Mobility Compass

• Kulshrestha, S. K.

Abstract

Large cities have always been there, in the world, for thousands of years. However, there have been ups and downs in their growth and decay and regional distribution. An understanding of dynamics of growth and characteristics of large cities is necessary for megacity regional planning. This Chapter presents the dynamics of growth and geographic distribution of such cities in the world in general and Asia and India in particular. Due to advancement of agriculture practices, large cities were concentrated in Asia and with advancement of navigation, industrialisation and communication technology, their concentration shifted to Europe and America. Currently (2018) a majority (82%) of megacities are concentrated in less advanced countries. In future (2030) India will have 7 megacities and Delhi will be the largest city in the world. Discussing the characteristics of million-plus cities and megacities in India it highlights that, in 2011, there were 53 million-plus cities accommodating about 43% of total urban population of the country. This Chapter also presents the processes of merging of megacities and evolution of neo-regional spatial configurations such as city regions, mega regions, urban corridors, and polycentric regions which are likely to impact the pattern of regional development in future.

Topics

• evolution
• rural area
• human being
• geography
• region
• ecology
• sustainable development
• city
• public policy
• agriculture
• urban population
• asia
• regional planning
• regional development
• social science
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