Abstract
Sustainability paradox of peri-urban regions in India – reflections on the Chennai urban region
Highlights
By Lakshmi Priya Rajendran* (Anglia Ruskin University, UK), Chris Maidment (University of Reading, UK) and Arindam Biswas (Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, India) Introduction In India’s neoliberal economic policies, cities are characterized as engines of growth which could attract national and global business, and investment that could contribute to the country’s economic growth as a whole (Mitra & Mehta, 2011)
Based on our findings from a yearlong study of peri-urban Chennai, we argue that peri-urban regions, which are largely perceived and understood as a ‘challenge’ within planning and development discourses, can offer new lessons and opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development models
The underlying lack of planning and policy attention to the regulation of agricultural land use change can be traced to the deep-rooted colonial perspective on the urban-rural dichotomy that exists within development narratives
Summary
By Lakshmi Priya Rajendran* (Anglia Ruskin University, UK), Chris Maidment (University of Reading, UK) and Arindam Biswas (Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, India) Introduction In India’s neoliberal economic policies, cities are characterized as engines of growth which could attract national and global business, and investment that could contribute to the country’s economic growth as a whole (Mitra & Mehta, 2011). Whilst multiple studies argue that the peri-urban interface, and its marginalized inhabitants, need to be recognized as a key frontier in addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanization, these areas have largely been neglected in policy and practice. Peri-urban areas suffer from multiple socio-economic and environmental challenges, including poor infrastructure, wide spatial disparities and poor access to amenities.
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