CONTENTS CERTIFICATE ii UNDERTAKING iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv Table of Contents v LIST OF TABLES vi LIST OF GRAPHS vii LIST OF PICTURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 RELEVANCE OF 'PUBLIC PARK' IN PUBLIC LIFE: An Introduction 17 1.1 Introduction 17 1.2 From 'private gardens' to 'public parks' 17 1.3 Value of Park 20 1.4 Why parks need to be 'public'? 23 1.5 Aims, Objectives and Methodology 27 2 GARDEN HISTORY OF INDIA 30 2.1 Introduction 30 2.2 Garden History 31 2.3 Origin of Garden in India 34 2.4 History of Mughal Gardens 37 2.5 European Garden Styles in India 46 2.6 Modern Landscapes in India 49 2.7 Conclusion 51 3 PLANNING OF 'GREEN' AT DELHI 53 3.1 Introduction of 'planning' in Delhi 53 3.2 Status of 'green' in Delhi 53 3.3 Hierarchy of Urban Development 54 3.4 Case Studies 56 3.5 Conclusions 87 4 PERCEPTION AND UTILIZATION OF PARKS AT DELHI 89 4.1 Introduction 89 4.2 Challenges and opportunities for parks at Delhi 89 4.3 Popularity of public parks 99 4.4 Conclusion 105 5 CONCLUSIONS 107 6 EPILOGUE 111 7 REFERENCES 112 ANNEXURE-I 115