GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Case Study of A Developing Urban Center

Book Title: GIS AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES (A Case Study of A Developing Urban Center)ISBN: 978-81-7906-190-9
Author: Manishika Jain
Author Email: manishikaj@gmail.com
Publication: Himanshu Publications
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About the Book: This book is an attempt to assess and analyze the physico-cultural base of Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) and its environs, the direction, trend and magnitude of its urban sprawl, its infrastructural facilities and amenities applying GIS and remote sensing. This study tries to evolve an analytical methodology for urban development interventions by applying different forms of databases including spatial and non-spatial, conventional and non-conventional with details ranging from high resolution satellite imagery to administrative units like wards and villages to the level of individual households and persons. These databases are analyzed using relevant managerial, geographical information systems, remote sensing, qualitative and quantitative techniques.
The author believes that this book would prove useful in the study of urban and regional development for geographers, economists, policy planners, administrators, research scholars and students and would help in developing a broader perspective for the futuristic bottom-up approach to regional planning.

Book Summary:

The book focuses deep into the absence of foresighted policy measures and non-adherence to legislations, which affect urban sprawl in turn deteriorating its urban functionality. The book deals with the study of Udaipur city and the adjacent sixty seven villages named as the Udaipur Urbanizing Region (UUR), a territory of 508.75 sq. km. Study is conducted using extensive census database, field work, qualitative studies and Landsat and LISS imagery.

The physico-cultural base of the region is determined and analyzed in the GIS environs. LISS and Landsat imagery are used to understand the process of urban sprawl taking place from 1972 to 2004. Field survey and ground verifications have helped to analyze inter and intra-infrastructural development taking place in the region. Lastly, Land Suitability is carried out using Spatial Analyst Arc View GIS by weighted overlay method. On the basis of this futuristic model of urban growth is proposed. The recommendations include re-strengthening the existing system includes institutional and financial approach, housing reforms, innovative planning, tourism management, paradigm shift in the planning mechanism, legislative procedures and information technologies.

About the Author

Manishika Jain completed her PhD from Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), Udaipur in 2008. Her work on the analysis of Urban Sprawl and Development of Udaipur (Rajasthan, India) forms the basis of this book. Her work has been published in several major national and international forums including North American Regional Science Council, 2008; 31st Annual Applied Geography Conference - 2008; The 2008 International Symposium on Automated Cartography; Royal Geographical Society - IBG, 2008; International Conference on Social Science and Humanities, 2008; American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2008; Association of American Geographers, 2008; Indian Geography Congress- National Association of Geographers- 2008. Her areas of focus include GIS and remote sensing, urban development and planning, urban finance and infrastructure, people’s participation, rural-urban linkages and socio-environmental issues.

She taught Geography of Rajasthan to Final Year Graduate students at MLSU and GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban, Economic, Quantitative, Regional and World Geography to Union and State Civil Service Aspirants.

She topped in M.A. in Geography from Centre for Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and was awarded University Gold Medal for B.A. from MLSU, Udaipur. She has won several national and international awards and accolades. She was among the top students in the National Eligibility Test (2005) for lecturership conducted independently by University Grants Commission and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and was awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Being in top twenty percent of the JRF candidates she was considered for SPM fellowship. She represented India in a 100 member Youth Exchange Delegation to China in 2007 led by the then Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports ‑ Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyer. She received Young Geographers Award from National Association of Geographers, India in 2007. She was short listed to represent India in the Commonwealth Youth Forum held at Kampala, Uganda, 2007. She received Bhamashah Award by Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur in 2005. The award is given to students from Udaipur for their significant scholastic achievements. She was awarded the National Talent Search Examination Scholarship by NCERT. Government of India awards this prestigious scholarship to the most meritorious students supporting them throughout their education starting from high school up to PhD.

She has contributed articles to magazines and journals like Geography and You, Kurukshetra, Clean India, GIS India, Vector1Media and many more. One of her publication has also been referred in the Parliamentary Documentation.

This book has been reviewed in GIS India Issue May 2009 and in Vector1Media Issue August 2009.

The author can be contacted at: manishikaj@gmail.com

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