Table of contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents iix
List of figures xii
1 Introduction
1.1 Aim 1
1.2 Research Question 1
1.3 Objectives 1
1.4 Methodology 2
1.5 Outcomes 2
1.6 Scope and Limitations 2
1.7 Relevance in discipline 2
1.8 Introduction 3
1.9 Background 4
2 Theoritical Framework
2.1 Sense of Belonging in a physical environment 9
2.1.1 Sense of belonging in Urban environment 9
2.1.2 Guidance of building a local sense of community 10
2.2 Demarcation through physical interventions 10
2.3 Neighborhood squares and community 11
2.4 Methodology 13
2.4.1 First impression and field notes 13
2.4.2 Mapping 13
2.4.3 Oral histories 14
2.4.4 Direct observations 14
2.4.5 Cartography 15
3 Site documentation and analysis (Thakor chowk)
3.1 History of Ambli Gaam 17
3.2 Thakor Vaas 19
3.3 Thakor Chowk 20
3.4 Manifestation of community decisions in physical environment 26
3.5 Manifestation of individual decisions in physical environment 27
4 Site inferences (Thakor chowk)
4.1 Physical interventions demarcates the space in a chowk 31
4.2 Manifestation of decisions in a chowk creates a sense of
belonging in space 33
4.3 Hierachy of spaces and access through demarcations and performing
activities in a residential environment 34
4.4 Need of community involvements in residential urban spaces 36
4.5 Conclusion 36
References 39