Yui YOSHIMICHI, Hiroshima University / Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Japan
Sharma VISHWA, University of Delhi / Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, India
Hino MASATERU, Chugoku Gakuen University, Japan
Since its economic liberalization in 1991, the Indian economy has developed rapidly, particularly in the suburbs of the country’s metropolitan areas, which serve as its core. The suburban areas of the Delhi metropolitan region are undergoing development, as evidenced by the construction of industrial parks, office buildings, housing, and commercial malls for the new middle and wealthy classes. This study aims to clarify the prevailing situation and problems in the urban fringe of Delhi by investigating the actual conditions of housing supply and the characteristics of residents in Manesar, an extension city of Gurugram in the Delhi metropolitan area.
Field surveys were conducted in February 2016 and February 2017 regarding the status of the development in Sector 1, Manesar. The results revealed that 269 detached houses were constructed from among 536 plots, and 19 small apartments were built. There were 63 PGs (Paying Guest House, privately rented house) in the detached house blocks, and 19 group housings (which means condominiums or high-rise apartments in India) out of the 55 that had been planned were already completed.
In Manesar, there are many vacant plots and vacant houses, because housing owners purchase plots and houses for investment. And many speculators manage the rental houses, because house’s price and rent are cheaper than Gurugram and Manesar is promising in near future for the plan of Delhi Metro. And there are many PG which are supplied for young single factory workers, because there are few restaurants and convenience facilities in Manesar.
Mots clés : India|urban fringe|urban development|town planning|housing supply
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