Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xi
List of tables xiii
1 INTRODUCTION . 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Scope and Limitation 1
1.3 Objective 2
1.4 Research methodology 3
1.5 Literature Review 5
1.5.1 Urban planning and local governance in Indian cities 5
1.5.2 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) 6
1.5.3 Understanding the existing planning framework: 7
2 UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIC PLANNING 9
2.1 Strategic planning concept 9
2.2 Origin and Definition of Strategic planning 10
2.3 Generic process of Strategic planning 12
2.4 Strategic spatial planning 15
2.5 Dimensions of strategic planning. 16
2.5.1 Situation Analysis 16
2.5.2 Strategy Formulation 17
2.5.3 Strategy Implementation 20
2.5.4 Strategy Evaluation 21
2.6 Conclusion 22
3 STRATEGIC PLANNING ACROSS THE GLOBE 23
3.1 Introduction 23
3.2 Selection criteria and background of the selected cities 23
3.3 Situation Analysis . 25
3.4 Strategy development : Purpose . 25
3.5 Strategy development : Strategy Formulation approach 26
3.6 Strategy development : Strategy Formulation (Physical space) 27
3.7 Strategy development : Strategy Formulation (Institutional space) 28
3.8 Strategy development : Governance and Business Model 29
3.9 Strategy Implementation : Action Plan 30
3.10 Strategy Evaluation 32
3.11 Conclusion 33
4 AN OVERVIEW OF INDIA’S PLANNING SYSTEM 35
4.1 Introduction 35
4.2 Urban Programmes and Planning in Five Year Plans 36
4.3 Spatial urban development in India 39
4.3.1 Urban planning in India 39
4.3.2 Types of plan for urban planning in India 40
4.4 Comparison about key indicators of statutory and non-statutory plans 41
4.5 Observation based on the current Indian planning practices 41
4.6 Strategic planning : an alternate approach to meet India’s Urban Agenda 42
4.7 Conclusion 43
5 URBAN PLANNING PRACTICES IN AHMEDABAD . 44
5.1 Urban planning process in Ahmedabad 44
5.1.1 A glimpse of Ahmedabad planning system 4
5.1.2 Major planning events and plan making process 45
5.2 A brief introduction about previous plan in Ahmedabad 46
5.2.1 Development plan, 2002 46
5.2.2 City Development plan (CDP), 2006 – 2012 . 46
5.3 Current statutory and non-statutory plans in force 47
5.3.1 Draft Comprehensive Development Plan (second revision), 2021 47
5.3.2 Integrated Mobility Plan for Greater Ahmedabad Region, 2031 47
5.3.3 City Sanitation Plan, 2021 48
5.3.4 Municipal Solid Waste Management Master Plan, 2031 48
5.4 Smart City Mission (SCM) 49
5.4.1 Vision 49
5.4.2 Mission/ Goals 49
5.4.3 Area Based Development 49
5.4.4 Pan city development . 50
5.4.5 financial Plan 52
5.5 Analyzing statutory and non-statutory planning practices in Ahmedabad52
5.6 Key Observations/ findings 54
6 STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS. 56
6.1 Introduction 56
6.2 Strategic interventions to improve the city level planning practices 56
6.2.1 Dedicated committee for preparing city level Growth Development Strategic plan (GDS) 56
6.2.2 Strategy formulation based on Guiding principles 57
6.2.3 Enforcing uniform boundary delineation 58
6.2.4 Streamlining the city planning process 58
6.2.5 Enforcing continuous evaluation of project 60
6.2.6 Sector specific Phasing plan 60
6.2.7 Implementation model 60
6.2.8 Define the role of stakeholder for each stage of planning 61
6.2.9 Strategy Evaluation 62
6.3 Conclusion 64
7 CONCLUSION 66
References xiii
Appendix 1: Cross city matrix – case study xvii
Appendix 2: Zoning map of area under AUDA 19