1. Introduction 1 1.1 Mumbai and its openspaces 1 1.2 City vs Open spaces 1 1.3 Openspace Statistics 2 1.4 Designated Public spaces: What city has to offer as designated spaces to recreate 3 1.5 Insurgent or Constituted Spaces: What it has to offer as a result of its urban form to Appro¬priate, to Contest and to Reclaim! 3 2. Thesis proposal 7 2.1 Aim: 7 2.2 Thesis Statement: 7 2.3 Objective: 8 2.4 Methodology: 9 2.5 Scope and Limitations: 10 2.6 Expected Outcome: 10 3. Discourse of Openspaces in India and world 13 3.1 Considerations of Open Spaces in Development Plan Mumbai 13 3.1.1 “In-between” Spaces - Transitional spaces - Lived / Residual 3.2 Current policies for allocation of Public spaces 15 3.3 Newspaper Artcle: 16 3.4 Theoretical Framwork 19 3.5 Findings from the studied theories: 22 4. Capter 4: Understanding the urban Fabric of Mumbai 25 4.1 Site selection: 25 4.2 Onsite Observations 26 4.3 Site Analysis Matrix 27 4.4 Observations 33 4.4.1 Interdependency of Density on activities 4.4.2 Formation of Urban spaces: 4.4.3 Types of spaces formed due to varying Urban forms 5. Consitutional Spaces 41 5.1 What are Consitutional Spaces 41 5.2 Types of Constitutional Spaces: 41 5.3 Matrix for categorizing identified Constitutional Spaces in the sample Urban forms. 6. Residual spaces 49 6.1 What are Residual Spaces? 49 6.2 Types of Residual Spaces: 52 6.3 Matrix for categorizing identified Residual spaces in the sample Urban forms 52 7. Chapter 7: Analysis of space parameters and Derivation of Criteria’s 55 7.1 The derived constitutional spaces where analyzed based on following Parameters: 55 7.2 Matrix 4: Parameters for Analysis of identified Constitutional spaces, forming Criteria’s for designing Residual spaces 55 8. Place- making Design Guide: 59 8.1 Nature of the Activity – Temporal 59 8.2 Site Context 59 8.3 Physiological Parameters 60 8.4 Space Context 61 8.5 Activity 62 1. Institutional Framework for Implementation 63 Conclusion 65 References 69 Biblography 71