Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 Need for study 1
1.3 Aim 2
1.4 Research Question 2
1.5 Objectives 2
1.6 Scope 3
1.7 Limitations 3
1.8 Methodology 4
1.8.1 Literature Review 4
1.8.2 Site Selection 4
1.8.3 Digitization 4
1.8.4 Survey 4
1.8.5 Analysis 5
1.8.6 Comparison with Global cities 5
1.8.7 Inferences and Recommendations 5
2 Land Utilization 6
2.1 Background Study 6
2.2 Site selection and detail of sample survey area 7
2.2.1 Selected Area- Gurukul Road, Ahmedabad 12
2.2.2 Land under Public Streets 12
2.2.3 Land under Public Open Spaces 13
2.2.4 Land under Private Realm as Building Footprints 13
2.2.5 Land under private realm as Private Open Spaces 13
2.2.6 Total Area 14
2.3 Comparison of land utilization in the Ahmedabad study areas 15
2.4 Comparison of FAR Utilization in the Ahmedabad Study areas 20
2.5 Learnings 23
2.6 Examples of world cities 30
2.7 Suggestions and Recommendations 34
2.8 Conclusion 36
3 Relationship between FAR and density 37
3.1 Background Study 37
3.2 Procedure for density calculation: Detail of sample survey area 38
3.3 Comparison of densities of selected areas of Ahmedabad 42
3.4 Relationship between FAR and density 44
3.5 Learnings 46
3.6 Conclusion 47
4 Relationship between land utilization, density and chaos 49
4.1 Understanding chaos 49
4.2 Causes of chaos 50
4.3 Understanding chaos through various comparisons 52
4.4 Inferences 53
5 Conclusion 55
6 References 58