CONTENTS Acknowledgement Executive summary CONTENTS List of figures List of tables List of abbreviations Chapter1 1-9 Introduction 1.1. Background 1 1.2. Need for the study 2 1.3. Objectives and research questions 3 1.4. Scope of the study 4 1.5. Limitations of the study 5 1.6. Methodology for study 6 1.7. Analytical framework 7 1.8. Nature and sources of information 8 Chapter 2 10-26 Literature review 2.1. Historical overview of development plans 10 2.2. Approaches of development plan 11 2.3. Development plan mechanism 12 2.4. Implementation of dp through t.p. Schemes 13 2.5. Fsi, population density and land values 14 2.6. Factors influencing land values and spatial growth 17 2.7. Indicators to understand outcomes of development plan 19 2.7.1 spatial distribution of land consumption 19 2.7.2 housing stock 21 2.7.3 population growth and land consumption 21 2.8. Hedonic regression model 23 2.8.3 application of hedonic pricing method: 23 2.8.3 advantages: 24 2.8.3 limitations: 25 Chapter 3 27-50 Urbanisation trends, development plans and land markets of ahmedabad 3.1. Geographical location 27 3.2. Regional setting 28 3.3. Physical characteristics 28 3.4. Urban sprawl and growth direction of city 29 3.5. Amc extensions and demographic trends 34 3.6. Review of previous developments plans 1981 35 3.7. Review of previous developments plans 1997 36 3.8. Outcomes of development plan 2001 38 3.8.1. Ward wise population density analysis 38 3.8.2. Distance wise population density analysis 40 3.8.3. Trends of land prices in amc 43 3.8.4. Population density and land prices 46 3.8.5. Urban sprawl, population growth and land consumption 48 3.8.6. New housing stock 49 Chapter 4 51-57 Hedonic model to estimate factors affecting land prices 4.1. Introduction 51 4.2. Model specifications 52 4.2.1. Assumptions 52 4.3. Sample selection 52 4.4. Data sources 54 4.5. Dependant and independent variables 55 Independent variables: 55 4.6. Results and analysis 56 Chapter 5 58-61 Appraisal of development plan 2021 proposals w.r.to findings of research 5.1. Introduction to development plan-2021 58 5.2. Appraisal of development plan proposals for residential sector 60 Chapter 6 64-64 Conclusion Bibliography