Urban development and integration processes

Part of ’Urban Dynamics’ project

Objectives

The aim of this sub-project is to produce a geographical analysis of the Indian Territory with the problematic of integration of Indian cities and towns in the globalization process during the last three decades.

By integration, we mean the phenomena by which a more and more increasing number of localities (urban agglomerations, but also villages) become connected each with many others together with different areas worldwide, within a range of hierarchical systems operating at the regional, national and global level. This integration process is taking place by means of numerous networks, which concern the various sectors of the Indian social systems: cultural, societal and economic. Cities and towns are the nodes of these networks as well as the factors of their dynamics. This concept enables us to take into account different processes, working complementarily or in competition. This leads to a reorganisation of the Indian Territory.

The sub-project aims to map and to analyse the distribution of these urban agglomerations as well as the organisation of these networks.

Materials and Methods

The project gives great importance to automatic mapping and modeling.

Databases will be built at the national level, taking as base for the analysis, the 951 urban agglomerations of more than 50,000 inhabitants, the 593 Districts and the 32 States and Union Territories. The Data will be collected from the Census of India, from different Indian Ministries and from various sources, public and private publications as well as websites. Considering Indian companies, the work will concern the 2000 biggest ones, which account for about 70% of the industrial production at national level.

The maps will be made at the Laboratory of Applied Informatics and Geomatics of IFP, using the Arc info software. Spatial models will be realised for a systemic analysis of the Indian Territory.

Partners

• UMR CEIAS, EHESS-CNRS
• UMR SEDET, Université Paris 7-CNRS

Team

Researchers:

• Philippe Cadène, Professor of Geography at the University Paris 7 (UMR SEDET UMR Paris 7-CNRS)
• François Durand-Dastes, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University Paris 7 (UMR Geographie Cites Paris 1 - Paris 7 - CNRS

Research Assistant :

• Venkatasubramanian, Research Assistant at the IFP

Final Outputs

The project has known a first step from 1992 to 1995 with the aim to produce maps for the « Géographie Universelle », Tome 8 “ Mondes indiens » under the direction of François Durand-Dastes. It has led to several publications, conferences and exhibitions:

Chapters in books

• CADÈNE P., 2002. "La population indienne", "Langues et religions en Inde", "Modernisation et intégration des territoires", "Communautés et conflits sociaux en Inde", "L’Inde du Nord", "Le Deccan", In Foucher M. (ed.) Asies Nouvelles, Paris, Belin.

• CADÈNE P., 2001. Les grandes divisions du territoire indien, In Saglio M.C. (ed.) L’Inde. Population et développement. Paris, Ellipses, Collection Carrefours de Géographie.

• CADÈNE P., 2000. Delhi’s place in India’s urban structure, In Dupond V. E. Tarlo et D. Vidal (Eds.) Delhi games. Use and control of the urban space. Delhi, Manohar.

• CADÈNE P., 2000. Un recensement de la population régulier et accessible, l’exemple de l’Inde, In L’Espace géographique, Tome 29, n°1.

• CADÈNE P., 1995. Le réseau des villes, Croissance industrielle et déséquilibres d’aménagement du territoire, In Géographie Universelle, Mondes indiens François Durand-Dastès (Ed.), Belin-Reclus.

• DURAND-DASTES F., 2002. L’Union indienne, In Foucher M. (ed.) Asies Nouvelles, Paris, Belin.

• DURAND-DASTES F., (Ed.), 1995. Mondes indien, In Roger Brunet Ed. Géographie Universelle, T.8, Paris-Montpellier, Belin-Reclus.

Articles

• CADÈNE P., 1998. Activités et organisation régionale en Inde, Mappemonde, N°51.

• DURAND-DASTES F., 2003. Modèle des comptoirs. Les comptoirs dans leur environnement , Mappemonde, n°69.

Exhibitions

• Arc et Senans, Saline Royale, from the 27 April 1999 to the 31 octobre 1999 " Dessiner le monde. De l’aquarelle au pixel". Philippe Cadène, Réalisation de cartes sur le tourisme en Inde avec photos et commentaires.
• Paris, Cité des Sciences, from the 21 December 1999 to the 30 April 2000. " Dessiner le monde. De l’aquarelle au pixel". Philippe Cadène, Réalisation de cartes sur le tourisme en Inde avec photos et commentaires.