TY - BOOK AU - Mevada, Manthan AU - Soni, Sachin (Guide) TI - Understanding spatial adaptation in built environment : study of migrant construction workers settlements in Ahmedabad (Also available on CD) U1 - A TH-1241 PY - 2016/// N1 - Content Motivation for the Study 05 Background 06 Need for Study 07 1. Introduction 09 2. Migrant Construction Workers in Ahmedabad 2.1 Working Life 13 2.2 Migration: How and Why? 17 2.3 Needs of Migrants 20 2.4 Causes of Migration 21 3. Settlements of Migrant Construction Workers 3.1 Types of Settlements 23 4. Framework of Analysis 29 5. Introduction to Case Studies 51. Shelters/Settlements on gove./private open land 34 5.2 Shelters/Settlements on pavements and road edges 54 5.3 Shelters/Settlements under the flyover and bridges 74 6. Conclusion 6.1 Comparative Diagram 87 6.2 The Patterns of Similarities 88 6.3 The Patterns of Differences 89 6.4 Conclusion 90 7. Bibliography 93 8. Annexure 95 ER -