TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patel, Shimoli (PG180946)
AU  - Bansal, Neeru (Guide)
TI  - Critical assessment of green cover planning in urban areas : a case of Gandhinagar city (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - P TH-2447 
PY  - 2020///
N1  - CONTENTS 
UNDERTAKING    i 
CERTIFICATE    ii 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS     iii 
ABSTRACT    v 
LIST OF FIGURES     7 
LIST OF CHARTS     9 
LIST OF TABLES      11 
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION     17 
1.1 BACKGROUND  17 
1.2 NEED OF STUDY 17 
1.3 RATIONALE FOR SITE SELECTION   18 
1.4 AIM    18 
1.5 OBJECTIVES   18 
1.6 SCOPE    18 
1.7 LIMITATIONS   19 
1.8 METHODOLOGY   19 
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW     23 
2.1 CONCEPT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE  23 
2.1.1 PUBLISHED DEFINITIONS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE  23 
2.1.2 WHAT IS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE?  23 
2.1.3 TYPES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE  24 
2.1.4 SCALES OF GREEN SPACES    26 
2.2 WHY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE?   26 
2.2.1 IMPORTANCE OF GREEN COVER IN URBAN CONTEXT  26 
2.2.2 BENEFITS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE  27 
2.3 POLICIES AND INITIATIVES FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE  28 
2.3.1 INTERNATIONAL LEVEL APPROACHES  29 
2.3.2 NATIONAL LEVEL APPROACHES   29 
2.3.3 STATE LEVEL APPROACHES    32 
2.4 CASE STUDIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD  32 
2.4.1 ADDIS ABABA   32 
2.4.2 CHANDIGARH    33 
2.4.3 STOCKHOLM     33 
CHAPTER 3: GANDHINAGAR: THE CITY PROFILE  35 
3.1 LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY      35 
3.2 STUDY AREA     36 
3.3 PLANNING OF GANDHINAGAR     37 
3.4 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA         39 
3.5 CONSERVING AND MAINTAINING GREEN COVER OF GANDHINAGAR – GUDA DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2024   40 
CHAPTER 4: CITY LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF GREEN COVER      43 
4.1 GANDHINAGAR – A GREEN CITY          44 
4.2 GREEN COVER IN GANDHINAGAR       45 
4.2.1 TREE COVER IN GANDHINAGAR          45 
4.2.2 PARKS AND GARDENS      48 
4.2.4 GREEN CORRIDORS .        53 
4.3 LAND COVER ANALYSIS      57 
4.4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GREEN SPACES IN GANDHINAGAR    59 
CHAPTER 5: NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF GREEN COVER   61 
5.1 ASSESSMENT PARAMETERS      61 
5.2 SITE SELECTION   63 
5.3 INTRODUCTION TO PARKS    66 
5.3.1 PARK NO. 1 - SECTOR 2 PARK      66 
5.3.2 PARK NO. 2 - SECTOR 28 PARK (BAAL UDHYAN)   68 
5.3.3 PARK NO. 3 - SECTOR 19 PARK (JOGGERS PARK)   70 
5.3.4 PARK NO. 4 - SECTOR 6 PARK      72 
5.3.5 PARK NO. 5 - SWARNIM PARK     73 
5.3.6 PARK NO. 6 - SARITA UDHYAN     75 
5.4 OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES      76 
5.4.1 PARK WISE OBSERVATIONS      76 
5.4.2 QUALITY OF SERVICE    78 
5.4.3 ACCESSIBILITY     81 
5.4.4 CHARACTER OF GREEN SPACE     83 
CHAPTER 6: ENABLING MECHANISMS FOR PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF GREEN COVER IN GANDHINAGAR  85 
6.1 DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2024   86 
6.2 GOVERNMENT INITIATED FESTIVALS LIKE VANOTSAV 86 
6.3 GANDHINAGAR SMART CITY INIATIVE 86 
6.4 AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)  87 
6.5 PRIVATE COMPANY INVOLVEMENT  87 
CHAPTER 7: IMPROVING THE STATUS OF GREEN COVER IN GANDHINAGAR       89 
CONCLUSION    93 
BIBLIOGRAPHY     95

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