CONTENTS
1. Introduction 2
1.1 Need for the study 2
1.2 Define urban village 3
1.3 Understanding of urban villages 3
1.4 Characteristics of urban villages 4
1.5 Transition stages of villages to urban villages 4
1.6 Changes and challenges in urban villages 6
1.7 Aim 6
1.8 Objective 6
1.9 Methodology 7
1.10 Scope and limitations 8
1.11 Expected out come 8
2 Literature Review 10
3 Ahmedabad Brief 14
3.1 Growth of the Ahmedabad city 14
3.1.1 Growth of Ahmedabad and engulfment of villages 14
3.1.2 Ribbon development 15
3.2 Urban villages scenario of Ahmedabad 15
3.3 Ahmedabad City Spatial Expansion – outside AMC & AUDA limits 18
4 Data collection and analysis 20
4.1 Specific issues in urban villages 24
4.2 Detail case study (Micro level) 26
4.2.1 Khoraj (Urbanizing Village) 27
4.2.2 Vastrapur (Urbanized Village) 28
4.2.3 Usmanpura (Urbanized Village) 30
4.2.4 Santej & Rakanpur (Urbanizing Village – Industrial Development) 31
4.3 Micro level study conclusion 37
4.3.1 Compare – AUDA & AMC urban villages 38
4.3.2 Comparative matrix of all urban villages 39
5 Findings and Conclusion 41
5.1 Issues in the zoning – GM & GME 41
5.2 Issues Town planning scheme 41
5.3 Legal issue 42
5.4 Regulations 42
5.5 Satellite imaginary 43
5.6 Common issues & strategies 44
6 Recommendations 46
6.1 Urbanised village 46
6.1.1 Transformative approach 46
6.2 Urbanizing villages 46
6.2.1 Preventive approach 47
7 Way forward 49
8 References 51
9 Appendix vii