Estratègies administratives i canvi de les relacions espacials a Mumbai

Abstract

This paper reviews the effects of legal control through time on urban interventions in the creation of modern Mumbai, one of the most important cities of India, and one of the most populated cities of the world. The first section presents a summary of its urban history with special focus on the effects of the colonial period, and commercial activities in the construction of the city. The second section, analyzes the effects of several new laws enacted after the independence (Rent Control Act 1942, Urban Land Ceiling Act 1976) as well as special actions (Back Bay Reclamation Scheme, the creation of Navi Mumbai, the complex Bandra-Kurla, or the industrial belt of Thana Belapur) that have made Mumbai in the financial capital of India.