“Urban Systam, Urban Growth and Urbanisation in the 20th Century West Bengal” is of topical interest. It confines to West Bengal – A state of India which had witnessed great changes and political upheavals, like Bengal Famine of 1943, Partition of the country in 1947, followed by influx of millions of displaced persons from erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The Study is indepth analysis of process of Urbanisation and Urban development of West Bengal amid these political and socio-economic upheavals and has taken time span of entire 20th century. West Bengal has been introduced along with its physical, economic and demographic base to decipher the factors of urban growth during the different decades of the century.

The book will prove a valuable reference tool for urban geographers, urban planners, sociologists, urban ecologists and others who are interested in the study of human habitat transformation and development.