TY - BOOK AU - Jagithta, Ojasvi AU - Mehta, Jignesh (Guide) TI - Improving statutory planning to manage urban sprawl : case of Indian cities (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-2138 PY - 2017/// N1 - CONTENTS 1. Introduction 12 1.1. Research problem: 12 1.2. Aim: 12 1.3. Research Question: 12 1.4. Objectives: 12 1.5. Methodology 13 1.6. Scope and Limitations: 13 2. Defining Sprawl 16 2.1. Urbanization and Urban Sprawl . 16 2.2. Sprawl 17 2.3. Causes of Urban Sprawl 18 2.4. EFFECTS of Sprawl . 21 3. Understanding Sprawl in three Indian cities 25 3.1. Overview of three Case Cities: 26 3.1.1. Case city 1: Ahmedabad 26 3.1.2. Case city 2: Chandigarh 32 3.1.3. Case city 3: Pune 37 3.2. Defining sprawl in the three case cities 41 3.3. Why Ahmedabad? - Justification 45 4. Detail study of sprawl: Ahmedabad 47 4.1. Introduction 47 4.2. Methodology for the detailed study of sprawl 47 4.3. Reviewing the Planning Process in respect to sprawl 48 4.4. Zoning 51 4.6. Detail analysis of sprawl areas in Ahmedabad- Identifying reasons and character of each sprawl 56 4.6.1. South Bopal: 56 4.6.2. Shilaj, Nandoli, and Rancharada 58 4.6.3. Santej 59 4.6.4. Changodar 61 4.6.5. Sanand – Vasna Ivaya 62 4.7. Inferences 63 4.7.1. Sprawl‟s impact on quality of life 63 4.7.2. Influence of statutory plan in sprawl 64 5. Conclusion and Recommendations 68 Annexure 73 Bibliography 72 ER -