Limits of policy and planning in peri-urban waterscapes: The case of Ghaziabad, Delhi, India

The waterscape captures the interconnectedness of economic, political, cultural and social processes embedded in water

Abstract

The notion of the waterscape has been proposed to capture the interconnectedness of economic, political, cultural and social processes embedded in water. More recently recognised, yet still relatively under-theorised are waterscapes that are ‘in-between’ the city and the periphery. This article focuses on peri-urban Delhi, specifically the area around Ghaziabad. We show that peri-urban waterscapes do not fit into existing urban or rural planning models because these same models largely fail to recognise the pen-urban interface as a distinct form of territorial development.

Citation

Mehta, L., Karpouzoglou, T., Limits of policy and planning in pen-urban waterscapes: The case of Ghaziabad, Delhi, India, Habitat International, vol.48, issue7, pp.159-168, 2015

Limits of policy and planning in peri-urban waterscapes: The case of Ghaziabad, Delhi, India

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Published 1 January 2015