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Towards A Settlement Structure For Kerala, Part I, A. M. Salim, K. G. Nadarajan, Nirmal Brito Mutunayagam

Community and Regional Planning Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

Preamble:
The Ekistics of today – The Ekistics of Tomorrow

Introduction:
What is settlement structure?
Kerala - The study area
Why this thesis? Soope and limitations of the Thesis
The philosophy of balanced development

CHAPTER I "THE LAND"- "Can-vas for Planning"
Location Area and Dimensions
Physical features
Natural divisions
Administrative divisions
The soils
Geology
Climate and rainfall
The rivers, lakes and backwaters
The mountains, passes, plains and coast line
Land utilisation and crop patterns

CHAPTER II: THE PEOPLE
Population density
Sex Ratio Age structure
Literacy
Language
Religion
Growth of population
Rural and urban population
Distribution of population in rural and …

Towards A Settlement Structure For Kerala, Part Iii, A. M. Salim, K. G. Nadarajan, Nirmal Brito Mutunayagam

Community and Regional Planning Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

PART – III : TOWARDS A SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE FOR KEARALA

CHAPTER XIV :I SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

CHAPTER XV : AN ATTEMPT TO CONCEPTUALISE THE EXISTING SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE IN KERALA • Case studies for establishing the concept • Basis for the concept • Flexibility of the concept

CHAPTER XVI : AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 0F THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE FOR KERALA

CHAPTER XVII : METHODOLOGY IN ARRIVING AT THE SETTLEMENT STRUCTURES; AND ANALYSIS • Saturation level of urbanization • Population projection for 2000 A.D. • Life Tables for the estimated population • Labour force • …

Towards A Settlement Structure For Kerala, Part Ii, A. M. Salim, K. D. Nadarajan, Nirmal Brito Mutunayagam

Community and Regional Planning Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

PART – II : THE SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE OF KERALA

CHAPTER V : THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCATTERED PATTERN OF SETTLEMENTS

CHAPTER VI : INFLUENCE OF NATURAL FEATURES ON THE SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE OF KERALA

CHAPTER VII : THE URBAN SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE
General characteristics of urban population • The process of urbanisation • The concept of urban centre • Classification of towns by states • Classification of towns by population size •Functional classification of towns • Town groups • Growth of urban centres • Urban clusters and concentration complexes • Growth of urban population • Demographic characteristics of the urban population • …