International Conference on Peri-urban Development at IIT Madras on January 27th and 28th, 2017
Chennai, January 27, 2017: Scholars, researchers, students and practitioners from Germany, UK and India is coming together to share new research and ideas on the emerging concept of the ‘peri-urban’ at the InternationalConference on Peri-urban Development at IIT Madras on January 27th and 28th, 2017, organised by the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS).
One of the first if its kind in India, this conference on peri-urban dynamics will examine various themes such as urbanisation, peri-urban ecosystems, water and their uses in the peri-urban, political frameworks and governance.
A high-level panel discussion chaired by N Sridharan, SPA, New Delhi along with panellists from the Ministry of Rural Development and other leading research institutes such as Indian Institute of Human Settlements, Technical University Dortmund, University of Manchester and World Resources Institute will take place at 2 PM on the 28th of January.
WHAT: Conference on Peri-urban Development
WHO (organised by): Indo-German Centre for Sustainability, IIT Madras
WHERE: ICSR, IIT Madras
WHEN: January 27-28, 2017
One major theme of the 21st century is intensifying global environmental changes, including climate change, with significant and often negative impacts on the environment, ecosystems, livelihoods, health and well-being. A second major theme is urbanisation, with the proportion of those living in cities and peri-urban areas projected to reach 66 per cent by 2050, with most of the million plus cities and megacities concentrated within the Indian sub-continent and China.
In South Asia peri-urban areas are growing at a much faster pace than many core cities and towns. These areas, which are beyond a city’s administrative limits but adjacent to them, are transition zones between urbanised pockets and the rural agricultural hinterland.
There is currently no assessment available of the dynamics of patterns of peri-urban change in India. Little is known about where these regions are headed and their likely societal, environmental and economic outcomes. How have demographic trends in peri-urban areas influenced socio-economic change, livelihoods, and living conditions? How are ongoing processes of urbanisation along with climate variability and expected climate change going to affect local resource availability, especially water? These questions and others will be probed at the Conference.
