Question

Write a short note

Inter activities between rural-urban settlements

Answer 1

i. The area between urban and rural areas is called the urban-rural fringe.

ii. People using automobiles make their daily trips from the urban-rural fringe to the central area where their offices and economic institutions are located.

iii. A mixture of rural and urban land use is found in this area.

iv. The rural-urban fringe has a complex structure. The city and surrounding areas consist essentially of two types of administrative areas: Municipal Councils and Gram Panchayats.

v. The smaller municipal towns close to the main city tend to lose their identity and are, in reality, a part of the geographical city.

vi. The towns away from the main city maintain their distinct identity and have a distinct set of problems relating to urban amenities and transportation.

vii. The rural areas also exhibit a certain level of diversity: agricultural land may have been converted to residential or industrial areas or the whole area may be entirely rural, the only link with the city being the daily commuters.