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Book Summary
In India as in other developing countries intensiveindustrialization followed by
urbanization has now attracted theattention of urban ecologists to the issues of
ecologicaldegradation. An attempt has been made in this study to examine notonly
the issue of industrial pollution, patterns of humansettlement and land use in
the city, but also to investigate theprocesses that have contributed to the
deteriorating quality oflife in Indian cities. Apart from the problem of
industrialpollution, this study demonstrates how the social structure of acity
also contributes to its environmental decay. The focus of thisresearch has been
on Rourkela which as a city planned to supportthe Rourkela Steel Plant and its
ancillary industrial units,provides
ISBN-13
9788173045721
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Manohar
Publishing Date
2004-01
Total Pages
245
Stealing the Environment: Social and Ecological Effects of Industrialization in Rourkela
In India as in other developing countries intensiveindustrialization followed by
urbanization has now attracted theattention of urban ecologists to the issues of
ecologicaldegradation. An attempt has been made in this study to examine notonly
the issue of industrial pollution, patterns of humansettlement and land use in
the city, but also to investigate theprocesses that have contributed to the
deteriorating quality oflife in Indian cities. Apart from the problem of
industrialpollution, this study demonstrates how the social structure of acity
also contributes to its environmental decay. The focus of thisresearch has been
on Rourkela which as a city planned to supportthe Rourkela Steel Plant and its
ancillary industrial units,provides