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URBANIZATION AND QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF MALDA DISTRICT

    2 Author(s):  HAMIDUL HASSAN, DR. B. PRABHU DASS BATVARI

Vol -  2, Issue- 1 ,         Page(s) : 35 - 43  (2015 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSI

Abstract

Urbanization means development of rural areas into urban areas. Urbanization shows the development of a country, state or district. With the increase in urbanization, environment also changes and it also affects the life of human beings. The decadal development of urban population in West Bengal has been observed to be a shade higher than the national normal. While the national normal is 31.16 percent, the decadal development rate in the state is 31.89 percent. Keeping in view all the foundation history of urbanization of the territory of West Bengal, The significant target of this paper will be to evaluate the present patterns and examples of urbanization in Malda district of West Bengal and furthermore to analyze the association with the urbanization and human improvement list, which is a pointer of financial advancement and also the quality of environment which include the living conditions and living standards of the people living in Malda.

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