CONTENTS
Abstract I
Acknowledgement 4
Contents V
List of figures 10
List of Abbrevations XI
1.Contextualizing the Research 2
1.1 Background of the study . 2
1.1.1 Why is it important to protect the heritage? 3
1.1.2 The Current process of development around the historic precincts 4
1.1.3 Stages of Change 4
1.2 Problem statement 10
1.3 Aims . 10
1.4 Objectives 10
1.5 Research questions 11
1.6 Research Context 12
1.7 Methodology 13
1.8 Scope and Limitation 13
1.9 Expected outcome 13
1.10 Conclusion 13
2 Integration of Planning and Conservation approaches 14
2.1 Conservation Approaches . 14
2.1.1 Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Approach . 15
2.1.2 COMUS Approach . 15
2.2 Planning Approaches . 16
2.2.1 New Urbanism 17
2.3 Theories . 18
2.4 The Art of Relationship . 21
2.5 Analytical Framework 22
3 Research Case –Sarkhej Makarba 24
3.1 How Makarba Shaped ? 25
3.2 Landuse . 28
3.3 Building Use 29
3.4 Building Height . 31
3.5 Building Typology 33
3.6 Open Spaces and Ownership 33
3.7 Heritage . 35
3.7.1 Historic Precincts 38
3.7.2 Other important monuments near Sarkhej Roza 38
3.8 Activities 40
3.9 Neglected Historical Remains 43
3.10 Natural Systems 45
4 Analysis 48
4.1 The list of all the features/elements in Sarkhej –Makarba Precinct 48
4.1.1 New Development 48
4.1.2 Historic Precinct 50
4.1.3 Gamtal 52
4.1.4 Open spaces 53
4.2 Findings from the map: 54
4.3 Relationship between two nodes –Hitoric Precinct –New Development 56
4.3.1 Relation between Historic Precinct and Web of Network 58
4.4 Levels of Disintegration 59
5 Urban Design Tool 60
5.1 What Tool? How it can integrate the two processes? 61
5.2 How is designing in historic contexts different from designing in other
contexts? 61
5.3 What will this type of planning do? 62
5.4 For what level of monuments this tool can be used? 62
5.5 Problems or tasks to solve using the tool 63
5.6 The proposed tool contains three parts: 63
5.6.1 Overarching principles 64
5.6.2 Patterns 64
5.6.3 Strategies for the regulating plan 65
5.7 Demonstration 69
5.7.1 Regulating plan – context areas and use 70
5.7.2 Street Network 73
5.8 Characterstics of Zones 74
5.8.1 Historic precinct zone 74
5.8.2 Regulated zone 76
5.8.3 Transitional zone 77
5.8.4 The neighbouorhood periphery 78
5.8.5 Infill development 80
5.9 Application of the tool 81
6 Conclusion . 86
7. References 88
7 Bibliography 90