TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pujara, Disha K.
AU  - Mehta, Jignesh (Guide)
TI  - Understanding and planning activity centres for a better city (Also available on CD)
U1  - P TH-2149 
PY  - 2017///
N1  - CONTENTS 1. Introduction  7 1.1 Background  7 1.2 Significance & Rationale of the study 9 1.2.1 Significance of an Activity Center  9 1.2.2 Significance of Planning Activity Centers  10 2. Activity Centers  12 2.1 What is an Activity Center?  12 2.2 Typology of Activity Centers: 14 2.2.1 Regional Activity Center (RAC)  14 2.2.2 Sub-City Activity Centers (SCAC)  17 2.2.3 Neighbourhood Activity Center (NAC)  19 3. Why to Study Activity Centers?  23 3.1 Research Question  23 3.2 Aim  23 3.3 Objectives  23 3.4 Analytical Framework  24 3.4.1 Identification of Activity Centers  24 3.4.2 Classifying Activity Centers  24 3.4.3 How to plan & incorporate Activity Centers  24 3.5 Data Source & Data Collection  25 3.6 Scope & Limitations 25 4. Learnings from other Cities’ Activity Centers  28 4.1 Melbourne: Metropolitan Activity Center 28 4.1.1 Hierarchy of Centers:  30 4.1.2 Criteria used to identify activity centers . 31 4.1.3 Planning & Implementation Framework  32 4.2 Atlanta: Livable Centers. 34 4.2.1 Types of Livable Centers  35 4.2.2 Criteria used to identify Livable Centers  36 4.2.3 Planning & Implementation Framework  37 4.3 Washington D.C.: Regional Activity Center  39 4.3.1 Types of Activity Center  40 4.3.2 Criteria used to identify Activity Centers . 42 4.3.3 Planning & Implementation Framework  42 4.4 Learnings  44 5. Identification of Activity Centers: Indian Cities  47 5.1 Methodology  48 5.2 Ahmedabad 51 5.3 Bangalore  58 5.4 Pune  64 6. Planning & Implementation of Activity Centers in Indian Cities  72 6.1 Implementation of Activity Centers at Multiple Levels:  72 6.1.1 Urban Area Level: 72 6.1.2 Local Level  72 6.1.3 State Level  72 6.2 Tools & Techniques to Implement Activity Centers  73 6.2.1 Legislative Framework . 73 6.2.2 Development Control Regulations (DCR)  74 6.2.3 Stakeholder Consultation  75 7. Conclusion  77 8. References  79 Annexure  81 Questionnaire for Citizens  81
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