CONTENTS Ce r t i f i c a t e De d i c a t i o n A c k n owl e d g eme n t P r e f a c e I n t r o d u c t i o n A ims a n d o b j e c t i v e s . P r o c e d u r e f o r a n a l y s i s . S c o p e a n d l imi t a t i o n . Chapter 1 Streets: The terms, its history and various aspects 1.1 An Overview 1.1.1 Concept of street . 1.1.2 Evolut ion of street form and its transformat ion. 1.1.3 Streets around the wor ld. 1.2 Physical Aspects of Streets. 1.2.1 Organizat ion of streets 1.2.2 Types of organizat ion. 1.2.3 St ructural pr inciples of organizat ion. 1.2.4 Complexi ty of organizat ion. 1.2.5 Scale and Densi ty of Built 1.2.6 Degree of enclosures sol id vs. voids 1.2.7 Edge as an element 1.3 Streets as a social element 1.3.1 Percept ion of neighbourhood 1.3.2 Social interact ion 1.3.3 Ter ritoriality 1.3.3.1 Ident ity and Sense of place 1.3.3.2 Def init ion of Territories 1.3.3.3 System of Territories 1.3.3.4 Demarcat ion of Terr i tories 1.3.4 Publ ic- Private realms. 1.3.4.1 Degrees of public-private 1.3.4.2 Demarcat ion of public - private 1.3.5 Usage / Act ivit ies 1.3.5.1 Sense of life / humanness 1.3.5.2 Ef fects on act ivit ies 1.4 Cri teria for case study 2 Analysis of Shahpur street, Ahmedabad. 2 . 1 An a l y s i n g t h e s t r e e t b a s e d o n p h y s i c a l a s p e c t s . 2 . 2 An a l y s i n g t h e s t r e e t b a s e d o n s o c i a l a s p e c t s 3 Analysis of S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad. 3 . 1 An a l y s i n g t h e s t r e e t b a s e d o n p h y s i c a l a s p e c t s . 3 . 2 An a l y s i n g t h e s t r e e t b a s e d o n s o c i a l a s p e c t s Conclusion Bibliography. I l l u s t r a t i o n cred i t s .