Analyzing the Liveability Index of Public Spaces in a different neighborhoods of Delhi-NCR

Analysing Precinct Liveability Studying various aspects of Liveability of Public Spaces in Precinct areas

City

Destination

School of Planning & Development

Place

This book provides : An insight into the quality of life available to people and predicts the future state of the place with respect to its livability.

It identifies various livability parameters (apparent as well as the latent) specific to the area.

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“ We measure what we care about.”

‘While there are standard metrics for many parts of urban life — from parking spots to building permits — how do we begin to quantify the quality of urban life itself?

In other words, how do we capture the “small data” of everyday life that doesn’t always have a clear intention or outcome, yet is critical to our happiness?’

-Jan Gehl

Analysing Precinct Liveability

Contents

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Intent of the Book Mentor Livability Analysists Mapping all Sites People Response Neighborhood Parks as Public Spaces Role of Street Vendors Assessment of Safety Commercial Market Pedestrian perception Impact of Social Street Quest for Child Friendly Space Student Facility Analysis Impact of a Marketplace Study of work life balance Study of Commercial Complex Overall Conclusion About

Intent of the Book Dear Readers

This book is product of an interdisciplinary elective course designed for the Master of Architecture and Master of Planning that provides an insight into the quality of life available to people in a built environment. The intend of the course was to equip students with the ability to think critically about and play an active role in the creation of liveable neighbourhoods.

Class of 2020 MPlan Urban Planning, MArch Interior Architecture & MArch Urban Design School of Planning & Development, School of Art & Architecture Sushant University

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Our Mentor

Preetha RaviSree Sajin HOD | Sushant University Prof Preetha RaviSree is an Architect-Planner with a specialisation in housing, with more than 21 years of experience. She is currently holding the position of Head of Department of the School of Planning and Development, Sushant University. She has conducted substantial research on determining the livability index of various communities to ascertain their affordability. Her pedagogy offers students an opportunity to collaborate with faculty and create a presentation, paper, or creative work that contributes to the knowledge or activity of a specific academic discipline.

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Liveability Analysists

Ekta Bhardwaj

Paras Mongia

Kavinaz Kaur

March UD 2020

M. Planning 2020

March IA 2020

Sheena Sharma

Yashika Singhal

Yavandeep

M. Planning 2020

M. Planning 2020

March UD 2020

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Garima Munjal M. Planning 2020

Tavleen Kaur

Rahul Kasat

March IA 2020

M. Planning 2020

Lokesh Meena M. Planning 2020

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Shubhra Sharma M. Planning 2020 11

Mapping all Sites

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Map Source - Author

People Response to Particular Spaces of Neighborhood Ekta Bhardwaj People used to sit on their Chabutaras to interact with each other.

About Study Area

Neighbour aunties used to chit-chat and shop on shops, children play different games on streets.

Nestled in the northern part of the Gurugram city, Rajendra Park is a developed sub-locality of Sector-105. Excellent connectivity to prime industrial areas like Kadipur Industrial Area and Udyog Vihar Industrial Area Phase-VI along with easy access to social amenities has increased the rate of residential growth of Rajendra Park. Sher Singh Vihar, Shankar Vihar, Ashok Vihar and Ashok Vihar Phase-3 Extension are the neighboring localities of Rajendra Park.

The community is having the mixed use settlements and commercial settlement on Chauma road. The study area is having the residential area inside the core area, the industries on the Daultabad Road and the Dwarka Expressway on the back of the site.

Mixed use settlements- Residences having shops on ground floor and living activities on above floors.

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Major roads of the neighborhood General scenario and activities on roads of neighbourhood.

1. Elevation of Sayed Baba Road

2. Elevation of Radha Krishna Mandir Road

Roads used majorly by residents due to various reasons

3. Elevation of Chauma Road

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Major gathering spaces of the neighbourhood

1. People themselves has taken the initiative and creates the round-abouts as green park landmark with temple over there

Roads used majorly by residents due to various reasons 2. People used to walk and jog on platform near railway station and children used to play there

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Stakeholders

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Node-1 FINDINGS:

AFTERNOON 1:00- 1:30

EVENING 6:00- 6:30

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

As this is the portion of main road, its highly commercialising day by day.

Shop frontages are encroaching the area after the building line also.

Some spots are covered with fruit carts, khokhas, fast food carts outside the shops.

Some fruit sellers sell fruits in morning and afternoon and by evening that space was occupied by some juice carts or chaat sellers.

This road used to have traffic congestion also at peak hours like in morning and evening.

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Node-2 FINDINGS: 1.

2.

3.

4.

This is the another intersection of main road and inner street.

The built typology is highly influenced with the character of main road, as the street is having the shops on ground floor and the living space on above floors.

Most of the people buy things from these shops only and got the chance to interact with lot of known people.

This mixed use character of streets make the streets very lively and safe for users at night time also.

AFTERNOON 1:00- 1:30

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EVENING 6:00- 6:30

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Node-3 FINDINGS:

AFTERNOON 1:00- 1:30

EVENING 6:00- 6:30

1.

2.

3.

4.

This node is purely in residential area, still having a lot of activities there as the two major roads are intersecting.

The houses on the node are either having their own shops on ground floor or may be rented to someone else for commercial purpose only.

The permanent shops were open there all the time but all the vendors, hawkers, chaat wala, fast food carts used to stand there in evening and make the space very vibrant.

Sometimes these nodes becomes the meeting point for people.

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Node-4 FINDINGS: 1.

2.

3.

This node is known as Shiv Murti Chowk as there is a huge installation of sculpture of lord Shiva, was developed as a green circular park with a small temple inside by residents of colony only.

But the activities like cattle keeping on one side; the shady, darkness on other side and the sewage overflow on the third side makes that space unpleasant to be used by residents of the colony.

This space has a huge potential to make the space lively but the above said activities make this space dull and unpleasant.

AFTERNOON 1:00- 1:30

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Commercial Spine at Chauma Road FINDINGS: 1.

