Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgment v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xiii
List of tables xi
Abbreviations xiii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 5
1.2 Research Aim 9
1.3 Research Objectives 9
1.4 Research Question. 10
1.5 Research Methodology 10
2 Metropolitan cities in India and Abroad 17
2.1 Background 17
2.2 Trigger Points 17
2.3 Governance of Metropolitan areas around the world 19
2.4 Finance of Metropolitan areas around the world 26
2.4.1 Background 26
2.4.2 Financial Structure of Greater London, England 28
2.4.3 Financial Structure of Tokyo, Japan 29
2.5 Governing and Financing of Metropolitan Area in India 31
2.5.1 Metropolitan Governance in India 31
2.5.2 Metropolitan Finance in India 35
2.6 Metropolitan Cities in India 39
2.6.1 Delhi NCR Region 39
2.6.2 Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra 42
2.6.3 Kolkata, West Bengal 44
2.7 Conclusion 48
2.8 Need of this study 49
3 Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) 51
3.1 History of Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) 52
3.1.1 Evolution of Kolkata 52
3.1.2 Delineation of Planning Boundary 56
3.2 Administrative setup of Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) 59
3.3 Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) 62
3.4 Population of Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) 66
3.4.1 Distribution of population with different areas of KMA 66
3.4.2 Growth in population 67
3.4.3 Population Density 73
3.5 Land use of Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) 75
3.6 Conclusion 77
4 Planning and Financing of projects for KMA. 83
4.1 Institutional Responsibility 84
4.2 Magnets outside KMA 85
4.3 Planning of Kolkata Municipal and Panchayat Area 86
4.4 Conclusion 96
5 Reflection and recommendation 99
References xiii