Abstract: Urban areas are often described as engines of economic growth which offer its residents greater opportunity for work, commercial activities and access to key services. This has led to higher population growth rates and widespread internal migration. But urban development has not proceeded evenly and uniformly through space. Spatial inequalities within urban areas appear in almost all urban areas. The focus here is on the process that has promoted spatial inequalities in Bangalore city. The spatial growth of Bangalore began with the British establishing the Civil and Military station in 1807. The industrialization process which began aroun1870s further expanded the city. In the 1980s the Electronic Industry was established leading to the growth of information technology sector. The investments in infrastructure in Bangalore were made according to the need of the industries without consideration of social equity. One of the greatest challenges that Bangalore city faces today is spatial inequality Spatial inequalities are also caused due to lack of power which the majority of the population has in the decision making process that influence and determine the circumstances of their daily lives. An attempt is made to trace the process that has given rise to spatial inequalities in Bangalore city.
Keywords: Industrialization, Governance, Planning, Infrastructure, Spatial Inequality.
Title: URBANIZATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND SPATIAL INEQUALITIES IN BANGALORE
Author: Dr. Malini.M
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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