2.

3.

4.

There is lot of people count on nodes, vendors, food carts, eateries.

Active frontages were highlighted as per observations.

Different cross points which are safe for passage are traced based on people movement.

Stop points are also being traced on the basis of some space or specific activity there.

MAPPING (Acc. To Jan Gehl)

TRACING (Acc. To Jan Gehl)

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Public Opinion

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STUDY POINTS

Node 1 (N1)

Node 2 (N2)

Node 3 (N3)

Node 4 (N4)

COMFORT (in INTERACTION (in MAINTENANCE (in terms of terms of social terms of movement encounters) infrastructure) pattern) Not much comfortable Not much Much vibrant since having a lot maintained (lot of (due to Very much safe of shops, Very much activities makes the presence on due to more hawking interactive. space more commercial vibrancy activities along maintenance spine) with moving demanding) traffic.

ACCESSIBILITY VIBRANCY (in SAFETY (in terms (in terms of terms of of any wrong legibility) activities) activity)

Excellent

Very good

Not much comfortable Very much Not maintained (lot since having a lot vibrant (due to of activities makes Very safe due to of shops, presence on Very interactive. the space more more vibrancy hawking commercial maintenance activities along spine) demanding) with moving traffic.

Good

Less vibrant than N1 and N2.

Good

Vibrant in morning and evening only (residential node)

Safe due to vibrancy

Comparatively comfortable movement than N1 and N2 since it is inside the colony

Interactive

Comparatively maintained (since people are having houses there)

Very Very much Not so safe in comfortable as it Less interactive maintained (as a afternoon is a purely circular green park) residential node

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Conclusion

ACCESSIBILITY VIBRANCY (in SAFETY (in STUDY (in terms of terms of terms of any POINTS legibility) activities) wrong activity)

COMFORT (in INTERACTION (in MAINTENANCE terms of terms of social (in terms of movement encounters) infrastructure) pattern)

Node 1 (N1) Node 2 (N2) Node 3 (N3) Node 4 (N4) Node 1 and Node 2 are the most safe, vibrant and interactive nodes as they are having a lot of commercial and mixed use activities. Whereas they are less comfortable and unmaintained because of involvement of vehicular activity and vending activities.

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Maps above is showing the Land Use pattern (left) and activity pattern surrounding the parks (right) of Sectors 5 and 6 Vasundhara, Ghaziabad

Neighbourhood Parks as Public Spaces Paras Mongia

About Study Area This study entails the importance of parks in any neighborhood or area which consists of residential as a dominant land use. The aim of this study is to understand the user perception and behavior in different parks by capturing it through observation for short duration in morning and evening peak hours during weekends. To achieve the desired aim, the area of study selected was a part of neighborhood in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The area consists of two adjoining sectors 5 & 6 with either residential or mixed land use zones mainly, commercial stretches along main roads and social amenities as schools and parks as green spaces. Both the sectors comprise of small community parks and few green pockets as tot lots with one major sector park in Sector 6. This park namely Adarsh park (also know as ‘bada park’) acts a public magnet for the visitors and people residing in nearby sectors to interact and meet because it serves good infrastructure, large open area, good access and is safe. Hence, a strong comparison among these parks is further documented briefly.

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Approach for the study Location of Neighborhood studied : Sectors 5 & 6 Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Research Question : How the existing parks are impacting the livability of a neighborhood through active or passive usage by different users during weekends?

Objective: Assessing the livability

Methodology of the Study :

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Observation & user-behaviour tracking in selected parks at two different time intervals during weekends

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Assessing the accessibility of users from different sectors, routes & frequency of usage

User comfort, preference and experience/ sense of the space

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The objective of the analysis of this documentation is to get familiarize the reader with the parameters to assess the liveability index of any neighborhood based on the impact of availability of parks in that area and its user’s preference to make it more active or inactive.

Identification of different parks in the neighborhood/ sector and selecting different categories for the study

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Concluding with comparative analysis of each based on user’s comfort, access, preference and activity pattern

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Park A : Community Park I AREA : 0.42 ACRES MOST USED STREET

EXIT 2

Mandir Park ENTRY

• The users of this park are majorly residing in close proximity and have easy access (Sector 5 mainly).

• The type of users observed here are mostly adults and senior citizens during morning time and children along with their parents or grandparents in the evening.

• During 15 minute observation the footfall in the morning was 8-10 persons and evening was 20 persons.

EXIT 1

Map showing road widths, movement and access points around park

Dominant surrounding Landuse

Key map showing location

Major POIs

Morning

Time – 08:00 to 08:15 am

Evening

Time – 06:30 to 06:45 pm

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Park B : Community Park II AREA : 0.65 ACRES

ENTRY EXIT

MOST USED STREET

• The users of this park are also majorly residing in close proximity and have easy access (Sector 5 mainly but few people from Sector 7 were also observed during evening). The type of users observed here are mostly adults and senior citizens during morning time and children playing in the evening.

• During 15 minute observation the footfall in the morning was 4-5 persons and in the evening was 15 persons mainly children.

Map showing road widths, movement and access points around park

Key map showing location

MAJOR POIs

Morning

Time – 07:45 to 08:00 am

Evening

Time – 06:15 to 06:30 pm

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Park C : Community Park III AREA : 0.44 ACRES • The park is well maintained by the local residents with a collaborative approach.

• The drawback of this park is that people from other parts of the same sector can’t use that and only those who took the initiative for its maintenance access it.

• It is cleaned daily and maintained every week.

• The park experiences less footfall in comparison to previous discussed due to lack of infrastructure or play facilities for children.

EXIT

ENTRY MOST USED STREET Map showing road widths, movement and access points around park

Dominant surrounding Landuse

Key map showing location

Major POIs

Morning

Time – 07:30 to 07:45 am

Evening

Time – 06:00 to 06:15 pm

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Park D : Tot Lot (Children’s Park) AREA : 0.65 ACRES • This park is especially known as children’s park. It is a tot-lot designed with a good length.

