Satellite Towns: An Emerging Need for Metropolitan Cities
By: Deepthi, S
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Contributor(s): Shobha, M. N.
Publisher: New Delhi Institute of Town Planners 2019Edition: Vol.16(2), April-June.Description: 32-41p.Subject(s): URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (AR-UPD)Online resources: Click here
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ITPI journalSummary: Metropolitan cities are fast changing due to rapid urbanization over the last two decades. Population growth and urban transformations have created a tremendous strain on metropolitan cities causing many problems, leading to urban sprawl. According to the UN Habitat, satellite towns are one of the spatial categories associated with secondary cities. Parent cities are progressively interlinked and dependent on these satellite towns to boost trade, investment and local economic development. Satellite towns act as catalysts and supporting hubs for production, trade, transfer and transportation of goods, people in the current system of global cities. Majorly, these satellite towns are neglected as a part of development and often lack financial and technical influence of larger cities. This paper explains the concept and evolution of satellite towns along with the case studies of Navi Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Tokyo in the environs of the Metropolitan Region and concludes how urban sprawl needs a comprehensive approach in the field of planning.
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Metropolitan cities are fast changing due to rapid urbanization over the last two decades. Population growth and urban transformations have created a tremendous strain on metropolitan cities causing many problems, leading to urban sprawl. According to the UN Habitat, satellite towns are one of the spatial categories associated with secondary cities. Parent cities are progressively interlinked and dependent on these satellite towns to boost trade, investment and local economic development. Satellite towns act as catalysts and supporting hubs for production, trade, transfer and transportation of goods, people in the current system of global cities. Majorly, these satellite towns are neglected as a part of development and often lack financial and technical influence of larger cities. This paper explains the concept and evolution of satellite towns along with the case studies of Navi Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Tokyo in the environs of the Metropolitan Region and concludes how urban sprawl needs a comprehensive approach in the field of planning.
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