Planning Indian Megacity Regions: Spatial Model, Development Dynamics and Future Advances

Chapter 1 Evolution of Large Cities and Megacity Regions

Growth and Spatial Distribution of Large Cities

Global Scenario

Growth of Million-plus Cities in India

Geographical Distribution of M+ Cities

Distribution of Megacities

Distribution among States / UTs

Primacy at State-level

Characteristics of Megacities in India

Merging of Cities and Evolution of new Regional Spatial Patterns

Urban Corridors

DMIC

Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC)

Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC)

Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC)

Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC)

Defence Corridor

East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC)

Mega-regions

City Regions

City Region: Definition

Metro-city Regions

Megacity Regions

Polycentric Regions

Functional / Morphological Polycentricity

Chapter 2 Megacity Region Spatial Model

Earlier Attempts

Polarised Activity Centres Model

Adaption of PAC Model for Megacity Region

Approach to Conceptualisation

Structure of a Megacity Region

Spatial Configuration

Basis for Spatial Arrangement

Basic Spatial Unit of the Model: Cluster of Villages

Micro-Region

Sub-Region

Megacity Region

Basic Characteristics of the Megacity Region Spatial Model

Settlement Pattern

Road Hierarchy and Pattern

Advance reservation for other Transit Systems

Flexibility in the Model Application

Application to Coastal Megacity Regions

Application as Urban Corridors

Application to less than a Million City Regions

Application to Million-plus City Regions

Cascading of Micro-regions

Flexibility to to Spatial Planners

Testing the Megacity Region Spatial Model

Overall Spatial Configuration

The Radius of Influence of a Megacity

Total Area of the Megacity Region

Regional Spatial Hierarchical Units and their Governance

Micro-regions

Sub-regions

Composition of Megacity Region Core

Test Results

Application of Megacity Region Spatial Model

Application as a Descriptive Tool

Appraisal of existing Regional Plans: examples of NCR and MMR

Preparation for application

Regional Spread

Sub-regions

Settlement Hierarchy

Road Hierarchy and Road Pattern

Application as a Prescriptive Tool

Steps for application for planning megacity region

Steps for application for planning at sub-regional / district level

Steps for application for planning at micro-regional / block level

Application of the Spatial Model to Megacity Regions in other Countries

Chapter 3 Dynamics of Megacity Regional Development

Introduction

Need for Preparation of Regional Plan for Delhi

The Mass Migration of 1947-48

Establishing an Institutional Framework for Regional Planning

High Power Board

Constitution of NCR Planning Board

Dynamics of Spatial Development

Spatial Structure

Spatial Patterns

Hierarchy of Settlements

Settlement Pattern

Land Utilisation Zones

Land Cover

Road Patterns

Dynamics of Socio-economic Development

Policy of Containment of Delhi's Population

Policy of Dispersal of Employment-generating Activities from Delhi

Policy of dispersal of Central Government Offices