Analysis of Growth and Transformation of Rural Urban Fringe through Dynamic Urban Matrix

Abstract

The cellular automata modeling has been found to be the most suitable for use in newlinesimulating growth of a modern metropolis characterized by urban sprawl. Pune s rapid newlinechange in spatial structure and pattern during the past 30 years has enabled the city to newlinebecome a hot spot for urban dynamics studies. At Pune, the RP suggests new newlinetownships at the periphery of Pune. The future growth simulations further examine newlinemetropolitan dynamics under different conditions. These simulations indicate that newlinesmaller urban clusters at the periphery would grow outward and join together to form newlinemuch larger clusters, which may favor the formation of numerous edge cities newlinethroughout the entire metropolis (multi nuclei planning theory). This would change the newlinecity s spatial form substantially. newlineThe model should be useful both to those who study urban dynamics and those who newlineneed to manage resources and provide services to people living in this rapidly changing newlineenvironment. Given that many major metropolises in the India face the growing newlineproblems caused by restless suburban development, the technical frameworks newlinedeveloped in the current study focusing on Pune should be applicable to those newlinemetropolises with similar growth styles. The dynamic modeling can improve our newlineunderstanding of variations in the nature, society, employment patterns, dynamics of newlinegrowth, and topography, thereby facilitating a sophisticated approach to urban newlinemanagement and sustainable development. newlineFuture scope of work- newlineAt the application level, this study has established a urban growth model for the fringe areas of Pune city. The overall growth of Pune metropolitan region thus can be evolved with precise transition rules at various locations and a realistic model can be derived further.