Demarcation of central business district of an indian city: a case study of Sloapur city
Demarcation of central business district of an indian city: a case study of Sloapur city
DEMARCATION OF CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF AN INDIAN CITY: A CASE STUDY OF SOLAPUR CITY
Urban geography is an important branch of geography. Where interactions within the city limits have been studied by number of geographers. The core area of a city is a special character of any urban centre. On the basis of this, the concept of “Central Business District” has been developed in western countries. An attempt has been made to apply this concept of Central Business District (CBD) to Solapur city in Maharashtra, India. The necessary data was collected was collected from town and planning office of SMC (Solapur Municipal Corporation)as well as field work analyzed using statistical methods.Considering the land values in various municipal wards of Solapur city, Central business district has been demarcated. The collected information, It was found that the highest land value areas are being used for commercial purposes as well residential purpose. Also there are some slums in this zone. The government offices are slightly away from the core area, but still enjoy high land value due to transport facilities.There is a dispersion of shopping centers in the newly developed residential areas, e.g. Jule Solapur. The newly absorbed villages in the municipal areas have very low land value because of lack of facilities e.g. Bale and Degaon.
Keywords: Land value, specialized market, Residential area-Non residential area, core area.
INTRODUCTION
Urban Geography is an important branch of Geography. The study of interaction within the city limit has been studied by number of geographers. The core area of the city has special character on the basis of this; the concept of Central Business District has been developed in western countries.It is very interesting to study the characters of Central Business District of any city. An attempt has been made to apply the concept of Central Business District to Solapur city, an important city in Maharashtra, India.
STUDY AREA
Solapur City is one of the important cities in western Maharashtra. The latitudinal extent of the city is 17?40’ north and the longitudinal extent is 75?46’ east. It is situated in the Bhima River of the Deccan Plateau. The present area of the city is 179 sq.km. Solapur is situated 550 meters above the mean sea level. River Sina, which is a tributary of Bhima River, flows near southwestern part, of Solapur City. Black cotton ‘Regur’ soil is present in this region. The thickness of the soil decreases as ones moves away from the main river. The climate of the city is dry throughout the year, due to its inland location.
The total Population of Solapur city as enumerated by the census of India (1991) is 620846. Present population according to the Solapur Municipal Corporation 948000. shows decadal variation of population of Solapur during the last century. The decade 1901-1911 registered negative Growth rate of Population that is 18.52 p.c it was because of several epidemics recorded during the decade throughout the India. Further there is a constant increase in population. In 1993-1994 Municipal Corporation limit of Solapur was extended and 11 villages were included into the city limit. As a result population has been increase during the last decade.
LAND USE
Out of the total geographical area of the city, more than 50 % is under noncommercial and residential area and various industries and commercial establishments occupy 20%. More than 60% Shops are concentrated in the core of the city i.e. Navi Peth, Goldfinch Peth, Sakhar Peth, Murarji Peth and Remaining Shops are scattered in the outskirts of the core area. The residential area is mainly located to the southwest and northwest of Solapur. Various new housing colonies are emerging at the above mentioned areas. The extended part of Solapur city in the southern part is mostly a residential area. It is called as ‘Twin Sholapur’. Considering this morphology of the city, an attempt has been to de market the core area of the city.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PRESENT STUDY
The objectives of the present study in Solapur city as follows.
1. To identify the market centers and to find out weather the concept of CBD in western country is applicable to Solapur city.
2. To study the impact of extension of city limit the development of new market centers.
3. To find out the salient features of the market centers in Solapur city.
HYPOTHESIS
1. Increasing number of shops and reduction in residential land use in the area develops CBD.
2.