CONTENTS Undertaking i Certificate iii Acknowledgments v Abstract vi List of Abbreviation . ix 1 Introduction . 1 1.1 The aim 1 1.2 Objective 2 1.3 Scope 2 1.4 Limitation 2 2 Literature Review 3 2.1 Land use . 3 2.1.1 History of land use planning 3 2.1.2 What is land use planning? 3 2.1.3 Mixed use: Understanding an outcome of Land use 5 2.1.4 Land use change: Understanding it‟s overall impact and social conflicts 6 2.2 Conflict theory 8 2.2.1 Case study 10 3 Research Methodology 13 2.1 Research methods 13 3.1.1 Case study 13 2.2 Research Stages 18 4 A case of Bangalore 21 4.1 Nature of conflict in Bangalore city 21 4.2 Site selection criteria . 22 4.2.1 Indiranagar 23 3.1.1 Land use transformation in Indiranagar, Bangalore 28 4.3 Issue of land use planning in Bangalore . 29 4.4 Institutions for land use planning 31 4.4.1 Role of BDA 31 4.4.2 Role of BBMP 32 4.5 Governance for Master Plans . 32 4.6 Zoning regulations for Indiranagar 33 4.7 Institutional efforts undermining land use planning 34 4.7.1 Section 14-A 34 4.7.2 Akrama- Sakrama scheme 34 4.7.3 Role of citizens 35 5 Result: Land use change impact on citizens . 37 5.1 Key Person Interviews 37 5.1.1 The plan making of RMP 2015 . 37 5.1.2 The plan implementation of RMP 2015 39 5.2 Residents‟ Survey 39 5.2.1 Noise 40 5.2.2 Vehicular issue 44 5.2.3 Air quality 48 5.2.4 Safety and Security 51 5.3 Online residents‟ survey 53 5.3.1 Perspective on development activities in neighbourhood 53 5.3.2 Noise 54 5.3.3 Vehicular issue 57 5.3.4 Air quality 59 5.3.5 Safety and Security 61 5.4 Grounded Theory 62 6 Discussion 67 7 Conclusion . 73 7.1 The Problem Tree Analysis 73 8 Way forward . 79 List of Figures 81 List of Tables 82 Appendix 1: Questionnaire 83 References 106