Geographical analysis

Abstract

Abstract Slums are considered a problem area of urban development. slums are physically poor quality, substandard housing area, which pose danger of health and life of slum dwellers. The growth rate of slums in the study is very high. Today more than 20 percent of population in Mumbai,16 percent in Calcutta,33 percent in Chennai 10 percent in Bangalore and also 10 percent in Belagavi city (study region)lives in slums. A number of pull and push factors influence the origin and growth of slums in the study region. The paper attempts to analyze the quality of life and Environment in the study area and also bring out the deficiency in the amenities and various problems of slum dwellers. The total area of the city is 94.08Sq.kms with the population of 4, 65,000 as per 2001 census. Belgaum city is divided into 58 wards in which there are 36 slums notified by Slum Clearance Board and Belgaum Municipal Corporation, Hence,The data has been collected from both primary and secondary sources. KSSCB and Belgaum Municipal Corporation. The collected data have been processed and presented in the form of maps, tables by applying GIS tools and some cartographic techniques. The study reveals that the problems observed in the slums are enormous, but major problems are their housing conditions, water supply, sanitation and electricity.

Key words: Urbanization, Urban Poverty, Quality of Life, Urban Environment.