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Journal of Social Welfare and Management

Volume  7, Issue 3, July - September 2015, Pages 141-144
 

Review Article

Urbanization of Rayalaseema Region and Urban Environmental Problems of Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation, Anantapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh

G. Venkata Ramana

Professor, Department of Sociology, S.K.University, Anantapuramu–515 003. A. P.

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DOI: DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jswm.0975.0231.7115.5

Abstract

 Urbanisation is an inevitable process experienced by all nations in their transition from agrarian to industrial societies. Urbanisation is synonymous with development, modernisation and growth of a country in general and service sector in particular. It brings social, economic, demographic and physical changes, which create problems relating to civic urban services, land use, planning and law and order managements. Due to urbanisation environmental problems like pollution, diseases have emerged as major problems. Urban environment is steadily deteriorating throughout the world. Multiple kinds of pollutions namely, air pollution; water pollution and noise pollution are posing a great threat to the health of human beings, especially in the urban areas. 

The present paper deals with urbanisation of drought prone area i.e. Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh and urban environmental problems of Anantapuramu Muncipal Corporation.
 
Keywords: Urbanisation; Environment; Land Use; Pollution.

Corresponding Author : G. Venkata Ramana