CONTENTS CONTENTS Abstract i Acknowledgements iii CONTENTS . v List of figures . ix 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Background of the Thesis . 1 1.2. Problem statement 1 1.3. Research question . 2 1.4. Justification of the Thesis . 2 1.5. Structure of the Thesis report . 3 2. Research method 5 2.1. Aim of the Study 5 2.1.1. Concern 5 2.1.2. Issues 5 2.1.3. Aim and objective 5 2.1.4. Research and Data collection method 6 2.2. Literature review 6 2.2.1. Introduction to Literature review 6 2.2.2. History of waterfront development 7 2.2.3. Waterbodies: Role in city development pattern . 8 2.2.4. Waterbodies: Sensitive edge conditions . 9 2.2.5. Waterbodies: A recreational space of the city 10 2.2.6. Conclusion 11 2.3. Case study 11 2.3.1. Introduction to Case study 11 2.3.2. Case 1: River Thames, London 12 2.3.3. Case 2: Cheonggyecheon River Project, South Korea . 14 2.3.4. Case 3: The Lyon River Bank, France . 16 2.3.5. Case 4: Bishan Park, Singapore 17 3. Site study, Documentation and Analysis 21 3.1. Site study 21 3.1.1. Chennai city profile 21 3.1.2. City – Place- People . 22 3.1.3. City growth 23 3.1.4. City Rivers . 24 3.2. Cooum River- Site study 26 3.3. Landuse Analysis at the River edge . 26 3.4. Connectivity Analysis 26 3.5. Open space and surrounding area Analysis . 26 3.6. Activity Mapping along the River . 26 3.7. Landmarks, Potential SWOT Analysis . 26 3.8. Inference 26 3.8.1. Urban Issues . 26 3.8.2. Shrinking of river: Encroachments 27 3.8.3. Polluting the river: . 27 3.8.4. Urbanization: 27 4. Design strategies and principles 29 4.1. Vision . 29 4.1.1. Vision statement . 29 4.1.2. Goals and objectives 29 4.2. Design strategies and recommendation 30 4.3. Strategy -1 31 4.3.1. Past flood in the city. 31 4.3.2. Cooum river catchment area 31 4.3.3. Flood level . 32 4.4. Design principles and recommendation . 33 4.5. Conceptual Master plan . 34 4.6. Strategy -2 35 4.6.1. Existing connection to the river . 35 4.6.2. Improving local network 35 4.6.3. Bridges . 35 4.6.4. Existing section 36 4.7. Design principles and recommendation . 36 4.8. Conceptual Master plan . 37 4.9. Strategy -3 38 vii 4.9.1. Current condition of the river . 38 4.9.2. Natural vegetation 38 4.9.3. Existing section 39 4.10. Design principles and recommendation . 39 4.11. Conceptual Master plan 40 4.12. Strategy -4 41 4.12.1. Urban need . 41 4.12.2. Reclaimable land 41 4.12.3. Existing section 41 4.13. Design principles and recommendation . 42 4.14. Conceptual Master plan 43 4.15. Conclusion 43 4.16. Typical section kit for the River Restoration 44 5. Design proposal. 49 5.1. Sample area selection . 49 5.2. Sample area 1:Aminjikari . 49 5.2.1. Physical design proposal - Site study and analysis. 49 5.2.2. Physical design proposal – Design Scenario 49 5.2.3. Conceptual Master plan- Plan and section . 49 5.3. Sample area 2: Egmore design proposal 49 5.3.1. Physical design proposal - Site study and analysis. 49 5.3.2. Physical design proposal – Design Scenario 49 5.3.3. Conceptual Master plan- Plan and section . 49 References . 51