TY - GEN AU - Dutta, Sourovee TI - Study of spatial planning for rurban cluster in Jammu and Kashmir region: establishing relevance of research work PY - 2023/// CY - Mumbai PB - Indian Institute of Architects KW - ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN) N2 - The Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is one of the initiatives by the Indian government for the development of rural areas through rurbanization. This paper attempts to establish the relevance of research for spatial planning of rurban clusters of the country. The SPMRM policy, one of its kind has defined the term ‘rurban’ in the Indian context with respect to population and its geographical locations. Through review of literature, the paper aims to narrate the goals of SPMRM and planning provisions under the scheme for the holistic development of the rurban/ rural- urban transition areas. The study tries to identify the planning process of rurban areas at the international and national level. With this background overview, the paper elaborates on a detailed framework of research, which can be applied to such settlements and proposes new, innovative methods for the analysis of their growth. The paper concludes that research in the field of spatial planning for rurban areas of the country can boost the development scenario of rural areas of the country, and has a greater impact in policy-making and contributes to the society at large UR - https://indianinstituteofarchitects.com/pdf/jiia/2023/JIIA_March_2023.pdf ER -