Mapping Socio-Spatial Characteristics of Malappuram, Kerala, India
Abstract
The objective of this exercise was to prepare city level maps for the city of Malappuram to document the social and economical characteristics in spatial dimension. Cities are not uniformly distributed with respect to various socio-economic aspects and thus illustrate diversity at urban scale. Mapping this diversity helps in understanding the pattern of urbanisation for that city and helps in taking informed decisions for its future development and planning. In this article five maps namely; evolution of city, morphology, ward wise population density, distribution of religious groups and occupation pattern are provided along with their explanation for the city of Malappuram. These maps are based on field surveys conducted in the year 2015.