Indian cities today are experiencing rapid changes in terms of area, population, economic activities and land use pattern. Many towns or cities have come up in the National Capital Region. Gurgaon is becoming a fast growing city in NCR. So it is essential to examine the basic features of this fast growing urban center so as to plan their future development. The first chapter of the study deals with general introduction, basic concept of town, statement of problem, database and methodology as well as includes a chronological review of literature on urban studied related to present study. The...

Urban growth is particularly rapid in the National Capital Region. Towns or cities have experienced expansion in their area towards agricultural land or open land. According to Census of India 2011, Rohtak city is the third largest city of Haryana. The present study looks into urban sprawl and urban land transformation of Rohtak city with the help of remote sensing and GIS techniques. Physical expansion of the city along the major national or state highway is very fast especially along the National Highway No. 10 towards Delhi, the national capital of India. The study also takes a look at the...