Maps, lakes and citizens

By Harini Nagendra, 2010

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URBANIZATION is increasingly emerging as one of the most significant drivers of global environmental change.¹ The impacts of city growth are especially noticeable in India, where urban landscapes have grown at unprecedented rates over the last two decades, converting a predominantly rural population to one which is rapidly becoming dominated by city dwellers. Bengaluru, India’s third largest city with a population of over six million and a decadal growth rate of 38% between 1991-2001,² is a case in point, providing a characteristic example of rapid expansion at the expense of natural ecosystems.

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