[H-SC04_2PM2] International Human Dimensions Programme

[HSC04-04] Forming the Inter-mediate Region between Urban and Rural in India - a case of Mysore city, Karnataka -

Arun das SUNDERRAJ¹, Koichi KIMOTO², Umakanth R.¹, *Vishwanatha HR¹ (1.University of Mysore, 2.Hiroshima Jogakuin University)

Keywords:Inter-mediate Region, Land Use and Cover Changes, Population Pressure, Urban - Rural, India

The fragmentation of agricultural land due to inheritance and partial selling has put the farming community into marginal farmers. A marginal farmer owning less than one acre of land, losses complete livelihood from his land. He becomes a partial non agriculture worker along with his farming occupation. Ultimately, leading to permanent change in occupation. In the later period he disowns the farming activity and migrates to the fringe of the nearby city. The CBD pressure on fringe begins as ripples from the city towards fringe. Consequence of this the fringe pressure ripples towards the farming and forest land. This has vice versa effect from Rural to Urban Fringe. The rural pressure which emanates from outer country land towards city mounts up its pressure on Fringe.This paper discusses about the process of expanding cities, its pressure on fringe, the rural farming land, shifting occupation and bouncing effect towards city. A fast growing city like Mysore city bounded by farming land of Mysore and Chamaraja districts is a good example to explain the situation of many cities of India which are experiencing similar process and bouncing effect.