Taruna BANSAL, Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India, India
Pritha ROYCHOWDHURY, Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India, India
The present urban is experiencing transformations, approaching physical limits of growth, and large decentralized urban conurbations. These are emerging worldwide as the ‘engines of growth’ or the ‘backbone of development.’ The urban center's are catalysts that bring business and modify individual towns. The urbanscape changes are so prominent because it is heterogeneous and composed of various cultures and social interactions. At the local level, three forces drive urbanization – globalization of capital, labour, and culture; economic restructuring; and communication technologies (Soja, 2011). Along with these regional forces, an individual city's traditional and cultural history uniquely identifies urban settlement.
The present paper looks into the impact and influence of culture on the urban development and growth of Mathura and Vrindavan towns. A unique urban formation - a distinct homogeneous territorial unit between these two towns, representing an urban cultural region dotted with Lord Krishna’s childhood years' anecdotes. These urban settlements form an integral part of the Braj cultural region and the Krishna Circuit identified by India's Government. The authors try to apprehend this typical cultural urbanization explicitly driven by the local and regional cultural factors. Along with cultural elements, institutional factors and government initiatives have also played an essential role in highlighting India's pioneer urban cultural regions.
Mots clés : Cultural Urbanization|Urban Cultural region|Braj Cultural Region|India
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