CONTENTS Introduction 8 Aim Objectives Research question Scope and limitations Methodology 1. Landscape and gardens 12 1.1 Introduction to landscape 13 1.1.1 Landscape: Form and meanings 1.1.2 Relationship between landscape and human beings 1.1.3 Urban Landscape 1.2 Idea of Indian landscape 18 1.2.1 Indian landscape 1.2.2 Domestic gardens 1.2.2.1 Space planning 1.2.2.2 Elements of planting composition 1.2.2.3 Plant arrangements 2. ‘Attitude’ and relative terms 26 2.1 ‘Attitude’: Meaning and its depiction 27 2.2 Kinds of influences on residents 28 2.2.1 Physical-Spatial 2.2.2 Psychological-Social 2.3 Selection of case studies 32 2.3.1 Criteria for selection of case-studies: Ahmedabad 3. Case Studies 36 3.1 Case Study (1-32) 37 4. Factors of Influences 70 4.1 Influences of Physical-Spatial factors 71 a) Town-planning scheme and Bye-laws b) Functional usage c) Parking d) Inside-outside relationship e) Facade f) Boundary wall g) Security h) Context and surrounding i) Climate 7 j) Social gathering k) Children play area l) Non-assigned spaces m) Sequence of gamlas n) Climbers o) Elements 4.2 Influences of Psychological-Social factors 82 a) Aesthetics b) Privacy c) Liking/Disliking (Emotions) d) Feel good factor e) Religious influences f) Beliefs g) Economical status h) Moral awareness i) Memory/Incidents j) Birds and Animals k) Health l) Intuition m) Glorified entrance 5. Conclusion 88 5.1 Observations and significant findings 89 Glossary 93 Illustrations Credits 95 Bibliography 98 Inner Cover : Sullivan, Chip. Drawing the Landscape. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997. p.174