With rapid urbanization the Cities and towns are unable to provide basic
services as the Infrastructure remains inadequate. Migration from the Rural
areas has added to the problem. The book deals extensively with the Patterns and
processes of Urban development and highlights their spatial and temporal
changes. The Study examines the problems being faced by the small and medium
towns in providing basic services to their residents. As municipalities deliver
the basic services an attempt has also been made to evaluate the Financial
resources of the Urban Local Bodies. The case study of the processes of
urbanization in Ranchi City gives a blue print for future urban