CONTENTS
Abstract i
Acknowledgements . iii
Contents v
List of tables vii
List of figures ix
List of abbreviations xi
1 Introduction 1
Background . 1
Concern 3
The Case of Ahmedabad 3
Hypothesis 6
Aim 6
1.5.1 Objectives 6
Methodology 7
1.6.1 Literature study . 7
1.6.2 Primary Data Collection 7
1.6.3 Scope and Limitations of study 8
2 Theoritical understanding of public spaces and urban commons 9
Traditional Commons 9
Discourse on Management of traditional commons 10
Traditional vs. Urban Commons 11
Public spaces and Enclosures 13
2.4.1 Enclosures 14
Need for a Commons Space 15
Perception of the state and common people 16
Public space as urban commons 16
2.7.1 Common space through Practices of Commoning 18
2.7.2 Through community participation 19
Analytical Framework 21
3 Cases Studies 27
Criteria for selection of the case studies 27
Parks as Cases 28
Vastrapur Lake 29
3.3.1 Brief Introduction . 29
3.3.2 Types of enclosures 30
3.3.3 Activities and Appropriations at Vastrapur lake 33
3.3.4 Analyzing activities as Commoning 36
3.3.5 Findings at Vastrapur lake garden. 42
Navrangpura Park 45
3.4.1 Brief Introduction 45
3.4.2 Enclosures at Navrangpura Garden 47
3.4.3 Activities and Appropriations 48
3.4.4 Analyzing activities as Commoning instances 51
3.4.5 Findings at Navrangpura Garden 54
Riverfront park, Shahibaug 56
3.5.1 Brief Introduction 56
3.5.2 Enclosures at Riverfront park, Shahibaug 58
3.5.3 Activities and Appropriations 60
3.5.4 Analyzing activities as Commoning instances 62
3.5.5 Findings at Riverfront park 63
4 Comparisons 66
4.1.1 Interrelation between few acts of Commoning and enclosures in various cases 67
4.1.2 Frequency of visit 68
4.1.3 Distances of visit 68
5 Inferences and conclusions 69
6 Refrences and Work Cited 71
Work cited . 71
References . 71
Appendices 73
A1. Questionnaire 73