• This park is more dense with foliage and planters with very less facilities available for children and people to sit or even walk.

• Its has the potential to serve its nearby resident population if designed in a good manner. The users of this park are mostly small age group children and their parents.

• During evening senior citizens grouped and sit together under pergola daily.

MOST USED STREET

EXIT

ENTRY

Map showing road widths, movement and access points around park

Dominant surrounding landuse

Key map showing location

Major POIs

Morning am

Time – 07:15 to 07:30

Evening pm

Time – 05:45 to 06:00

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Park E : Sector Park (Adarsh Park) AREA : 5.75 ACRES • This park is well maintained by Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad. It is the most popular amongst all age group users.

• Its timings are 05:00 am to 11:00 am and 04:00 to 08:00 pm with entry cost of only Rs. 2 or monthly membership card with Rs. 30.

• This park have the facilities of swings for children, benches aligned in a nice way, pergolas and gazebos, grass mounds and well maintained pathways.

MOST USED STREET EXIT

ENTRY

Map showing road widths, movement and access points around park

• Daily approximately 150-200 people access it during both the times.

• Major attractions are from all the sectors nearby such as Sector 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ,8.

Dominant surrounding Landuse

Key map showing location

Morning am

Major POIs

Time – 07:00 to 07:15 Dominant surrounding Landuse

Evening pm

Time – 05:30 to 05:45

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Comparative Analysis of different Parks : Qualitative

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USER GROUPS 0

1

1

2 2

Park A

3 4

0

1 1 2

3

Park B 6

3 0 0

1 1

2

Park C

4

6

4 0 0

1 1

Park D

2 2

7

5 0

1 2

1

0

Involved

1

5

Park E

2 2

2

4

4

LEGEND

6

6

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Q.1.) In which sector do you live?

Q.2) Do you come on a daily or weekly basis in this park?

Q.3) If yes, then what attracts you the most to choose this park over others?

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Quantitative Analysis though Verbal Interview : BASED ON USER PERCEPTION (SAMPLE SIZE – 18 FROM EACH PARK) Average Duration of stay Morning Evening

Park A 20-30 min.

30-40 min.

Park B 20-30 min.

30-40 min.

Park C 15-20 min.

20-30 min.

Park D 30-40 min.

1-1.5 Hrs

Park D 1 Hr. 1-1.5 Hrs

Q.4) For how long do you stay here once reached?

Q.5) Do you prefer to walk or take a vehicle to reach here?

Q.6) What facilities are needed to be looked upon according to you in this park by the authority or union of the community ?

R –Recommended

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Visual Representation of Parks

Park A

Park C

Park B

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Park D

Park E Elective on Livability

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TEN STRATEGIES AND PRINCIPLES : BUILDING COMMUNITY PUBLIC PLACES

CONCLUSION Considering the needs of people, qualities, attributes or characteristics of an area, there are certain principles which should be followed and understood as a place-based concept based on which the parks at local level can be designed to improve the quality of that area as per liveability and affordability standards. These principles are shown graphically here (left).

Recommendations as per User’s needs: •

The parks which are easily accessible to the citizens living nearby are more preferred by the people to spend their time if compared to the park which is more distant.

•

Parks which are at closer proximity to a residence lacks in the maintenance and quality infrastructure. There is a strong need of awareness among citizens to act as a community and maintain their public spaces.

•

People belongs to the neighborhood studied here suggests that small parks should be designed or revived for people of different age groups and it should be more activity specific as place-based for example cycle tracks, space for vendors and zones for events/ functions should be incorporated.

Hence, a constant demand of multi-functional space were recommended.

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Source – Author & Google Earth

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Shopprix Mall Kanchenjunga Market Sai Temple City Public School Life Care School JSS Public School

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Royal Garden Estate Millennium Apartments Prasvnath Apartments Krishna Apra Apartments Gardenia Grace Apartments Shanti Kunj Apartments Shatabdi Vihar Apartments Punchachuli Apartments

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Gol Chakkar

Street Vendor Zone

Role of Street Vendors In livability of Residential Precinct

Parks / Green Pockets

Kavinaz Kaur

Residential Precinct in Consideration

Introduction

Commercial Centers nearby

Metro Station Street vendor shops Metro Blue - Line

Major Arterial Road

Major Sector Road

Inner Sector Roads

Map – Highlighting all important components of neighborhood

• Sector 61 is an established and well-equipped sector in Noida. It is bounded by Sector 60 in the north, Sector 71 in the east, and Sector 53 & 54 in the west.

• The sector has ample greenery in the form of designated green belts and parks. Residential developments here comprise a mix of horizontal as well as vertical buildings.

• Along with mid to high-rise apartment societies, the sector also host some independent houses.

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Vendor Typology

Snack Bar

Municipality defined areas for vendors

Daily needs – Dairy , Grocery

Vegetable Vendors

Daily needs – Dairy , Grocery

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Stakeholder Chart Magnets

S t a k e H o l d e r s

Parks

Street Vendors

Metro Station

Shopprix Mall

Kanchenj unga Market

Sai Temple

Life Care Hospital

City Public School

JSS Public School

Resident

Resident

Resident

Resident

Resident

Resident

Resident

Resident Children

Resident Children

Resident Children

Resident Children

Visitors Nearby

Visitors Nearby

Visitors Nearby

Pilgrim Visitors

Patient Visitor

Children from nearby sectors

Children from nearby sectors

Children from nearby sectors

Visitors Nearby

Industrial Workers of Sec 62

Industrial Workers of Sec 62

Employe es

Employe es

Employe e

Employe es

Employe es

NMC

Children from nearby sectors

Daily Wage Workers

Employe es

Owners

Workers

Daily Wage Workers

Owners

Owners

RWA - 61

NMC

Employe es

Shop Owners

Delivery Persons

Emergen cy Visitor

Workers

Workers

Visitors Nearby

Hawkers

Delivery Persons

Hawkers

Parents of children

Parents of children

Pilgrim Visitors

Pilgrim Visitors

Hawkers

Resident s

Resident s

Delivery Persons

• Delivery Personnel and Hawkers are also additionally part of overall stake holder system for Street Vendors and Commercial Centers as they procure grocery / Raw material for Restaurants & Residents of the Precinct.

