London, Chennai's ongoing development story has helped experts create a new way of understanding how "urban sprawl" occurs around the world, looking at how it can improve the lives of people in the Global South through better urban planning. Provides the ability to use it as a blueprint for creating.
An international group of researchers, including UK academics, published their findings in 'Habitat International' this week after examining the growth in areas within the St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union - 15 villages on the fringes of Chennai.
They analyzed the development of fringe communities in Tamil Nadu, where urban and rural areas meet – known as "peri-urban" – to develop an approach that is tailored to the needs of India and global countries . South
“With the rapid pace of urbanization, urban sprawl has become a prevalent phenomenon in the global South.This has created peri-urban spaces where city meets country – offering interactions between social, economic, environmental systems that give valuable insights into how we build better and more sustainable futures for the people living in these communities. "Can create," said Rahib Akhtar, co-author of the study from the University of Birmingham.
“Peri-urbanization can provide a way to better understand the dynamics between urban and rural areas in India and the broader global South. “By examining peri-urbanisation, we can gain a relevant understanding of the socio-spatial processes shaping urban and rural futures,” he said.
In "The 'Peri-Urban Turn': A Systems Thinking Approach for a Paradigm Shift I Reconceptualizing Urban-Rural Futures in the Global South", the researcher highlights a process that could reshape the dynamics of regions such as the "Peri-Urban Turn". Defines from. , using causal loop diagrams to map the relationships between health, location demography, governance and the economy.They identify several elements that make up this so-called "peri-urban turn" and note the ambiguity surrounding the demarcation of urban and rural areas, which creates challenges in understanding trends and patterns.
In addition to the University of Birmingham, institutions participating in th International Study include University College London (UCL); Rabdan Academy UAE; University of British Columbia, Canada; Ardi University Dar es Salaam; Tanzania School of Planning Architecture and Design Excellence and Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, India.
An international group of researchers, including UK academics, published their findings in 'Habitat International' this week after examining the growth in areas within the St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union - 15 villages on the fringes of Chennai.
They analyzed the development of fringe communities in Tamil Nadu, where urban and rural areas meet – known as "peri-urban" – to develop an approach that is tailored to the needs of India and global countries . South
“With the rapid pace of urbanization, urban sprawl has become a prevalent phenomenon in the global South.This has created peri-urban spaces where city meets country – offering interactions between social, economic, environmental systems that give valuable insights into how we build better and more sustainable futures for the people living in these communities. "Can create," said Rahib Akhtar, co-author of the study from the University of Birmingham.
“Peri-urbanization can provide a way to better understand the dynamics between urban and rural areas in India and the broader global South. “By examining peri-urbanisation, we can gain a relevant understanding of the socio-spatial processes shaping urban and rural futures,” he said.
In "The 'Peri-Urban Turn': A Systems Thinking Approach for a Paradigm Shift I Reconceptualizing Urban-Rural Futures in the Global South", the researcher highlights a process that could reshape the dynamics of regions such as the "Peri-Urban Turn". Defines from. , using causal loop diagrams to map the relationships between health, location demography, governance and the economy.They identify several elements that make up this so-called "peri-urban turn" and note the ambiguity surrounding the demarcation of urban and rural areas, which creates challenges in understanding trends and patterns.
In addition to the University of Birmingham, institutions participating in th International Study include University College London (UCL); Rabdan Academy UAE; University of British Columbia, Canada; Ardi University Dar es Salaam; Tanzania School of Planning Architecture and Design Excellence and Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, India.
