TY  - SER
AU  - Debolina Kundu1 , 
AU  -  Lahiri, Baishali
AU  - Pandey, Arvind 
AU  - Sharma, Pragya 
TI  - City Profile: Madurai, India
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  - Temple city
KW  - education hub
KW  - shrinking city,
KW  - planning,
KW  - water shortage
KW  -  Madurai
N2  - Madurai city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, is one of the ancient temple cities of India and has been existing since two millennia. It is the second largest city in terms of area and the third largest in terms of
population in the state. Despite this, the city’s population and economy is shrinking. In 2010, the city’s
boundary expanded to cover the entire urban agglomeration. But even after 9 years of integration,
differences exist between the newly merged areas and the old city. The spatial division in provision of
basic services coupled with the characteristics of a shrinking city has posed fundamental challenges in
the path of sustainable development. This article discusses the development of Madurai city with regard
to its history, demography, economy, health and education infrastructure. It also offers insights into the
unique challenges faced by the city and discusses the policy implications for reversal of the retardation
of the city to that of holistic progress
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0975425319867487
ER  -