URBANIZATION AND ENERGY-RELATED PROBLEMS IN INDIAN CITIES

This paper deals with transformation of early rural settlements to urb an centers and growth of urbanization in India. Its effects on urban e nergy demand and the consequent energy-related problems at cities are discussed. We have highlighted the failure of the urban improvement pr ograms to tackle the urban problems on a long-term basis and analyzed the reasons for ambiguity in deciding about remedial strategies. Diffe rent perspectives on the performance of urban growth are explained tha t must be taken care of to formulate concrete policy measures for syst em improvement.