• Children, Residents, Old Aged Residents especially form a major component of stake holders for most Magnets Identified in the precinct, Sector 61 parks around Gol Chakkar, forms a chunk and invites lots of outside visitor as a well.

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Distance from Residential Precinct Distance of Residential | To nearest Commercial Center in meters

Distance of Residential Precincts to Gol Chakkar in meters 700 600 500 400

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Shopprix Mall

Royal Garden Estate Millennium Apartments Prasvnath Apartments Krishna Apra Apartments Gardenia Grace Apartments Shanti Kunj Apartments Shatabdi Vihar Apartments Punchachuli Apartments

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Distance to Nearest Commercial Center

Age Group Age Group of Residents in Precincts area around Gol Chakkar 25% 20% 15% 10% 5%

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No. of Average Visitor , Typology of Visitor, Frequency of Visits Number of Visits / Days

Average Number of Visitor 1800

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0 1. Daily Needs 2. Vegetables (6. 3. Snack Bar (7 No.s) no.s) (Dairy – Grocery) (5 no.s)

4. Tobacco Stall (5 no.s)

Average Number of Visitor (As per Street Vendors)

0 1. Daily Needs 2. Vegetables (6.

No.s) (Dairy – Grocery) (5 no.s)

3. Snack Bar (7 4. Tobacco Stall (5 no.s) no.s)

Average Number of Visits / Week • As observed during survey on site conducted, between 6 am – 8 am and 6pm to 8 pm. time slots are the major visitor attracting slots .

% Typology of Visitor 70 60

• Major component of visitor is daily visitor and Resident of precinct.

50 40

• The commodity bought are daily need items like Dairy, Bakery Items, followed by Vegetables and Snackable goods

30 20

• The majority age group of visitor lies between 30 – 50 years.

10 0 1. Daily Visitor (Residential)

2. Passerby (Non Residential)

3. Occasional Visitor (Residential)

4. Rare Visitor

Typology of Visitor (As per Street Vendors)

• Residents living in precinct distance of 500m tend to visit street vendors more often than the rest.

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Visitor Typology & Dependent Commodity Analysis % Typology of Visitor for Daily Needs 70

% Typology of Visitor for Vegetables 50 45

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2. Passerby (Non Residential)

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4. Rare Visitor

1. Daily Visitor (Residential)

Typology of Visitor (As per Street Vendors)

2. Passerby (Non Residential)

3. Occasional Visitor (Residential)

4. Rare Visitor

Typology of Visitor (As per Street Vendors)

% Typology of Visitor for Snack Bar

% Typology of Visitor for Tobacco Stall

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Typology of Visitor (As per Street Vendors)

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2. Passerby (Non Residential)

3. Occasional Visitor (Residential)

4. Rare Visitor

Typology of Visitor (As per Street Vendors)

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Visitor Age Group & Dependent Commodity Analysis % Visitor Age Group for Daily Needs

% Visitor Age Group for Vegetables

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% Visitor Age Group for Snack Bar

% Visitor Age Group for Tobacco Stalls

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Typical Activity Mapping for Individuals Visitors

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Map - Highlighting individual visitor activity patterns to Street Vendor zone around Gol Chakkar, morning 6am - 9am, evening 5pm - 8pm. Major travel to street vendors happens through side walks, in & off parks..

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Typical Activity Mapping for Group Visitors

Map – Highlighting group visitor activity patterns to Street Vendor zone around Gol Chakkar, morning 6am – 9am, evening 5pm – 8pm. Major travel to street vendors happens through side walks, inside the park Elective on Livability

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Sitting Places around street Vendor

Map – Highlighting all the activated seating zones close to Street Vendor zone around Gol Chakkar, morning 6am – 9am, evening 5pm – 8pm. Bench on edges are park are used the most, followed by gazebos in park.

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Activated Park Zones In relation with Commodity Purchase

Map – Highlighting all the activated park area close to Street Vendor zone around Gol Chakkar, morning 6am – 9am, evening 5pm – 8pm. Major travel to street vendors happens through side walks inside park.

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Public Opinion 1. How many Times in a week do you visit the street vendor around Gol Chakkar Sector 61?

2. Which typology of vendor do you visit the most

Commodity Typology

Number of Visits / Week

5-7 Visits

3-4 Vists

1-2 Visits

None

3. Do you feel safe walking around Gol Chakkar at odd Times Safety Index

Yes

Dailyneeds

Veges

Snack Bar

Tobacco

4. Do feel the need for more street vendor and commodities on the road?

Demand / Supply

Yes

No

No

Not Sure

• It can be noticed that majority of residential stake holders have visiting street vendors, now a part of their daily routine as the procure daily need commodity from street vendors only and along with that a secondary activity such as walk in park and social interaction with peers while accomplishing the task of buy daily need commodity is also being achieved.

• Its three activities being followed, social interaction, physical activity, sourcing daily needs and at times social consumption. All 3 of them are inter related and support each other to provide for a cohesive ecosystem, hence contributing to the livability of the overall residential precinct.

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Comparative Chart Study Point

Residential Area Considered

Accessibility (Access to Gol Chakkar)

Safety (In terms of Criminal Activity)

Interaction (Social Encounters)

Maintenance (In terms of Infrastructur e)

Vibrancy (in terms of activities)

Needs Met (in terms of Daily need Requirement)

Excellent - Good Road Condition and visibility, comfortable walking distance, less than 500 m

Safe – due to presence of activity around commercial spine till around 9pm.

After 9pm only tobacco stalls are open - limited positive on safety

Very Interactive, surrounding parks provide seating which adds to place making capability of the precinct.

