CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1.1. The city of the past 1.2. The contemporary city 1.3. The future city 1.4. Urban growth form trends 1.5. Terrain Vague 1.5.1. Etymology 1.5.2. Concept of Terrain Vague 1.6. Aim and Objectives 1.7. Study frame work 1.8. Methodology 1.9. Scope and Limitations 1.10. Summary 2. Factors seminal to Terrain Vague 2.1. Place, Identity and Community 2.2. Evolution, Development and Decay of Terrain Vague 2.3. The city fabric 2.3.1. The existing framework 2.3.2. Interventions in urbanity 2.3.2.1. Natural calamities 2.3.2.2. Man made calamities 2.4. Human intervention 2.4.1. Floating / Migrant population 2.4.2. Informal sector of economic generation 2.5. The city planning process 2.5.1. The contemporary planning process 2.5.2. The traditional planning process 2.5.3. The city development and re-development 2.6. Obstinacy of alteration in the urban socio-economic scenario 2.6.1. Reasons for obduracy 2.6.1.1. Embeddedness 2.6.1.2. Persistent traditions 3. Assessment of Terrain Vague 3.1. Marginal spaces in the Indian context 3.1.1. Defining characteristics 3.1.1.1. Spatial element 3.1.1.2. Physical element 3.1.1.3. Abstract element 3.1.2. Heterotopia or Utopia 3.2. Defining scale of Space 3.3. Space usage 3.3.1. Ownership of Space 3.3.2. Control over such Space 3.3.2.1. User control 3.3.2.2. Owner control 3.3.2.3. Third party control 3.3.3. Activities occurring in such Space 3.3.3.1. Between Mass and Mass 3.3.3.2. Between Void and Void 3.3.3.3. Between Mass and Void 3.4. Edge conditions 3.4.1. Accessibility to such spaces 3.4.2. Consequences of the surrounding context to the space 4. Categories of Terrain Vague 4.1. The Scale of Spaces 4.1.1. The City Scale 4.1.2. The Community Scale 4.1.3. The Street Scale 4.1.4. The Unit Scale 4.2. The City Scale 4.2.1. Lake edges and River fronts 4.2.2. Railway lines 4.2.3. City squares 4.3. The Community Scale 4.3.1. Urban open spaces/ Grounds/ Gullies 4.3.2. Promenades 4.3.3. Flyovers/ Bridges 4.4. The Street Scale 4.4.1. Chowks/ Parks 4.4.2. Traffic Islands 4.4.3. Pavements 4.5. The Unit Scale 4.5.1. Abandoned buildings 4.5.2. Threshold spaces 4.5.3. Courtyards 4.6 Elements of Urbanscapes 4.7 Case studies 4.7.1. Case Study I 4.7.2. Case Study - II 4.7.3. Case Study - III 5. Future of Terrain Vague 5.1 Analysis of a Juxtaposition 5.2 Implications of the Analysis 5.2.1. Physical Elements of Space [Space] 5.2.2. Activity in Space [Visible Activity] 5.2.3. Surrounding Context [Sequence] 5.2.4. Space Usage and Control [Communication] 5.2.5. Edge Condition [Surfaces] 5.2.6. Scale of Space [Details] 5.3 Representative samples of Urbanscape 5.4 Alternative approaches to City development 5.4.1. Physical Elements of Space 5.4.2. Activity in Space 5.4.3. Surrounding Context 5.4.4. Space Usage and Control 5.4.5. Edge Condition 5.4.6. Scale of Space 5.5 Un-building Strategies conserving Terrain Vague 6. Appendices .. Acknowledgements .. Illustration Credits .. Bibliography