Left unorganised city growth, urbanisation in rural area Right: general city growth rate of Surat Below: growh of a village in 10 years
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Satelite image of land use change in the Mota Varachha village of Surat.
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The boost of industries facilitated the development of a number of industrial units around the city, ranging from large scaled special economic zones (SEZ), to small scaled private entrepreneurs. Due to the continuous high demand for new indus2012 trial lands, and the associated accommodation needs, the agricultural area at the periphary of Surat has soon started to be urbanised. By seeing how the economical benefit of industrialization overcame the traditional agricultural industry, more and more land owners in rural area become wilful to sell their agricultural land to real estate developers for quick income, especially in the villages that are located near existing infrastructures.
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PR0JECT IN SURAT CITY, INDIA TERM II LANDSCAPE AND URBANISM AA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
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The lack of overall control and management such event taken place with a free manner, causing fragmentation and unorganised urban growth.The image to the right shows an example of the growth of a village during the last 10 years.
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