Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract . vii
Table of contents ix
List of Figures x
List of Tables xii
List of Charts xiii
List of Abbreviations xv
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Defining Green Infrastructure 2
1.3 Properties of Green Infrastructure 4
1.4 Benefits of Green Infrastructure . 5
1.4.1 Environmental Benefits 5
1.4.2 Biodiversity benefits 6
1.4.3 Social benefits 6
1.4.4 Health benefits 6
1.4.5 Economic benefits 7
1.5 Green Infrastructure Planning 8
1.6 Guidelines and Standards 9
1.7 Enabling Mechanisms 12
1.8 Major Issues for Green Infrastructure in India 13
1.9 Aim 14
1.10 Objectives 14
1.11 Methodology 14
1.12 Scope 16
1.13 Chapter Outline 16
2 CITY PROFILE – RAJKOT 18
2.1 Location and Connectivity 18
2.2 Boundary 19
2.3 Road Network and Landmarks 20
2.4 Demographics 21
2.5 Existing Landuse 24
2.6 Ward Characteristics 26
3 CITY LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 27
3.1 Data 27
3.2 Methodology 27
3.3 Public Parks – Hubs 27
3.3.1 Hierarchy of parks 28
3.3.2 Ward Wise Park Area Distribution 29
3.3.3 Park Accessibility 31
3.3.4 Zone Wise Park Area Distribution 32
3.3.5 Zone Wise Park Character . 33
3.3.6 Equitability in Park Entry 33
3.4 Green Corridors – Links 34
3.5 Conclusion 34
4 NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 36
4.1 Data 36
4.2 Methodology 36
4.3 Pilot Wards Selection 36
4.4 Indicators for Assessment of Green Infrastructure 38
4.5 Pilot Ward Assessment 39
4.5.1 Ward 2 39
4.5.2 Ward 6 44
4.5.3 Ward 9 51
4.5.4 Ward 11 56
4.6 Conclusion 60
5 ENABLING MECHANISMS FOR URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 62
5.1 Provision by RMC 62
5.2 Contribution by NGOs . 67
5.3 Contribution by Private Sector 68
5.4 Conclusion 70
6 FINDINGS 72
7 STRATEGIES 75
7.1 Vision for Rajkot 75
7.2 Efforts by RMC 75
7.3 Principles of Green Infrastructure Planning 76
7.4 Case Studies . 77
7.4.1 Singapore Park Connector Network . 77
7.4.2 Ahmedabad Amul Garden Model 78
7.5 Strategies and Actions 79
7.5.1 Strategy 1: Provision of larger combined green spaces during planning stage 79
7.5.2 Strategy 2: Enhancing Green Infrastructure Network in Ward 2 80
7.5.3 Strategy 3 - Green Corridor along Stormwater Canals (Vokdas) 83
7.5.4 Strategy 4 - Contractor Performance Assessment 84
7.5.5 Other Recommendations . 85
7.5.6 Impacts . 87
REFERENCES 88
APPENDIX 1: Survey Form For Site Visit . 91
APPENDIX 2: Data Collected . 92