TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singh, Rachana
AU  - Sharma, Utpal (Guide)
TI  - Desirable built environment for high density housing (Also available on CD) 
U1  - P TH-0977 
PY  - 2007///
N1  - Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 HYPOTHESIS 3 1.3 OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING TREND IN HIGH DENSITY HOUSING 4 1.3.1 World Scenario  .. 4 1.3.1.1 Singapore  9 1.3.1.2 Hong Kong  .. 13 1.3.1.3 India  16 1.3 ISSUES 18 Chapter 2 LITERATURE STUDY 19 2.1 CONCEPTS 19 2.1.1 Livability  19 2.1.2 Compact City vs. Sprawl  . 19 2.1.3 Growth management .. 19 2.1.4 Housing Affordability . 20 2.1.5 Sustainability.. 20 2.1.6 New Urbanism  20 2.2 BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ITS MAJOR COMPONENTS 20 2.3 ATTRIBUTES 22 2.4 DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS AFFECTING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 23 2.4.1 Density and Its Role in Housing Development . 23 2.4.2 Benefits of High-Density Development 29 2.4.3 Potential Pitfalls of High-Density Development 29 2.5 DENSITY AND BUILT FORM 31 2.6 INFERENCES FROM PAST STUDIES ON HIGH DENSITY HOUSING 32 2.7 MYTHS & FACTS OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 35 2.8 INFERENCES 37 2.9 CONTEXT OF THE STUDY 38 2.10 NEED TO STUDY 39 2.11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 40 2.11.1 Aim  40 2.11.2 Objectives . 40 2.11.3 Activities/Tasks  40 2.11.4 Required Inputs or Resources . 40 2.11.5 Scope .. 41 2.11.6 Limitation  41 2.11.7 Methodology .. 41 Chapter 3 LITERATURE CASES 44 3.1 ASIA: HONGKONG 44 3.1.1 Kwong Yuen Housing Estate  44 3.1.2 City One .. 45 3.2 EUROPE  46 3.2.1 LONDON .. 46 3.2.1.1 The Dolphin Square .. 46 3.2.1.2 Kings Wharf, London 47 3.2.1.3 Rue de Meaux, Paris . 49 3.3 USA  51 3.3.1 Addison Circle, Dallas . 51 3.4 INFERENCES  52 Chapter 4 DENSITY & BUILT ENVIRONMENT 53 4.1 COMPARISON OF DCRS FOR METRO CITIES IN INDIA 54 4.2 Secondary Appraisal (of selected high density housing schemes) 55 4.3 CASE STUDIES 58 4.3.1 Case 1: EPDP, Dwarka, Delhi  58 4.3.2 Case 2: Gold Croft, Dwarka, Delhi 59 4.3.3 Case3: Ravi Shankar Society, Dwarka, Delhi  60 4.3.4 Case4: Virar Gardens, Virar, Mumbai .. 61 4.3.5 Case5: SGNP Slum Rehabilitation, Chandivali, Mumbai  62 4.3.6 Case6: Gharonda, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai .. 64 4.3.7 Case7: Gharkul, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai  65 4.3.8 Case8: Spaghetti, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai . 66 4.3.9 Case9: NRI Seawoods, Nerul, Navi Mumbai  67 4.3.10 Case10: Millenium Towers, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai  69 4.3.11 Case11: Niwara Co-operative Society, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai .. 70 4.3.12 Case12: Udayan, Durgapur, Kolkata .. 71 4.3.13 Case13: Aranya Mass Housing, Indore . 74 4.4 INFERENCES 77 4.4.1 Layout Planning  77 4.4.2 Land Use 78 4.4.3 Low-Rise Built Form  78 4.4.4 HIGH-RISE Built Form  78 4.5 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CASES 80 4.5.1 Basic Analysis  80 4.5.2 Land Use 81 4.6 INFERENCES 87 4.7 USERS RESPONSE TO HIGH DENSITY BUILT ENVIRONMENT 88 4.8 MY OBSERVATIONS ON SITE 94 4.9 INFERENCES 96 Chapter 5 DENSITY SIMULATION FOR DESIRABLE BUILT ENVIRONEMENT 98 5.1. DENSITY SIMULATION 98 5.2. CONCLUSIONS 106 Chapter 6 RECOMMENDATIONS & GUIDELINES 100
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