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082 _aA TH-1062
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100 _aContractor, Janki D.
245 0 _aTransformation of urban villages : case of Vastrapur village (Also available on CD)
260 _c2011
300 _aiii,iv,96p.,CD-ROM
505 _aCONTENTS Background Aims and Objectives Selection of Case Study Scope and Limitation Methodology 1 : INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Urbanization - Various Viewpoints 1.2 Birth of Urban Villages through SYNOECISM 1.3 What is an Urban Village? 1.4 Stages of formation of an Urban Village 1.5 Characterics of a Village in Transition 1.6 History of Formation of Urban Villages in Ahmedabad 1.7 Growth of Ahmedabad and Engulfment of Villages 2 : SETTLEMENT AND HINTERLAND 15 2.1 IDEA OF A VILLAGE 2.1.1 (a) About Vastrapur (b) Development of amenities in the village (c) Communities settled in Vastrapur (d) Life in the Potters Courtyard (e) Bapus House (f) One day in the Life of Bapu and his Family (g) Conclusions 2.1.2 (a) Vastrapur Today (b) In-Migration (c) Persistence and Change of the Communities (d) Changing life in the Potters Courtyard (e) Bapus House today (f) Changing Life of Bapus Family (g) Conclusions 2.2 VILLAGE AND THE FARMLANDS 44 2.2.1 History of Farmlands around Ahmedabad 2.2.2 Occupational Relationship to Hinterland (a) Agriculture Practices (b) Methods of Irrigation, Harvest and Storage 2.2.3 Cultural Relationship to Hinterland 2.2.4 Land Transaction and its Impact on the Village 2.2.5 Conclusions 2.3 VILLAGE AND THE LAKE 51 2.3.1 History of Formation of Lakes in Ahmedabad 2.3.2 Village Lake in Villages around Ahmedabad 2.3.3 Vastrapur Lake and Settlement of the Community (a) Use of Lake in Daily Life 2.3.4 Changing Relationship with the Lake (a) Development of the Vastrapur Lake front 2.3.5 Conclusions 3 : OVERALL STRUCTURE AND FORM OF THE VILLAGE 59 3.1 STAGE WISE GROWTH OF THE VILLAGE 3.1.1 Stages of Transformation of Vastrapur 3.1.2 Physical Growth of Vastrapur 3.2 CHANGE IN COMMUNITY CLUSTERS 64 3.2.1 Transformation due to Economic, Occupational and Administrative changes 3.2.2 Densification of Community Clusters 3.2.3 Transformation of Open Spaces (a) Change in Idea of Public Open Space (b) Change in Open Space of Community Clusters (c) Change in Idea of Streets 3.2 TRANSFORMATION OF VILLAGE EDGE 79 CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSIONS 83 GLOSSARY 92 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 93 BIBLIOGRAPHY 94 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 96
700 _aShankar, Pratyush (Guide)
891 _a2005 Batch
891 _aFA-UG
999 _c50435
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