Kolkata — The Colonial City in Transition

• The book presents a spatial analysis of the city of Kolkata from the physical, economic, social, political, and environmental aspects of Urban Geography. • Uses mapping exercises based on real-time remote sensing data to enable a realistic assessment of themes like land-use changes, urban sprawl, and detailed neighborhood analysis. • It will be useful to students, teachers, and researchers of geography, especially human geography and urban geography, urban studies, urban development and planning, regional planning, sociology, politics, and economics. It will also benefit urban planners, development professionals, and those interested in the urban geography of Kolkata.