CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 19 INTRODUCTION 19 1.1STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 22 1.2 AIM 19 1.3 OBJECTIVE 19 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION 19 1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATION 19 1.6RESEARCH FRAMEWORK 19 1.7 METHODOLOGY 19 Chapter 2 26 LITERATURE REVIEW 26 2.1 Urban City Centre 27 2.2 Decline of the Urban Core 27 2.3 Definition of Heritage 28 2.4 Heritage Conservation 29 2.5 Urban Heritage Conservation and Issues 29 2.6 Urban Heritage Conservation in India: Existing Scenario 30 2.7 Government of India Model Regulations 31 2.7.1. The Heritage Conservation Committee 32 2.7.2. Role and Responsibilities Of Heritage Conservation Committee 32 2.7.3. Powers of Heritage Conservation Committee 33 2.7.4. Listing 33 2.7.5. Scopes of Changes Permitted In Different Grade of Buildings 34 7.6. Modifications / Relaxation/ Alteration of Other Regulation if Needed for Conservation of Heritage 37 2.7.7. Incentives 37 Concept of T D R (Transferable Development Rights 37 2.8 Case Studies 39 2.8.1. Munich 39 2.8.2. Lyon, France 41 2.8.3. Urban Renewal Act-Istanbul 43 Learning‘s from Literature Review 43 Chapter 3 45 CITY PROFILE (AHMEDABAD) 45 3.1 Ahmedabad 46 3.2 Connectivity 46 3.2.1. By road 46 3.2.3 By air 46 3.2.4 By rai 47 3.3Climate 47 3.4 Demographic Transformation of Ahmedabad City (1951-2011) 47 3.4.1. Population Growth 47 3.4.2 Religious Communities 49 3.4.3 Density 50 3.4.3. Literacy Rate 51 3.4.4. % OF MAIN WORKER 51 3.5 Historical Background of the City Of Ahmedabad (Thesis) 52 3.5.1. The Independent Sultanate Of Gujarat- 1411 A.D. To 1573 A.D 52 3.5.2. Mughals- 1573 A.D. And 1753 A.D 52 3.5.3. Maratha Rule -1753 A.D. To 1817 A.D 53 3.5.4. The British Rule - 1817 A.D. To 1947 53 CHAPTER 4 .54 WALLED CITY OF AHMEDABAD 54 4.1 TRANSFORMATION IN WALLED CITY 55 4.2 Demographic Profile 56 4.2.1 Population 56 4.2.2.Density 59 Density( Ward Wise 60 4.2.3 Sex Ratio 61 4.2.3. Literacy Rate 62 4.2.4. % of main worker 63 CHAPTER 5 ...64 HERITAGE FABRIC OF WALLED CITY 64 5.1 Heritage Fabric of Walled City 65 5.2 Traditional Neighborhood Of Ahmedabad (Pol- Residential 67 5.3 Commercial Activities in Walled City 69 5.4 Development Control Regulations - Core Walled Cit 70 Heritage Conservation Plan 70 5.5 Listing and Grading Of Heritage in the City 70 5.6 Justification of Outstanding Universal Value 73 5.7 Heritage Initiatives by AMC 74 5.8 Role of the Municipal Corporation 74 5.9 Various Activities 76 5.10 Restoration Projects 76 5.11 Heritage Walk 77 5.12 International Collaborations 79 5.12.1 AMC-French Govt. Collaboration 79 5.12.2 AMC-Dutch Govt. collaboration 79 CHAPTER 6 80 STUDY AREA 80 6.1 INTRODUCTION 81 6.2 STUDY AREA SELECTION 83 6.3 BUILDING HEIGHTS 83 6.4 SURVEY ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTIAL AREA 5.4.1 EXISTING LANDUSE ACTIVITIES AREA FLOOR WISE 85 6.4.2 HOUSE HOLD SIZE 87 6.4.3. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES 88 6.4.4 OWNERSHIP 90 6.4.5. HOUSE OUTSIDE OLD CITY 91 6.4.6VIEWS OF RESIDENTS ON HERITAGE CONSERVATION 91 6.5 Survey of Commercial Shops –On Gandhi Road 94 6.6. LANDUSE TRANSFORMATION ON GANDHI ROAD 97 Issues 103 CHAPTER 7 104 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 104 REFERENCES 110 ANNEXURE 112 QUESTIONNAIRE 115 Questionnaire to Study Change in Landuse Pattern 115 Primary Survey Questionnaire – Residents 115 Primary Survey Questionnaire – Commercial Establishments 117 Questionnaire for professionals 119