Preface ix Acknowldgement xi Objective of this book xiii List of Tables, Figures cine! Boxes xv 1.INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 The Setting 1 1.2 Land Use Changes 3 1.3 Rural Urban Conflicts 5 1.4 Links between rural, pert-urban and urban land use planning 10 1.5 Urban Scene 12 1.6 Urbanization under Economic Reforms in India 14 1.7 Thrust of Urban Development Policy 17 1.8 Urban Development under the 8th Five Year Plan 18 1.9 Emerging Issues 27 1.10 Effects of Urbanisation 28 1.11Changing form of Urbanization 32 1.12 The Challenges of Urbanisation 32 2.HISTORICAL PROFILE 44 2.1 Urbanisation Process 44 2.2 Land use pattern 51 2.3 Population change and Land use Pattern 60 2.4 Methodological problems of land use data base 63 3. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES OF LAND USE PATTERN 77 3.1 Introduction 77 3.2 Land Use Under Decentralised Planning 78 3.3 The Kerala Land Use Bill, 2002 80 3.4 Legal Issues of Land Utilisation 86 3.5 Conclusion 98 4.RURALLRBANDYNAMICSANDLANDUSECHANGES 101 4.1 Introduction 101 4.2Conceptual Framework 104 4.3 Empirical Studies v 107 4.4 Challenges of Rural Urban Development 115 4.5 Urban Infrastructure 125 4.6 Rural Infrastructure 126 4.7Growing Disparities 127 4.8How to Promote Better RuraWJrbaa Linkages? 128 4.9 Conclusions 133 5. SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Functions of Land 5.3 Land and land resources 5.4 Planning and management 145 5.5 Integrated approach of F.A.O 146 5.6 Sustainability indicators 155 5.7 Some important issues to be resolved through an integrated approach 151 5.8 Objectives and execution of the integrated approach 170 5.9 Implementation of the agreed land resources development plan 185 5.10Conclusion 189 6.LAND USE DYNAMICS 193 6.1 Introduction193 6.2 Trends in Land use Pattern 195 6.3 Trends in cropping pattern 197 6.4 Wetland Conversion 200 6.5Forest Degradation 201 6.6Population change and Land use Pattern 205 6.7Urbanization Process and Changes in Land use 209 6.8Causes of Changes in Land use 214 6.9Consequences 215 6.10Conclusion 216 7THE URBANISATION PROCESS, CHANGES IN LAND USE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES 221 7.1 Introduction 22 7.2 Objective of the Study 223 7.3 Methodology and the Sources of Data 224 7.4 Selection of the Study Area 225 7.5 Criteria for Selecting the Period of Study 226 7.6 Dynamics of the Selected Area 226 7.7 Collection of Data 227 7.8 Analysis of Data 229 7.9 Limitations of Data 230 7.10 Proposed Area of Study 230 7.11 Maradu Grama Panchayat 231 7.12 Description of Geographical Area 232 7.13 Types and Rate of Change 236 7.14 Demographic Particulars 245 7.15 Occupational Characteristics 245 7.16 Socio-Economic Consequences of Urbanisation Process And Land Use Change 250 8.FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 276 8.1Introduction 276 8.2 Virtual University 278 8.3 Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) 280 8.4 Recommendations of F.A.O. 282 8.5 Conclusion 287