Well Maintained, actively used parks and surroundings , high vibrancy and daily usage leads to requirement of daily maintenance

Much Vibrant Presence of commercial activity in core junction and social Interaction

Only Food related needs met, Medical and hygiene supplies are not met by street vendors those are met in commercial centers

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Average Excellent Road Condition and visibility, comfortable walking distance more than 500 m

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Formation of Activity Nodes, which create and overall Public Space

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Conclusion & Learnings Street spaces and plazas • Gol Chakkar, of sector 61 acts as a Plaza during certain times of days due to low intensity of vehicular traffic from the area • To ensure attractive and functional street spaces and plazas • To ensure convenient and safe access to and through plazas / Areas acting as Plazas Local Parks • • • •

To ensure convenient and safe access to and through local parks To encourage use of local parks at different times of the day by a wide range To ensure amenity and safety for local park users .To emphasize a sense of place and character in local parks

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TOPICS COVERED I. II.

RESEARCH QUESTION EXISTING STREET ANALYSIS III. BUILT UP MAP AND LANDUSE MAP IV. PEAK HOUR ACTIVITY MAPPING (MORNING 9-9:30A.M.) V. PEAK HOUR ACTIVITY MAPPING (EVENING 5-5:30 P.M.) VI. QUESTIONNAIRE VII. RESPONSE ANALYSIS VIII. CONCLUSION

Map above shows the land-use pattern and the surrounding areas of sector 55 , Gurugram

Assessment of Safety aspect of residents of KHD Society of sector-55, Gurugram Sheena Sharma

About Study Area Existing condition of the street: 01-On July 19, 2021 around 8p.m. due to heavy downpour the road got ripped from between which became a concern for the people living nearby in this area .

02-later it was found that the main cause of the ripping of the road was the mindless digging by MCG officials which left a leaking sewer piper and due to that the water went underground .

03-people filled the road with sand and it has become even worse to cross the road through any mode of transport.

Objective: “In this study an emphasis is made on the safety of residents of Karam Hi Dharam society on this street.”

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Street view –Sector 55, Gurugram

Landuse Distribution Map

Street

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Street-Stakeholders Flowchart

Sub Heading BUILT-UNBUILT MAP

LANDUSE MAP

KEY MAP

College Students

Residents of KHD

Residents of plotted houses

Maid

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Activity Mapping

Activity Mapping(9A.M. TO 9:30A.M.) The street remains shaded during the daytime as it is surrounded by trees.

Activity Mapping(5 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.) Street lights are there but are poorly maintained and they don’t work at night, so this is not safe to walk at night on this road.

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Street Magnets 01 Tailor and Grocery shop: This is the major point of attraction as people come to buy milk in the morning from the shop and for other needs.

02 Temple: Generally people come here in the morning from 9-9:30A.M. 03 The Pet Clinic: People generally come here during weekends.

04 Grocery Store: This is another major point of attraction as people come to buy milk in the morning and also some daily needed food items.

05 Vegetable stall: This remains busy in the morning during 99:30 a.m.

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Observations 01 The street remains shaded during the daytime as it is surrounded by trees.

02 Street lights are there but are poorly maintained and they don’t work at night, so this is not safe to walk at night on this road.

Condition of street light

Condition of street light

Condition of foothpath

Condition of Street

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Activity Mapping

Activity Mapping(9A.M. TO 9:30A.M.) The street remains shaded during the daytime as it is surrounded by trees.

Activity Mapping(5 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.) Street lights are there but are poorly maintained and they don’t work at night, so this is not safe to walk at night on this road.

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Street Magnets 01 Tailor and Grocery shop: This is the major point of attraction as people come to buy milk in the morning from the shop and for other needs.

02 Temple: Generally people come here in the morning from 9-9:30A.M. 03 The Pet Clinic: People generally come here during weekends.

04 Grocery Store: This is another major point of attraction as people come to buy milk in the morning and also some daily needed food .

05 Vegetable stall: This remains busy in the morning during 99:30 a.m.

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Peak Hour Pictures

MORNING ANALYSIS : It was observed that during morning people generally go to office, to buy vegetables, and to Smriti Vatika for morning walk., but due to bad road condition they face problems.

EVENING ANALYSIS : It was observed that during evening people were coming from college and office,. Some people were seen at the temple , but due to bad road condition they face problems.

STREET SURVEY ANALYSIS

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Comparative Analysis of Safety Aspect of all Magnets COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF SAFETY ASPECT OF ALL MAGNETS SAFETY FACTORS(MAGNETS)

COMFORT

INFRASTRUCTURE

MAINTENANCE

ACTIVENESS

ASSESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY

KHD SOCIETY

THE ROAD OUTSIDE THE SOCIETY NEEDS MAINTENANCE

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

POOR MAINTENANCE OF ROAD

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

POOR last mile connectivity.

VEGETABLE SHOP

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

POOR MAINTENANCE

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

POOR connectivity to metro stations.

TEMPLE

NOT SAFE FOR OUTSIDERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE BAD ROAD CONDITION

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

REQUIRE PROPER MAINTENANCE

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

AVERAGE

BEAUTY PARLOR

THE ROAD OUTSIDE THE SOCIETY NEEDS MAINTENANCE

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

POOR MAINTENANCE OF ROAD

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

GOOD

PET CLINIC

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

POOR MAINTENANCE

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

AVERAGE

GROCERY SHOP

NOT SAFE FOR OUTSIDERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE BAD ROAD CONDITION

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

REQUIRE PROPER MAINTENANCE

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

AVERAGE

TAILOR

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABL E TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

LACKS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USERS LIKE LIGHT, BENCHES, PAVED PEDESTRIAN.

POOR MAINTENANCE

PEOPLE FEEL UNCOMFORTABL E TO TRAVEL SPECIALLY AT NIGHT

POOR AS THE ROAD REQUIRES MAINTENANCE

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Comparitive Analysis Of Street Aspects

Prone to accidents as visitors are not aware of the poorly maintained road.

