TY  - BOOK
AU  - Singh, Renuka (PA103416)
AU  - Mehta, Jignesh (Guide)
TI  - Land utilization in Indian cities and role of development control regulations : a study of Ahmedabad (Also available on CD)
U1  - M.Arch TH-0136 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
Preface                       i
Abstract                     iii
Acknowledgements                       v
List of tables           ix
List of figures          xi
List of abbreviations                   xxi
1. Introduction        1
1.1. Background                     1
1.2. Need For Study                  1
1.3. Aim         .2
1.4. Research Questions           2
1.5. Objective                       2
1.6. Scope        2
1.7. Limitation                      3
1.8. Methodology                3
1.9. Research Framework           6
2. Land Utilization in Indian Cities           7
2.1. Background Study              7
2.2. Site Selection                  8
2.3. Land Utilization Study (Ahmedabad as a Case)                        11
2.4. Comparison of all the Selected Squares                              22
2.5. Inferences                     25
2.6. Use of Private Open Space in Indian Context (Ahmedabad as a Case)      25
2.7. Land Utilization in Other World Cities                             29
2.8. Comparison of Land Utilization in Other World Cities                  38
3. Impact of Development Regulations            41
3.1. Development Control Regulations                                  41
3.2. How do the regulations play out on a plot?                          44
3.2.1. Project-1 : Mixed Use (Area 881sq.m.)                             45
3.2.2. Project-2 : Housing (Area- 2306 sq.m.)                            51
3.2.3. Project 3 – Affordable Housing Project (Area – 10596 sq.m.)           57
3.3. Comparative Analysis            66
3.4. Why is so much open space demanded in a Plot, as per the Regulations?    67
3.5. Inference                      75
4. Rethinking Regulations                 77
4.1. Increasing Permissible Building Footprint Area                     78
4.1.1. Roadside Margin are not Required                        78
4.1.2. No Common Plot Required in Commercial Development         83
4.1.3. Common Plot Required for the Residential Development but doesn’t
have to be at Ground Level            86
4.1.4. No compound walls between plots to allow shared parking between
plots       90
4.2. Increasing Public Realm Area           91
4.2.1. Taking Roadside margins in Public Domain.                  91
4.3. Conclusion                    95
Annexure - Does more FAR means more density?                           97
References          107
Bibliography        109

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