Airport-Oriented Development and Regional Connectivity Scheme: Review of Indian scenario
- Vol.18(2), April-June
- New Delhi Institute of Town Planners 2021
- 1-9p.
Urbanization and globalization are the key driving forces today. In India, unplanned urbanization results in urban sprawl leading to significant changes in peri-urban landscape. Among various factors, location of big infrastructures is a major cause for sprawl. Moreover, cities undertake huge infrastructure projects to boost their potential. An infrastructure that boosts urbanization and globalization is airport. In most Indian cases, airports are placed outside the cities and, gradually and haphazardly, city grows to the airport. Airports interest some land-uses to their surroundings and discourage others. Consequently, airport-oriented development (AOD) comes into picture. AOD is a newer spatial notion where airport-related development occurs in the vicinity while efficiently connecting other locations. Spatial interaction between airport and urban planning is a crucial area to explore, specifically for India as it has high growth rates in aviation and urbanization. The study provides an understanding of urban structure with respect to airport for Tier-II cities. It reviews UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme). The study proposes AOD as a potential source of adhesion and driver of growth in making more efficient urban systems