Not comfortable to walk on poorly maintained road.

Prone to crime specially at night as some street lights do not work at night.

Need to give pedestrian Smooth road

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Can provide zones for sitting, utilizing advantages : view, sun, people Benches for resting

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Street should have a proper lighting so that people feel safe to walk at night.

Street should have properly maintained pedestrian to walk .

Street should be well lit so that people feel safe to walk at night.

Street should have shaded areas to provide a comfortable environment for people to walk .

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Conceptual Sketches Visual Representation

CONCLUSION •

Street should have a proper lighting so that people feel safe to walk at night.

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Street needs maintenance –MCG should put proper road materials like binders like lime, bituminous materials, and cement instead of just sand to make a permanent road for the residents.

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For Pedestrian Movement the footpath should be properly maintained. It should have proper signage demarcation.

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Map Source - Author

Commercial Market How is it affecting the local residents?

Mixed Use Market

Yashika Singhal

About Study Area

Neighbour aunties used to chit-chat and shop on shops, children play different games on streets.

Major brands for shopping available here fulfilling different purposes for nearby residential area.

Glimpse of Neighborhood

• Lajpat Nagar market is one of the main shopping attractions in our capital city.

• Located in South Delhi, Lajpat Nagar serves as both – a commercial hub and residential neighborhood for many people.

• This has made it rise to incredible levels of popularity in the past few years.

• Lajpat Nagar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the South Delhi district and zone D of Delhi.

• It was developed in 1950’s after the partition of India in 1947.

• The area is well connected by bus and Delhi Metro.

• The Lajpat Nagar Station of the Delhi Metro is an elevated station on Violet Metro Line.

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Major Roads of the Neighborhoods

Roads used majorly by residents due to various reasons General scenario and activities on roads of neighbourhood.

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Major Gathering Spaces of the Neighborhood

Activity Mapping of the Market

1. People visit this market as it has all kinds of stuff one wants.

2. As this market does not allow vehicles to enter.

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3. Hawkers encroaching the market area.

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Stakeholders

S T A K E H O L D E R S

Teenagers / Students

Foreigners

Families

Children

Shopkeepers

Hawkers

They prefer eating, shopping, chatting with each other, taking photographs , spending time together

They go markets for shopping, eating, watching the Indian people and their culture, taking photographs.

Mothers spend time with their children, chatting each other, shopping, eating, refreshment from daily routine

Children play in green park with other children / family member where swings are also installed for them. They enjoy outdoor activities happening in the market.

The market is also place for social interaction between seller and buyers, where customers bargain for products, they want to buy and thus it also creates a bond between them.

There are commercial activities happening with non-commercial activities

Hawkers/ Vendors are mobile in this market encroaching the area and restricting the pedestrian to approach the shops.

Mobile Vendor : Cosmetic/ bag vendor

Stationery Vendor : Food Stall Elective on Livability

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Market Usage At Various Hours Of The Day Morning 11AM

Study Area Observations FINDINGS:•

• • Afternoon 2PM • • •

During morning time, the users start visiting to the market and they look for an overview of the products sell by the market. They are not concentrated at one point.

Nearby surrounding is also retail space like showrooms etc. so high income groups visit to that space During afternoon time, the users are mostly found at eating points and the benches provided along the green space.

The seating availability in this market attracts more users and serves all age groups.

During evening time, the users are still attracted to eating points.

Green space is used for resting, sitting and children play area.

Evening 6PM

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Circulation Map

FINDINGS:• Internal roads have irregular parking problem .

• The major roads does not have defined Parking space; people park their vehicle wherever they the get space along the road.

Findings :•

Zooming in to the market edge with the main street, it is observed that the parking creates a liminality between vehicular traffic and the footpath.

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This Liminal space acts as an opportunity for the vendors like Mehandi artists, jewellery sellers, cell phone cover sellers etc.

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Such local vendors stand there and cater to the visitors passing through the footpath.

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Study Area Observations Observation analysis (Vehicular Movement) Time:- (9:30-9:45)

Observation analysis (Pedestrian Movement) Time:- (10:00-10:15) Entrance to the Market FINDINGS:• •

Pedestrians majorly use route 1 to reach the Lajpat Nagar Metro station as it is the shortest distance.

Also if they have to go to the market they use the main road ( Veer Savarkar Marg) to cross and enter to the main market.

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Issues faced by the Residents of area Encroachment by Hawkers, vendors on market pavements which become a problem for users to move in congested space- “NO SPACE TO WALK

No proper seating space is available nor maintained if any, so people feel uncomfortable and tired when returning from market.

Unhygienic and not maintained/ cleaned properly by market association.

Parking problem- no proper parking management as people waste most of their time in parking the car.

During Festivals, the market space become overcrowded

No proper lighting and signage are installed for comfort of users.

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Survey Results User identification

Inference:- Majority of visitors are Female Age Group

Inference:- Majority of visitors are youngsters with age between 20 to 30 years.

What role do you play in this market?

Do you like going to the market?

Inference:- Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to this market.

Whats your mode of commute?

Purpose of your visit?

Inference : Majority of people surveyed, go to this market for the purpose of shopping and food.

Preferrable time of visit?

Inference:- Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to the market Inference : Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to this by their private vehicle.. market in the evening after With whom do you usually visit the getting free from their daily market? routine of work and studies.

Frequency of visit?

Inference:- Majority of stakeholders are visitors.

Inference:- Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to the market with their families or friends.

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Inference : Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to this market either on a monthly basis or once in a while.

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Survey Results Feelings/ experiences during the market visit?

Inference:- : Majority of people had a good experience while visiting this market. Due to a large variety of options to explore in this market catering to all age groups.

Whom according to you this market caters the most?

Inference:- : This market caters to Adults the most and then is majorly serving the teenagers especially young girls.

Do you feel there is adequate lighting in the market?

Inference:- : Majority of people surveyed, felt that there was adequate lighting within the market.

