TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gurjar, Avantika (PA201816)
AU  - Bhargava, Akshay (Guide)
TI  - Conservation of hills in an urban context : a case of Biodiversity park, Pune (Also available on CD)
U1  - LA TH-0312 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
Abstract    i 
Acknowledgements    iii 
Contents    v 
List of tables    ix 
List of figures   xi 
List of maps    xiii 
List of abbreviations    xv 
Premise   xvii 
1 Introduction   1 
1.1 Context   1 
1.1.1 Western Ghats in India   1 
1.1.2 Biodiversity hotspot   1 
1.1.3 Introduction to Western Ghats in Maharashtra:   2 
1.1.4 Study region   2 
1.2 Introduction to study region   3 
1.2.1 Pune hills:   4 
1.2.1.1 Vetal hill:   4 
1.2.1.2 Taljai hill:   5 
1.2.1.3 Parvati hill:   5 
1.2.1.4 Warje Hill:   6 
1.2.1.5 Ram hill:   6 
1.2.1.6 Baner Hill:   6 
1.2.1.7 Hills in the outskirts of Pune city:   7 
1.2.2 Climate   7 
1.2.2.1 Wind velocity and direction:   8 
1.2.3 Roads and Linkages   9 
1.2.4 Elevation and Slope Analysis   9 
1.2.5 Soil   10 
1.2.6 Hydrology   11 
1.2.7 Land-use   12 
1.2.7.2 Forest:   13 
1.2.7.3 Plantation of exotic species on Hills:   13 
1.3 Historical timeline    14 
1.3.1 Significance of hills to the city   14 
1.3.2 Evolution of the city with respect to its physical character and forest cover 14 
1.3.3 Hydrology as an important resource for the city to sustain:   18 
2 Urbanisation in Pune and environmental impacts   19 
2.1 Urbanisation in India    19 
2.2 Urbanisation in Pune city    19 
2.2.1 Green spaces in the city:    20 
2.3 Imapcts of urbanisation on the city    20 
2.3.1 Impacts on hills:    21 
2.3.1.1 Alterations in hills over development:    22 
2.3.1.2 Increase in slum areas on foothills:    23 
2.3.2 Urban heat    23 
2.4 Need for urban environmental conservation   24 
3 Present condition of hills  25 
3.1.1 Comparative Analysis between all hills in Pune:   25 
4 Conservation starategies   27 
4.1.1 Conservation strategies:    27 
4.1.2 Initiatives taken by different departments to conserve Hills, Urban forest management   27 
5 Site study   31 
5.1 Taljai Hill:   31 
5.2 Association between hills and people:   31 
5.3 Alterations in Taljai Hill:   31 
5.4 Urban park on Taljai hill:   33 
5.4.1 Condition on Hill tops:    33 
5.4.2 Conditions on Hill slopes:   34 
5.4.3 Conditions on Foot-Hills:   34 
5.5 Study of Natural and Urban layers of Taljai hill:   34 
5.5.1 Study of natural layers:   35 
5.5.2 Study of Urban layers:   36 
5.6 Need to conserve the hill  36 
6 Bio-Diversity Park (BDP) initiative   37 
6.1 What is Bio-diversity Park?   37 
6.1.1 Objectives of Bio-diversity Park   37 
6.1.2 Laws and Regulations   37 
6.1.2.1 What are the challenges in the implementation of BDP   38 
6.1.2.2 What was the law before this area was merged with PMC   38 
6.1.2.3 What is the current law after merging the area in PMC for HTHS (Hill tops and hill slopes)   38 
6.1.2.4 What is the proposed law after merging the area in PMC for HTHS (Hill tops and hill slopes) after BDP implementation   39 
7 Proposal and guidelines   41 
7.1 BDP approach considering the interests of all the departments:   41 
7.2 Conclusion:   42 
References   45 
Bibliography   47 
Appendix   49

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