This study aims to obtain more insight into the extent to which the urban form plays a role in the household's spatial-energetic practices in order to broaden our understanding of the opportunities to achieve a more sustainable future. The study
Delhi ; Housing ; India ; Land use ; Social change ; Urban environment ; Urban fringe ; Urbanization
The national capital of India, Delhi, is a city where indisputable economic progress related to urbanisation is accompanied by tremendous environmental concerns, congestion, poverty, and housing shortages. This thesis focuses on the rural-urban
fringe, which is the ultimate battlefield of the environmental and socio-economic change brought about by urbanisation. The objective is to reveal the impact of urbanisation on the villages in Delhi's rural-urban fringe. The research areas are : Alipur
Development Block north of the urban area of Delhi and Najafgarh Development Block west of Delhi. - (AGD)