annexure 60 1. Data from Kandla Port Trust regarding export and import commodities wise. 60 2. Data from Indextb regarding unit registration from 2000-2012 64 3. Data from Kandla Timber Association regarding quantity of the imported wooden logs from 2000-2012 64 ER -