CONTENT Certificate Undertaking Acknowledgement Executive Summary List of Tables List of Figures List of Maps List of Annexure Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study 1.1 Introduction ..- ..1 1.2 Need for the Study ..- ..3 1.3 Objectives ..- ..4 1.3.1 Research Questions- 4 1.4 Framework for the Study 5 Chapter 2: Urban Structure and Land Use 2.1 Urban Land Use Pattern.- 6 2.2 Urban Structure- .7 2.2.1 Concentric Zone Model ..- ..7 2.2.2 Sector Model..- 8 2.2.3 Multiple Nuclei Model..- 9 2.2.4 Sector and Multi Nuclei Models New aspects and new concepts ..9 2.3 Land Economics and Development of Activities ..10 2.3.1 Land Rent Theory ..- 10 2.3.2 Land Rent and Land Use- ..11 2.3.3 Contemporary Modifications to the Land Rent Theory12 Chapter 3: Development of Commercial Activities 3.1 Location Theory..- .13 3.1.1 Centrality Tendency of Commercial Activities ..13 3.1.2 Development of Centres/ Sub Centres.14 3.2 Christallers Theory .16 3.2.1 Urban Context.- ..16 3.2.2 Main Features- 17 3.3 Office Functions- 19 3.3.1 Transformation in Office Developments ..19 3.3.2 Aspects Implicit to Development of Office Functions 19 3.4 Retailing Activities- .20 3.4.1 Hierarchy and Location- 20 3.4.2 Planning Aspects.- 22 3.5 Role of Information and Telecommunication Technology..23 3.5.1 Effect of ITC on Urban Structure and Commercial Activities ..23 3.6 Context of Indian Cities 24 3.6.1 History and Evolution- ..24 3.6.2 Commercial Activities and Mixed Land Use.24 3.6.3 Case of Chandigarh- ..25 3.7 Planning Standards ..2- 6 Chapter 4: Case of Ahmedabad City 4.1 Overview of Ahmedabad City 27 4.1.1 Regional Context ..- .27 4.1.2 Economy ..- 27 4.1.3 Planning and Administrative Areas 28 4.2 Growth of the City- 29 4.2.1 Urban Structure and Commercial Activities..29 4.2.2 Demography- 31 4.3 Spatial Pattern and Development Plans..33 4.3.1 Land Use Existing and Proposed .33 4.3.2 Development Plan- 34 4.4 Commercial Developments3- 5 4.4.1 Percentage of Commercial Land Use ..35 4.4.2 Commercial Area per Unit Population ..355 4.5 Occupational Pattern and Spatial Distribution36 4.5.1 Job Density.- ..36 Chapter 5: Delineation of Study Area 5.1 Identification of Study Area ..37 5.1.1 Urban Agglomeration Areas of Western Ahmedabad37 5.1.2 Delineation of Study Area 38 5.2 Overview of the study area 40 Chapter 6: Assigning Hierarchy 6.1 Important Aspects ..- 42 6.1.1 Frequency of Visit of Consumers ..43 6.1.2 Classification of Goods..- ..44 6.2 Method of Assigning Hierarchy .46 6.3 Framework for Survey and Analysis..47 Chapter 7: Location, Hierarchy and Characteristics 7.1 Typology of Commercial Development49 7.2 Analysis of Clusters with reference to Location51 7.2.1 Zone 1 Between River and Ring 152 7.2.2 Zone 2 Between Ring 1 and Ring 2 ..52 7.2.3 Zone 3 Between Ring 2 and Ring 3 ..53 7.2.4 Zone 4 Between Ring 3 and Ring 4 ..53 7.2.5 Zone 5 Between Ring 4 and Ring 5 ..54 7.2.6 Zone 6 Between Ring 5 and S G Highway .55 7.2.7 Inferences- 56 7.3 Analysis of Clusters with reference to Hierarchy .59 7.3.1 Level 1 Clusters ..- 59 7.3.2 Level 2 Clusters ..- 61 7.3.3 Level 3 Clusters ..- 62 7.3.4 Level 4 Clusters ..- 64 7.3.5 Level 5 Clusters ..- 65 7.4 Informal Commercial Activities.68 Chapter 8: Inferences and Reccomendations 8.1 Magnitude of Commercial Activities..69 8.1.1 Shops..- .69 8.1.2 Offices.- .71 8.1.3 Recommendation ..- .72 8.2 Range and Population Served 72 8.3 Location Attributes ..7- 3 8.3.1 Relation with other clusters ..73 8.3.2 Road Hierarchy ..- 74 8.3.3 Neighborhood Profile Residents Income Group 766 8.3.4 Recommendations:.- 77 8.4 Development Characteristics.7- 8 8.4.1 Area of Commercial Agglomeration ..78 8.4.2 Activity Mix Shops and Offices ..78 8.4.3 Built Form and Pattern.- 78 8.4.4 Shops Characteristics and Composition79 8.4.5 Recommendations..- 79 8.5 Summing Up.- ..80 Bibliography ..- .81