03155nam a2200397 4500 20260817162510.0 231297 th eng .b10083017 AIT Thesis no. 596 Gupta, Ajit Kumar Analysis of urbanization strategies for the Eastern Region of India Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1973 154 p. Thesis ; no. 596 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1973 This research is aimed at the analysis of urbanization strategies for the Eastern Region of India. This Region has been formed from the four States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, and West Bengal. Special emphasis has been placed on the Chotanagpur 'crescent' industrial area and the Eastern coastal agricultural area. The economic characteristics of the Region and the past, present, and future demographic trends have been examined. A qualitative investigation of three major urban growth options for the Region has been carried out. The three options that have been considered are the creation of new towns, expansion of small and medium sized existing towns, and further growth of metropolis Calcutta. In an attempt to find a specific criteria for allocating the urban increment in the Region by the year 2000, costs of providing urban infrastructure under each alternative have been considered. The shortcomings of the previously planned new towns in India have been discussed and the design of the infrastructure of a hypothetical new town has been undertaken to remove some of these shortcomings. Finally, a strategy of urbanization is formulated, with more than half of the projected urban increase being accounted for by growth of existing towns and the rest by the other two alternatives. The research also proposes that the 'crescent' and coastal areas have potential for formation of megalopolitan-type settlements. Urbanization India Cities and towns Planning India Moss, Laurence A. G., Chairperson Drew, Donald R., Examination Committee Jones, John Hugh, Examination Committee Government of Canada, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. 596 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B24294 .b10083017 mnait v 260605 2 951012 m a v 0 mnait mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050003032108 CREATED : 1995-07-01 RECORD # : i11776869 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160093885 CREATED : 2016-04-21 RECORD # : i12946515 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 5220 5220 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no. 596 30050003032108 2026-08-17 16:25:10 1 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no. 596 30050160093885 2026-08-17 16:25:10 2026-08-17 40