TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gupta, Arushi (PUP21064)
AU  - Bhonsale, Bharti (Guide)
AU  - Mehta, Jignesh (Guide)
TI  - Evolving local area plan mechanism for improving Manek chowk pilot lap for Manek chowk precinct (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - P TH-2822 
PY  - 2023///
N1  - Contents
UNDERTAKING  5
CERTIFICATE  7
ACKNOWLEDGMENT  9
ABSTRACT  11
LIST OF FIGURES  15
ABBREVIATIONS  17
Introduction  19
1.1 Old City - History & Evolution   19
1.2 Old City – Morphology  21
1.3 Manek Chowk in Old City   24
1.3.1 Importance
1.3.2 Need for Improvement
1.4 Planning for Heritage Preservation   26
1.4.1 Government Initiatives
1.4.2 UNESCO World Heritage City
1.5 Local Area Plan  28
1.5.1 Need  
1.5.2 LAP in Gujarat   
1.6 Project Outline  29
Methodology  30
1.8 Scope  31
1.9 Limitation  31
2. Case Study   33
2.1 Introduction   33
2.2 Heritage Street,   Amritsar ,2016  34
2.3 Chandni Chowk Redevelopment, 2021   36
2.4 Bhadra Plaza Revitalization, 2014  38
2.5 WRI-EMBARQ Proposal  40
2.6 Key Learnings for Manek Chowk Pilot LAP  42
3. Overview - Manek Chowk   43
3.1 Public Realm Mapping   43
3.1.1 Changes in Activity in a day
3.1.2 Vending
3.1.3 Parking
3.2 Issues in Public Realm  48
3.3 Private Realm Mapping  49
3.3.1 Graded Heritage Structures
3.3.2 Plot Size
3.3.3 Building Height
3.3.4 Predominant Built Use 
3.3.6 Building Condition
3.3.7 Building Style
3.3.8 Infrastructure
3.2 Issues in Private Realm   53
4. Manek Chowk Precinct   55
4.1 Boundary Delineation  55
4.2 Pilot LAP Area for Improvement in Public Domain   57
4.3 Analysis - Strength, Issue, Opportunity   58
4.3.1 Activity 1 - Vending
4.3.2 Activity 2 - Parking
4.3.3 Activity 3 - Movement
4.3.4 Amenities
4.4 Stakeholder Consultation  66
4.4.1 Shopkeeper in Mahurat-ni-pol chowk
4.4.2 Presentation to Municipal Commissioner
4.4.3 Telephonic discussion - Vendor’s Association President
4.4.4 Police post in Mahurat-ni-pol chowk
4.4.5 Telephonic discussion with Chowksi Mahajan Head
4.4.6 Chowksi Mahajan - General Secretary
4.4.7 Learnings
5. Pilot LAP Proposal   71
5.1 Approach   71
5.1.1 Community Centric
5.1.2 Historic Urban Landscape by UNSECO
5.1.3 Surgical - Minimal Intervention
5.1.4 Approach for Manek Chowk Improvement
5.2 Proposal for Public Realm Improvement   62
5.2.1 Define Movement and Non - Movement Areas
5.2.2 Define Side Buffer
5.2.3 Identifying Plazas
5.2.4 Amenities
5.2.5 Canopy
5.2.6 Screen
5.3 Long-Term Proposal for Public Realm Improvement   86
5.4 Phasing  90
5.5 Costing  91
5.6 Incentives for Private Realm Improvement  92
5.6.1 Façade Painting
5.6.2 Façade Repair
5.6.3 Refurbishment of Shop front Signage
5.6.4 Allowing Adaptive Reuse
5.6.5 Adaptive Reuse for Heritage Structures
5.7 Way Forward   96
5.8 Conclusion  97
REFERENCES   95
ANNEXURE  97

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