International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology © 2021, www.IJARIIT.com All Rights Reserved Page| 46 ISSN: 2454-132X Impact Factor: 6.078 (Volume 7, Issue 4 - V7I4-1155) Available online at: https://www.ijariit.com Fringe area transformation of historical Satara village at Aurangabad city Rajni Sharma rajnisharma18.1996@gmail.com Marathwada Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Pranita Pranjale pranjalepranita@gmail.com Marathwada Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra ABSTRACT Rapid Urbanization has led to the expansion of cities with changing land use and occupation. These changes have transformed the city hinterlands into Fringe areas / peri-urban settlements. In India, city fringe areas are largely neglected in policy and practices (Randhawa and Marshall, 2014) as they do not belong to any municipal limit and therefore migrants find it easy to settle in these areas. These Fringe areas face serious problems due to inadequate land-use planning and governance. The aim of the research is to study the transformation of historical settlements in fringes of Aurangabad city. By detailed studying the settlement history, character and land use pattern, issues and challenges are listed. Based on these listed Issues, the paper highlights the Solutions and Guidelines for the cautious development of these Fringe areas. Keywords– Fringe area, Urbanization, Transformation, Urban growth, Issues, Governance 1. INTRODUCTION India has been experiencing phenomenal urban growth within the previous couple of decades, with its million-plus cities rising from 23 in 1991, and 35 in 2001, to 53 in 2011 (Census of India 2011). The share of person living in urban areas rose by 3.35% in the decade 2001 to 2011, and 2.10% in the decade 1991 to 2001. (Census report, GOI- 2001). People migrating to cities for economic activities are unable to live in cities due to high cost of living. So, they settle along the periphery of the city known are ‘Fringe area’ or ‘Peri-urban area’ . Typically, Fringe areas can be located at the borders of the built -up area at the urban outskirts and appear to comprise a fragmented pattern of settlement of lower density and urban clusters around transit hubs. These expansion results in transformation of land use and occupation on the city fringes. Fringe areas have multiple meanings associated with them. The general characteristic of the many different forms of space that are called city fringes is that they are spaces of transformation with a certain degree of urban and rural interconnection. In India, Fringe areas play different roles for different people. A Poor find it easy to settle in these areas and acquire land to perform agriculture. Middle class people find these areas as a good place for big houses with personal open spaces. The local government use these areas for waste dumping, landfills, airports and also for noisy & toxic industries. Industries see it as a source of materials like brick clay, sand & gravels, limestone, etc. The environment enthusiast considers fringe areas as a valuable land of eco-system. These consideration of various people about fringe areas has led to the mismatching of the land use in the urban outskirts all over the India. A number of departments, including Nagar Panchayats, Panchayats, Town & Country Planning Department of State Government District Administration, MPC's, DPC's, Development Authorities, govern the development in the Fringe area. These bodies are not clear with the role and responsibility of city peri urban areas. Such bodies lack certainty about their position, which leads to confusion and mis-coordinating. These lack in urban governments which give rise to low quality of life, as the panchayats are not capable to deal with the changing characteristics that are caused by urbanization. This unplanned development thus leads to various issues i.e., lack of Infrastructure, services, open spaces, reduced agricultural zones, poor mobility, pollution and slum like settlements. The objective of this research is to highlight the urban issues which settlement face in these areas due to city expansion. As city fringe areas has more potential to play a positive role in urban growth. Cities all over the world are facing challenges which urban