Assessing the blue and green infrastructure for an environmentally sustainable city : the case of Udaipur (Also available on CD)
Shekhar, Ravi (PP0007616)
Assessing the blue and green infrastructure for an environmentally sustainable city : the case of Udaipur (Also available on CD) - 2018 - xxvii,65p.,CD-ROM
Contents
Undertaking ii
Certificate iv
Acknowledgments vi
Abstract vii
Table of contents viii
List of figures xii
List of tables xiv
List of Abbreviations xv
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background and context 1
1.2 Aim 1
1.3 Objective 1
1.4 Methodology 2
1.5 Scope of Study 4
1.6 Way Forward 4
2 LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 Urbanisation 5
2.2 Urbanisation in India 6
2.3 What is Blue Green Infrastructure (BGI) 7
2.3.1 History of Blue-Green Infrastructure 8
2.3.2 Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure: 12
2.4 Case Studies Showing BGI Benefits & Initiatives 13
2.4.1 Augustenborg, Malmo, Sweden 13
2.4.2 Gardens by The Bay, Singapore 14
2.4.3 Wild West End, London, UK 15
2.4.4 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 16
2.4.5 Bangalore, Karnataka 17
2.4.6 Madurai, Tamil Nadu 18
3 STUDY AREA: UDAIPUR 20
3.1 Introduction 20
3.1.1 Location of the city 20
3.1.2 Regional Connectivity 20
3.1.3 Growth pattern of Udaipur 21
3.1.4 Demographic pattern/trends 22
3.1.5 Tourist Population 23
3.1.6 City Structure 23
3.1.7 Land Area & Land Use 25
4 LAND COVER CHANGE OVER TIME 27
4.1 Land-Cover of 1972 28
4.2 Land-Cover of 2000 28
4.3 Land-Cover of 2015 29
5 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE (GI) 32
5.1 Parks & Gardens 32
5.2 Open Space 34
5.3 Urban Forest 36
5.3.1 Land Encroachment 39
6 BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE (BI) 41
6.1 Lake System of Udaipur 41
6.1.1 Ayad River 42
6.1.2 Fateh Sagar Lake 42
6.1.3 Pichola Lake: 42
6.1.4 Udai Sagar: 43
6.1.5 Badi Lake 43
6.1.6 Goverdhan Sagar: 44
6.1.7 Swaroop Sagar: 44
6.1.8 Bada Madar 44
6.1.9 Importance of Lakes in Udaipur 45
6.1.10 Evaporation and Seepage Losses 45
6.1.11 Eutrophication and Deterioration of Water Quality 46
7 PUBLIC PERCEPTION & INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT 49
7.1 Public Perception 49
7.2 Institutional Arrangement 53
8 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: 55
8.1 Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS) 57
8.2 Action Udaipur 58
8.3 Initiative of Local People & Business community 58
9 CONCLUSION 60
10 SUGGESTIONS 61
REFERENCES 63
P TH-2277 / SHE
Assessing the blue and green infrastructure for an environmentally sustainable city : the case of Udaipur (Also available on CD) - 2018 - xxvii,65p.,CD-ROM
Contents
Undertaking ii
Certificate iv
Acknowledgments vi
Abstract vii
Table of contents viii
List of figures xii
List of tables xiv
List of Abbreviations xv
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background and context 1
1.2 Aim 1
1.3 Objective 1
1.4 Methodology 2
1.5 Scope of Study 4
1.6 Way Forward 4
2 LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 Urbanisation 5
2.2 Urbanisation in India 6
2.3 What is Blue Green Infrastructure (BGI) 7
2.3.1 History of Blue-Green Infrastructure 8
2.3.2 Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure: 12
2.4 Case Studies Showing BGI Benefits & Initiatives 13
2.4.1 Augustenborg, Malmo, Sweden 13
2.4.2 Gardens by The Bay, Singapore 14
2.4.3 Wild West End, London, UK 15
2.4.4 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 16
2.4.5 Bangalore, Karnataka 17
2.4.6 Madurai, Tamil Nadu 18
3 STUDY AREA: UDAIPUR 20
3.1 Introduction 20
3.1.1 Location of the city 20
3.1.2 Regional Connectivity 20
3.1.3 Growth pattern of Udaipur 21
3.1.4 Demographic pattern/trends 22
3.1.5 Tourist Population 23
3.1.6 City Structure 23
3.1.7 Land Area & Land Use 25
4 LAND COVER CHANGE OVER TIME 27
4.1 Land-Cover of 1972 28
4.2 Land-Cover of 2000 28
4.3 Land-Cover of 2015 29
5 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE (GI) 32
5.1 Parks & Gardens 32
5.2 Open Space 34
5.3 Urban Forest 36
5.3.1 Land Encroachment 39
6 BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE (BI) 41
6.1 Lake System of Udaipur 41
6.1.1 Ayad River 42
6.1.2 Fateh Sagar Lake 42
6.1.3 Pichola Lake: 42
6.1.4 Udai Sagar: 43
6.1.5 Badi Lake 43
6.1.6 Goverdhan Sagar: 44
6.1.7 Swaroop Sagar: 44
6.1.8 Bada Madar 44
6.1.9 Importance of Lakes in Udaipur 45
6.1.10 Evaporation and Seepage Losses 45
6.1.11 Eutrophication and Deterioration of Water Quality 46
7 PUBLIC PERCEPTION & INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT 49
7.1 Public Perception 49
7.2 Institutional Arrangement 53
8 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: 55
8.1 Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS) 57
8.2 Action Udaipur 58
8.3 Initiative of Local People & Business community 58
9 CONCLUSION 60
10 SUGGESTIONS 61
REFERENCES 63
P TH-2277 / SHE