Periurbanisation in Tamil Nadu: A Quantitative Approach

Sébastien Oliveau ()

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Abstract: This paper is an attempt to measure the extent of peri-urbanisation that has taken place in TamilNadu. Geographical data is used based on the 1991 census for TamilNadu and Pondicherry. A systematic exploration of the relation between the 225 urban areas and the 16,085 villages in TamilNadu in order to estimate the influence of the urban areas on the surrounding villages. [CSH Occassional Paper 15].

Keywords: TamilNadu; peri urban; peri urbanisation; Pondicherry; urban areas; villages; geographical data; suburbanisation; quantitative approach; quantitative data; city; cities; rural areas; accessibility; towns; modernisation; Gandhi; Bairoch's model; antagonism; communication links; periphery; peripheries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-10
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