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Mondal Kritee Krishna

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Urban Growth of a Suburban City in a Metropolitan Region

Kalyan is an example of a fast-growing city within Mumbai metropolitan region. Urban growth of Kalyan is due to the natural topography of Mumbai as it is built on a peninsula, it has few possibilities for expansion except towards northeast. Rapid land price increase in the core city of Mumbai led to development of Kalyan, the suburban region. The strengths of Kalyan City which has resulted in rapid growth of the area is due to its rail connectivity which connects to the core city, low land prices, affordable housing and good infrastructure with all the necessary amenities within the city.


Report Content

Overview of Kalyan City

Overview of the Precinct

Role of Transport in Formation of the City

Importance of Transport in Work Force Participation

Land Transformation

Built Typology

Built Density and Housing

Impact of Housing in Water Supply Condition and Solid Waste Generation

Characteristics of Street Attributable to Housing

Conclusion