Highlights contemporary and significant research gaps in studies of megacity regions in India Discusses models and policies for the urban & regional development of megacities Presents case studies to highlight the importance of planned satellite towns

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Dr. Amit Chatterjee has extensive teaching, research and industry experience and is presently an assistant professor at the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India. His research is primarily focused on future cities and urban sustainability models. Dr. Chatterjee served the industry in various capacities and has had the experience for working for mega planning projects, including Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone, Dholera town planning scheme, besides formulating the twin city development plan, highway projects in PPP mode, slum-free city planning under RAY across various cities in India. Dr. Chatterjee has completed successfully a number of international collaborative projects, including those on urban co-benefits (UNU, Japan), low carbon cities (British Council), urban biodiversity (UNU, Japan) and is currently involved in the projects "Shelter for All", "National Rurban Mission" and "Development Plan of cantonment Area". Dr. Chatterjee had edited the peer-reviewed journal "SPANDREL" dedicated to the theme "Making Cities Smart and Competitive". In addition to attending national and international seminars, Dr. Chatterjee contributes papers and reviews to reputed international journals in planning.
Prof. (Dr.) R. N. Chattopadhyay is an emeritus professor/fellow in the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur). Prof. Chattopadhyay received his Master of Regional Planning (MRP) and Ph.D. degrees from IIT Kharagpur and pursued his postdoctoral research in regional science under a Fulbright Senior Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, USA (1977-78). Prof. Chattopadhyay taught postgraduate courses in city & regional planning, urban & regional geography, and rural development at IIT Kharagpur and nearby universities for 33 years. Prof. Chattopadhyay has successfully completed more than 37 sponsored/consultancy projects sponsored by international & national agencies and local bodies, mainly as a principal investigator. He is the author of 4 books and manuals, 9 book chapters, 4 entries in the Directory of Rural Technologies, 10 study series, 75 papers in journals and 68 papers in conference/workshop proceedings. He has 4 patents (jointly) related to rural technology development and dissemination.

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Growth of Metropolises and Megacities with Focus on Global South.- Problems and Policies of Metropolitan Growth in India.- Satellite Town Development in Retrospect and Prospect.- Metropolitan Regions of India: Rapid Growth, Changing Landuse and Challenges.- Metropolitan City-Satellites-Fringe villages Relationship: Case Studies with Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru and its Region.