Urbanization in North-East India / Tarun Kumar Bahadur

Includes bibliography and index.

1. Introduction
Concept &Nature of Urban Places and Areas - Criteria for Identifying Urban Places - Definition of Urban Areas from Census—The Process of Urbanization - Urban Demography of the North-Eastern Region of India.

2. Macro-Level Analysis of Urbanization -- Levels of Urbanization - Urban Population Ratio - Rural Population Served by Urban Centres - Distance to the Nearest Town—Composite index of Urbanization - Structural Patterns of North-Eastern States - Small and Mini Towns - Macro Spatial Patterns - Foothill and Mountain Alignment - River Alignment - Railway Alignment - Urban Agglomerations and Clusters - Urban Clusters - Urban Dispersal.

3. Urbanization, Industrialization, Trade and Development -- Industrial Overview of the North-Eastern Region

4. Migrants and Commuters in North-eastern States -- Commuters from Rural-Urban Fringe

5. Economy of Slums, Squatters and Pavement-dwellers -- Slums - Squatters - Pavement-Dwellers - Slums in
the North-Eastern States.

6. Local Urban Administrations -- Water - Sewerage - Urban Transportation - Social Protection - Local Urban Bodies in the North-Eastern States

7. Inter-State Diversity -- Arunachal Pradesh - Assam - Manipur- Meghalaya - Mizoram - Nagaland - Sikkim - Tripura - Analysis of Inter-state variance.

8. Conclusion -- Urban Governance —State Finance Commission - Capacity Building - Centre's Assistance to Urban Local Bodies - Desirability or otherwise of Urbanization - Decentralization and Centralization Policies - National and State Policies - Challenges for Local Bodies - Perspective on Urbanization Policy - City Size and Spacing Policies - Rural- Urban Migration Policies - Suggested Modifications for Urban Plan