CONTENTS Certificate i Undertaking ii Disclaimer iii Acknowledgement iv List of abbriviations v List of figures vi List of tables vi Executive summary vii 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Housing issues in india 1 1.2. Decay of old core cities 1 1.3. Various efforts worldwide 4 A. Xi’an, china: 4 B. Hong kong, china: 7 C. George town, penang, malaysia: 10 D. Jaipur, rajasthan, india: 16 1.4. Summary of various efforts worldwide 20 1.5. Demographics 22 1.6 research question 26 1.7. Aim 26 1.8. Objectives 26 1.9. Methodology 27 1.10. Scope and limitations 27 2. Development of ahmedabad 28 2.2. Historic background of ahmedabad 28 A. Formation of the city: 28 B. The physical character and pols of ahmedabad: 30 C. Houses in the ‘pols’ of ahmedabad: 33 3. Literature review 35 3.1. Introduction 35 3.2. Urban heritage 36 3.3. Modern urban development and problems in housing stock 37 3.4. Possibilities for revitalisation in old cities 40 4. Local initiatives 42 4.1. Ahmedabad municipal corporation (amc) 42 A. Indo-french government collaboration: 42 B. Heritage regulations: 48 C. Mou between amc and city heritage center: 49 D. Heritage conservation plan: 49 5. Field study 52 5.1. Profile of khadia 52 5.2. Profile of dariapur 53 5.3. Primary data 54 A. Occupied properties 54 B. Vacant properties 60 5.4. Inferernces 63 A. Occupied properties 63 B. Vacant properties 64 6. Proposed strategies 65 7. Bibliography 69 8. Appendix 72