The Land Question in Urban Development

India's available land per capita is projected to decrease significantly by 2050, leading to urban land scarcity and high prices. The book examines the factors contributing to land price increases, including supply and demand imbalances, land regulation, and speculative demand. It also highlights the importance of efficient land use in urban growth and suggests alternative approaches for achieving sustainable urban development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 346 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2023
Publisher: Academic Foundation

The available land per capita in India is anticipated to decrease by a factor of four by 2050, compared to 1960. This decline will be more pronounced in urban areas, leading to high land prices and the expansion of urban slums. A crucial question that arises is whether the increase in land prices primarily results from supply and demand imbalances or if factors such as land regulation, urban governance, and speculative demand for land also contribute to these price hikes. Furthermore, land issues have gained significant importance in the context of enhancing the ease of doing business. Conducting an assessment of alternative approaches to efficient land use is crucial as urban growth intensifies.

This book, consisting of ten papers, is structured under three main headings: Institutional and Regulatory Factors Influencing Land Supply, Patterns of Urban Housing and Land Prices, and New Initiatives in Urban Development. The motivation behind this volume stems from a round table discussion on land and urbanization organized earlier by NCAER. It is hoped that this book will be of immense value to scholars, urban planners, business planners, and policymakers engaged in the field of urban land.

Weight: 825g
Dimension: 235 x 159 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789332704473