Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgements v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xiii
List of tables xv
List of Maps xvii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Need for the study 2
1.3 Aim 3
1.4 Objectives 3
1.5 Methodology 3
1.6 Scope and Limitations 4
1.7 Structure of the Report 5
2 Literature Review 7
2.1 Land use – Transport correlation 7
2.2 Influence zone of Metro 9
2.3 Impact of Metro in the Influence zone 11
2.4 Impact of Metro on land use in the influence zone 12
3 Mumbai City Profile 13
3.1 Regional Setting 13
3.2 Municipal Boundaries 13
3.3 City Profile 14
3.4 Topography14
3.5 Climate 15
3.6 Demographic Profile 15
3.7 Existing Land use of Greater Mumbai 17
3.8 Land value of Mumbai 19
3.9 FSI consumption 21
3.10 The public Transport system of Mumbai 23
3.10.1 Mumbai Suburban Railways 23
3.10.2 Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) 23
3.10.3 Mumbai Monorail 24
3.11 Mumbai Metro Project 24
Mumbai Metro line 1 27
4 Study Area Profile 29
4.1 Station characteristics 30
4.1.1 Versova 30
4.1.2 D.N.Nagar 30
4.1.3 Azad Nagar 30
4.1.4 Andheri 30
4.1.5 Western Express Highway (WEH) 30
4.1.6 Chakala 30
4.1.7 Airport road 30
4.1.8 Marol Naka 31
4.1.9 Saki Naka 31
4.1.10 Asalpha 31
4.1.11 Jagruti Nagar 31
4.1.12 Ghatkopar 31
5 Data and analysis 33
5.1 Change in Built to vacant land ratio 33
5.2 Developable Precincts 35
5.3 Land use change along Metro in the Influence zone 36
5.4 Land densification along Metro 56
5.5 Change in Land value 69
5.5.1 Change in Land value in the influence zone of Metro 69
5.5.2 Change in land value outside the influence zone of Metro 71
5.6 Future Land use 72
5.6.1 Scenario 1: Business-as-usual (BAU) 72
5.6.2 Scenario 2: Push and Pull 73
6 Conclusion 75
6.1 Way forward 76
References 77
Appendix 1: Land use classification 79
Appendix 2: Building heights modelling 81