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100			_aPerez, Joan _932302
245			_aIdentification and quantification of urban space in India: Defining urban macro-structures
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 56, Issue 10, 2019,(1988-2004 p.)
520			_aUrban–rural differences seem particularly pronounced in India, especially when based on the official figures provided by the Census of India, which are heavily dependent on the administrative status of settlements. India, one of the world’s most dynamic and populous countries, still possesses an official urbanisation rate lagging well behind other developing economies. To investigate the extent of Indian urbanisation, this article develops a multi-step methodology using indicators specifically conceived for identifying urban structures in India. In this article, an emphasis is given to the conception and to the spatial analysis of two indicators: metropolitan ranking and meta-agglomerations. A method combining these indicators then allows identifying urban macro-structures acting as a larger organising framework in the regional space. Our results show a multitude of different functional areas that have developed specific urban morphologies over time. Some are particularly marked by high values of urban macrocephaly, small settlements taking the shape of nebulae, urban sprawl, etc.
650			_aIndia, _945088
650			_amacro-structure, _945089
650			_a meta-agglomeration, _945090
650			_a metropolitan area, _945091
650			_a urbanisation _942757
700			_aFusco, Giovanni _931952
700			_aMoriconi-Ebrard, François _945087
773	0		_011188 _915499 _dsage, 2019. _tUrban studies
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018783870
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