Urban Environment and Social Wellbeing in Second Class Indian Cities

by Aboo Ishaque PK

ISBN: 9789351308539
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Imprint : Scholars World
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 5995.00
Biblio : xii+149.,figs.tabls.,bib., 25 cm

Author Profile

"Dr. Aboo Ishaque P.K. born in a village known as Mampad of Malappuram district of Kerala, India. He did graduation in Geography from HM College Manjeri (Calicut University) and did his post graduation and Doctor of philosophy from Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P. in the same subject. He presented five research papers in International conferences and published eight research papers in different journals and proceedings of international conferences. <BR> He is a resource person to several Civil Service Academies in Malabar region and a life member of Global Lake Ecology Observation Network (GLEON), at present working as a guest lecturer in the Department of Geography, Kannur University, Kerala. <BR> "

About The Book

"The book Urban Environment and Social Wellbeing in Second Class Indian Cities is a comprehensive research work carried out for a thesis submitted for the award of Ph.D. degree in Geography at the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. <BR> The study of interior social and environmental structure of the cities reveals some unpleasant conditions prevailing there. Social area analysis can be used to identify the inequalities in the socio-political and environmental conditions at micro level. This book is an effort to identify the different segments of the urban places especially in second class Indian cities using some well defined variables. Theoretical basis for the identification of the wellbeing or quality of life of the population is also incorporated. A practical account of social area analysis for the fifty-one wards of the city of Calicut using the method of factor analysis is given which can be used for the planners and academic researchers. <BR> "

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 1-9 <BR> 2. Outline of Conceptual Development In urban 10-24 <BR> Environment and Social Wellbeing <BR> 3 Concepts of Urban Environment and Social Wellbeing 25-42 <BR> 4 Historico-Geographical Settings of Calicut City 43-64 <BR> 5 General Environment in Calicut City 65-89 <BR> 6 Status of Urban Environment and Social Wellbeing 90-129 <BR> in Calicut City <BR> Conclusions 130-133 <BR> Bibligraphy 134-144 <BR> Appendices 145-149