Mixed land use planning for sustainable urban development : a case study of Ahmedabad City, India | |
| Author | Patel, Prashant |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-07-21 |
| Subject(s) | Land use--India--Ahmedabad--Planning Sustainable development--India--Ahmedabad |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Mixed use development is considered as a sustainable urban development method, which attempts to put various uses and activities together. Mixed use development in the study area has emerged endogenously in a haphazard way contributing physical deterioration of the place. The purpose of this study is to find different characteristics of mixed use patterns, their relationship with different socio-economic groups of people, environmental problems and propose appropriate policy measures to incorporate mixed land use method for new city development in planned way and enhance physical environmental quality of already mixed use areas. The study was conducted in three different pockets of the city with different characteristics of mixed use patterns and socio-economic condition of the residents. A Questionnaire based survey was carried out to find problems of residents, shop owners and customers of the selected case study areas. The study revealed that mixed use development contributes negative externalities such as noise, parking problems and traffic congestion due to insufficient infrastructure facilities, lack of regulations and building bye-laws. The study also found that mixed use development with residences of low income people supports higher positive externalities, more compatibility of uses and less environmental consequences compared to mixed land use of middle and higher income group people. Market forces, socio-economic condition of the people and accessibility of the place are major factor for mixed use development in Ahmedabad city. The study concludes that only compatible uses can generates desirable mixed use development. Based on the findings, several guidelines have been proposed for incorporating mixed used in the city coherently. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Perera, Ranjith; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sajor, Edsel;Shrestha, Rajendra; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2007 |