CONTENTS
Abbreviations 11
Executive summery 13
Chapter 1 Introduction 16
1.1Problem statement 16
1.2 Research question 16
1.3 Aim of the study 16
1.4 Research objective 16
1.5 Scope and limitation 17
1.6 Methodology 17
1.7 Urban Green spaces 20
Chapter 2 Literature review 24
2.1 Urban green spaces and sustainable development goals 24
2.2 Approaches of Government to increase green cover in India 24
2.2.1 National environment policy, 2006 25
2.2.2 Urban Development Plan formulation and Implementation guidelines: 25
2.2.3 AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) 27
2.3 What is the meaning of urban green space (gardens and parks) 27
2.3.1 Government / State 27
2.3.2 Private stakeholders 28
2.3.3 Citizens 28
2.4 History of urban green spaces 28
2.5 Benefits of urban green spaces 29
2.5.1 Environmental benefits: 29
2.5.2 Social and psychological benefits: 29
2.5.3 Economic benefits: 29
2.6 London model of open space strategy 29
2.6.1 Aim of strategy (London scenario) 30
2.6.2 Scope of the strategy to manage open green spaces 30
2.6.3 Why is it important to have strategy to manage open green spaces? 30
2.6.4 Who makes this management strategies? 31
2.6.5 The Strategy comprises the following 10 Strategic Objectives: 31
2.6.6 Stages of management strategy 32
2.6.7 How is this strategy framed? 32
2.7 The concept of place keeping 34
2.8 Park management 35
2.8.1 Organizational patterns of urban green space / park management 35
2.8.2 What after selecting organizational pattern? 37
2.8.3 What is performance measurement? 39
2.8.4 Evaluation of urban green space 39
2.9 Assessment of parks and parks system management efficiency 39
2.10 Managing agency standpoint 40
2.10.1 Indicators of management effectiveness: 41
2.10.2 Factors influencing management effectiveness 42
2.11 Assessing partnerships 43
2.11.1 Why partnership matter in place keeping 46
2.11.2 Strengths and weaknesses of your place-keeping partnership lie 46
Chapter 3 Methodology 47
3.3 Sampling 47
3.3.1 Categorization of parks in Ahmedabad 47
3.3.2 Sampling of the parks across Ahmedabad 47
Chapter 4 Data Collection Tool 49
4.1 Accessibility and linkage to the place 50
4.2 Activeness of the place 51
4.3 Sociability of the place 52
4.4 Comfort and Image of the place 53
4.5 Facilities provided and facilities management of the place 54
4.6 Administration 55
4.7 Rating of questions 56
Chapter 5 Site study Studying existing scenario 57
5.1 Current scenario: Ahmedabad city 57
5.2 Agreement between managing agency and the city council (Gardens department of AMC) 58
Chapter 6 Data analysis 61
6.1 Accessibility 61
6.1.1 External accessibility 61
6.1.2 Proximity 62
6.1.3 Internal accessibility 63
6.2 Sociability 65
6.2.1 Community participation 65
6.2.2 Social convenience 66
6.3 Comfort
6.3.1 Aesthetics 68
6.3.2 Park infrastructure 69
6.3.3 Ecology, environment and sustainability 70
6.3.4 Safety 70
6.3.5 Biological diversity 70
6.4 Activeness 71
6.4.1 Recreational value 71
6.4.2 Usage pattern of the park 73
6.5 Facilities 75
6.5.1 Availability of facilities infrastructure 76
6.5.2 Condition of the infrastructural facility in the parks 76
6.5.3 Cleanliness of the infrastructural facility in the parks 79
Chapter 7 Conclusion 80
Bibliography 82

Annexure 1 - List of sampled parks in Ahmedabad i
Annexure 2 - Checklist of the Parameters affecting Park performance vi
Annexure 3 - Score of park performance of the sampled parks xiii
Annexure 4 - Allover scoring of the parks of Ahmedabad xliii