Frontier density in urban India
Urban Studies: An International Journal of Research in Urban Studies
Published online on May 29, 2026
Abstract
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Urbanisation in India’s frontier regions challenges conventional understandings of the drivers, limits, and experiences of density. In this article I draw on cases from three cities in Northeast India, Dimapur (Nagaland), Gangtok (Sikkim) and Imphal (...
Urbanisation in India’s frontier regions challenges conventional understandings of the drivers, limits, and experiences of density. In this article I draw on cases from three cities in Northeast India, Dimapur (Nagaland), Gangtok (Sikkim) and Imphal (...