Question.
Write a short note on the activities prevailing in the Umland of a city. ( UPPSC, 2020, 10 Marks)
Answer.
Umland is also called "city-region" or "catchment area of the city" or "influential area of the city". Umland is the area around the city from where people come to the city to buy goods or avail services for daily use.
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The following activities are prevalent in Umland:
- The extent of Umland's territory depends on the city; In general, larger cities tend to have larger Umland. For example, Delhi attracts migration from distant areas as compared to Lucknow and also provides goods and services from wider areas.
- Umland has mixed social and economic characteristics of town and village. Land use patterns in Umland are constantly changing.
- Umland is functionally connected with the city through specific norms and maintains inflow and outflow links. Umland is a kind of functional area of the city.
- People from Umland used to come to the city to buy TVs, fridges, or agricultural inputs.
- The people of Umland came to the city to avail services like schools, hospitals, etc.
- Most of the needs of the city like labor, food grains, fruits, vegetables, etc. are met from Umland areas.
- Rich people move from the city to the Umland area and the trend of rich people in Umland is increasing. Over time the residential areas of Umland have increased.
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