Do you feel the market is user-friendly?

Inference:- : Majority of people surveyed, felt that the market was user friendly and was accessible for all kinds of people.

What are the active spots in the market?

Feelings/ Experiences after the visit?

Inference:- : Majority of people had a satisfactory experience after visiting this market. Also, a large number of people felt that they got tired once they got free from the market.

Inference:- : Majority of people surveyed, felt that the most active spot in the market were the streets.

What are the dead spots in the market according to you?

Inference:- : : Majority of people surveyed, felt that the least accessed spot in the market were the small parks within the market.

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Conclusion Study area

Accessibility ( in terms of legibility)

Vibrancy (in terms of activities)

Safety (in terms of any wrong activity)

Comfort (in terms of movement pattern)

Interaction (in terms of social encounters)

Maintenance (in terms of infrastructure)

Residential neighbourhood near central market

Excellent

Much Vibrant (due to presence on commercial spine)

Very much safe due to more vibrancy

Not much comfortable since having a lot of shops, hawking activities along with moving traffic

Very much interactive

Not much maintained (lot of activities makes the space more maintenance demanding)

• The lack of policy and strategy for markets at national levels need to be addressed.

National and local policy can help in encouraging and support markets’ role as a key social and economic space for local community.

Central Market is a majorly a space for socializing for all age groups in the community especially women.

• It is a space for gathering, meeting, interacting with new people/friends and spending good time.

• It is a place in the community where social and economic relationships both happen.

• For a successful market, public facilities, outdoor furniture, parking facility, attracting features like cafes / restaurants, kids play area should be available.

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Image & Sketch Source - Author

Pedestrian Perception

18 M, Wide road

18 M, Wide road 56 Huda Market

towards lit environment Yavan Deep Singh

SECTOR 56

Sodi Market

University School Dispensary

Sector 55-56: These sector’s resides in south-east part of Gurugram. The sector-55 has a commercial area, called as Sodi market, and Sector-56 has a commercial area called as Huda market. Both have individual identity, but because of lacking in some elements, Sector-56 is more used by people, also people feel more safe in night times too, as compared to Sector-55. The study compares, and find out the lacks, which are faced

by Sector-55 market as compared to Sector-56.

SECTOR 55

Map Sketch Source - Author

Walking plays an essential role, Outdoor lighting is considered an important urban design quality that pedestrians consider when assessing the walkability of their neighborhoods. Perception of the lit environment’, concerns how lighting applications are considered differently in visual terms depending on individual factors, such as age and eyesight, and on the various characteristics of the light source.

Research Question: To evaluate pedestrian response towards outdoor lighting: How people feel if there is good lighting environment on streets in evening and night time.

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Lighting/ Safety/ Movement

Around 3 PM In afternoon, people comes to sodi market and on road’s too.

Because of less vendor’s present in sector 55, less no. of people are there in the streets & around the sodi market.

Around 9 PM There are many dark spots on streets, is one of the major reason people, don’t feel safe waking or doing any activity on streets.` Elective on Livability

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Around 3 PM This, market great in morning too, as there are some famous eateries and kiosks that opens till 3 pm, which makes this place vibrant in morning too.

Around 9 PM In night time, Market area become more vibrant than the morning time, This, market works as a good interactive space for sector 56 & near-by sectors, Elective on Livability

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Sector 56

Sector 55

FINDINGS: • • • •

Most of the people who visit these markets frequently are of the age group between 10-50.

Most of the people feel insecure in sector 55 market streets, but feel safe in sector 56 market streets.

More then 60% of the total population visits Huda market, in sector 56.

Because of no/less pedestrian pathway and lighting, in sector 55, less people prefer to roam around the sector after 7 pm

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Stakeholders

STAKEHOLDERS

MAGNETS MALL (sector COMMUNITY EATRIES (MORE IN SECTOR 5656) CENTER (Sector-56) LESS IN SECTOR- 55 Passangers Old age people Children Working Staff

FLOWER MARKET FRUIT MARKET IN SECTOR- 56 IN SECTOR- 56

Passengers

Passangers

Passangers

Passangers

Old age people Children Working Staff Passer-by

Old age people Children Working Staff Passer-by Workers

Old age people Children Working Staff Passer-by Workers

Old age people Children Working Staff Passer-by Workers

Conclusion COMMERCIAL COMPLEX Sector 55 (Sodi Market)

Sector 56 (Huda Market)

CONNECTIVITY

ACTIVENESS

COMFORT

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL USE

Good

Moderately Because of less active in morning For buying day to day general lighting people and less around things, people visit this market feel unsafe 8 pm

Good

Much of activness in morning and increases more in evening

There are many eateries, Safe for users shopping complexes and even after 8 restaurants etc are present, pm people spent a great evening in this market

Street lighting is an essential public service that provides a safer environment at nighttime to commuters as well as pedestrians. Proper use of street lighting can be considered as a protective method which provides economic and social benefits to the people including: • Elimination in night time accidents and economic loss • Aid to police protection and enhanced sense of personal security • Facilitation of smooth traffic flow • Promotion of business activities and the use of public interactions during the night hours.

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City Of Vancouver Lighting helps make our streets safe for all road users, enhances our public spaces, and helps us to enjoy our city at night. To meet the needs of residents and businesses, Vancouver has developed an Outdoor Lighting Strategy.

The strategy provides direction on outdoor lighting on streets, public spaces, and private properties across the city. It is meant to: •Improve public safety •Provide accessible and inviting outdoor spaces •Reduce light pollution •Reduce energy usage and cost •Minimize ecological impacts

Denver Colorado When Denver's 16th Street Pedestrian Mall first opened in 1982, the granite pavers that cover its surface were estimated to last 30 years. They are now nearly 40 years old and in need of frequent maintenance.

The multi layered lighting scheme had been abandoned, and warm-color bulbs had been replaced by yellow-color high pressure sodium sources. The non-profit Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP) looked to lighting specialists Clanton & Associates for expertise and Clanton turned to Landscape Forms lighting engineers and Studio 431 custom products division to carry out the retrofit.

