Spatial Impact of Metal Craft Industries: Moradabad

The traditional handicraft manufacturing has existed through and has been evolved as well as suffered phases of glory and decline alternatively. This manufacturing economy has emerged and got itself located in specific places across the country with each being unique, thus providing a mutual spatial identity to the product and the place equally. Metal craft being traditional in nature, has a well-established market across the globe thus providing huge employment. In India, Moradabad well known as Brass City, accounts 40 % of the total export of metal craft from India. The Study attempts to assess spatial impacts of metal craft industry on the study area. The study has been conducted in four stages, which includes formulation of aim and objectives, data collection, analysis, identification of issues and formulating strategies and recommendations.