Table of Contents
Acknowledgments : 9
Abstract: 13
Introduction 15
Aim 15
Objective 15
Scope and limitation 15
Methodology 15
Chapter 1: Informal Public Places 19
1.1 Introduction : 20
1.2 Understanding of Urban Public Places 21
1.3 Informal Public Places 21
1.4 Stages For Transformation Of Places 24
1.5 Nature Of Informal Public Places In Indian Cities 26
1.6 Defining the stages of transformation of Informal public place 28
Chapter 2: Informal Public Places in Ahmedabad 31
2.1 Exploring Informal Public Places in Ahmedabad 32
2.1.2 Initial observations and patterns 33
2.1.3 Location of informal public places & their surrounding context 33
2.1.4 Activities in informal public places 34
2.1.5 Analysis of the initial observations and patterns 35
2.2 Parameters responsible for the setting of informal public places: 42
2.3 Nature of informal public places in Ahmedabad 47
2.4 Categorization of informal public places based on literature 48
2.5 Parameter’s for studying informal public places 49
2.6 Case study: law garden, Ahmedabad 52
Chapter 3: Case studies of Ahmedabad 58
3.1 Introduction to the area of study 59
3.2 Site selection: 61
3.2.1: Site 1: Gujarat University Campus road 61
3.2.2 Site 2: Nehrunagar Cross Roads 72
3.2.3 Site 3: S.G. Highway (Busker’s Corner) 83
3.2.4 Site 4: Thaltej gam node 92
Chapter 4: 104
4.1 Conclusion: Stages of transformation : Parameters 105
List of Figures: 106
Bibliography 107