The Rural to Urban Transition in Developing Countries Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book addresses urbanisation and peri-urban land markets, with a special focus on Bangalore, one of the fastest growing cities in South Asia. It contributes to historic perspectives on the spatial transformation of peri-urban locales, as well as providing much-needed empirical evidence. The steep rise in land prices of the periphery, rapid changes in the land use pattern, active land transactions, growth of the real estate market and the challenge to implement efficient land use regulations ...