Geography 2060A/B Lecture 16: Lecture 16-South+Asia+and+Inidan+Cities
7 Feb 2017
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16: cities of south asia: examples from india. With the exception of india, the phenomenon of one dominant primate city characterizes the city distributions in south asia. The region has three basic types of cities: traditional, colonial and planned. Two models are used to illustrate the urban forms of south asian cities: the colonial-based city model and the bazaar-based city model. Those models allow us to examine the major components parts of the region"s cities. We shall take the opportunity to also introduce the role of ocean ports in city formation and, by extension, in national economic development. Also, we shall focus on the role of ethnic tensions and warfare as impediments to the rational development of many cities in the region. Urban areas in the indian subcontinent illustrate the common traits found throughout the region, along with diverse landscape components that give particular cachets to specific cities.