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How long electricity cuts in a day in your area- in both sectors Sector 55-56?

Maintenance of commercial streets and near by streets- in both the sectors Sector 55-56?

40% 60%

After 8 pm percentage of people stays and interact in both the sectors 55-56?

Maintenance of street lights and vendor places in both the sectors 55-56?

25% 20% 75% 80%

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Map Source - Author

Impact of Social Street on surrounding residential neighbourhood Garima Munjal

About Study Area The Ward was previously called Refugees Colony, but was renamed as Punjabi Bagh in 1950 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In its earliest stages this settlement was for Hindus and Sikhs who moved from Pakistan during Partition. Not much later it started becoming the locality for big bungalows of wealthy traders, businessmen, and transporters. The area is famous for these huge bungalows mostly in the range of 400-700 square yards, some even bigger than 2200 square yards. It has also thus developed an image as a posh residential locality. Ward 103 (Punjabi Bagh) is surrounded

by Ward 59 (Rani Bagh) on the northern side, Ward 104 (Madipur) and Ward 57 (Paschim Vihar South) on the western side, Ward 99 (Moti Nagar) and Ward 97 (Kirti Nagar) on the eastern side and Ward 102 (Raghubir Nagar) and Ward 101 (Raja Graden) on the southern side.

The total population of the ward is 50,069, total area of the ward is 31259 ha and the density is 160 Ppha.

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Major Connectivity to the Site Roads of all widths are generally in a poor state of maintenance. The actual Right of Way (ROW) is considerably reduced due to encroachments and unauthorized parking by residents and visitors alike.

Extension of balconies and chajjas at upper loors has considerably reduced ingress of natural light and adversely affected ventilation. Movement of ire tenders and ambulances during emergencies is virtually impossible due to narrow lanes which are further encroached upon

• Nor thern edge of the ward is marked by Rohtak Road (ROW: 60 m) and eastern part of the site is marked by Mahatma Gandhi Marg (ROW: 60 m).

• The ward has as many as 14 bus stops, a DTC bus depot and a trafic training park.

• It is well connected by Metro and DTC buses.

• A new Metro line on Mahatma Gandhi Marg is under construction and will further increase the connectivity to the ward

ROAD SECTIONS

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Punjabi Bagh Club Road Social Impact

CLUB ROAD AT DIFFERENT TIME

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Assessing Social Street

Ward 103 has very few planned commercial areas. Punjabi Bagh Central Market is the one planned commercial area and has an area of 20, 064 sq m. Due to lack of such areas and their continuous need, mixed-use streets (as per MPD 2021, mixed use means the provision for non-residential activity in residential premises) have developed in and around Punjabi Bagh.

List of Identiication of Mixed- Use Streets in Ward 103 (West Zone – I)

FINDINGS: • • • •

There is lot of people count on nodes, vendors, food carts, eateries.

Active frontages were highlighted as per observations.

Different cross points which are safe for passage are traced based on people movement.

Stop points are also being traced on the basis of some space or specific activity there.

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Major Gathering Spaces in the Neighbourhood

This particular junction was chosen as a model for the revitalization of a defunct urban space. Plan has proposed that this vacant site should be used for a community centre. The surrounding road cross-sections have been detailed and the roundabouts have been redesigned keeping in mind safety, aesthetics and streetscaping guidelines.

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Stakeholders

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Study Area Observations

• Social infrastructure has been looked at in terms of the facilities indicated in the City Level Master Plan, and Community Facilities, which are indicated at the layout plan level in sub-zone G-10.

• Together, these include social infrastructure facilities pertaining to health, education, sports facilities, recreation, religious activities, social congregation and community events, cremation/ burial grounds, etc • Data from secondary sources show that the ward has ample number of schools, a college, hospitals, etc.

It also has a designated stadium (not in working condition), banquet halls, community centres and other community level facilities Elective on Livability

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Issues Faced By the Residents of area • Encroachment on ROW designated in Master Plan – vehicles, hawkers, vendors.

• Lack of proper lane division for motorized and nonmotorized vehicles leading to trafic jams.

• Inadequate footpaths.

• Absence of facilities for the disabled and elderly.

• Absence of dedicated lanes for cyclists and pedestrians.

• Lack of proper signage, streetlights, street furniture and grating at base of trees.

• Absence of organized hoardings, signage and street furniture • No guidelines for façade control.

• Absence of organized hoardings, signage and street furniture. .

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Survey Results User identification

What is your mode of commute?

Weekly visit.

What is the frequency of visit?

How often you visit club road ?

How far is club road from your place?

Inference : Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to this market in the evening after getting free from their daily routine of work and studies.

Majority of visitors are Female

Inference: Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to the market by their private vehicle.

Majority of people surveyed, prefer going to this market either on a monthly basis or once in a while.

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Survey Results Feelings/ experiences visiting to club road?

Do you feel the market is userfriendly?

Inference: Majority of people had a good experience while visiting this market. Due to a large variety of options to explore in this market catering to all age groups.

Inference: Majority of people surveyed, felt that the market was user friendly and was accessible for all kinds of people.

Whom according to you this area caters the most?

Inference: This market caters to Adults the most and then is majorly serving the teenagers especially young girls.

Feelings/ Experiences after the visit?

Inference: Majority of people had a satisfactory experience after visiting this market. Also, a large number of people felt that they got tired once they got free from the market.

Do you feel there is adequate lighting on this road?

Inference: Majority of people surveyed, felt that there was adequate lighting within the market.

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Conclusion Study area

Residential neighbourh -ood near Club Road

Accessibility (in terms of legibility)

Vibrancy (in terms of activities)

Safety (in terms of any wrong activity)

We can reach to the site by using different mode of transport

Residence of the Punjabi bagh face a lot of issue due to so many clubs on that road as there is a lot of congestion .

Safe during the day time and little bit unsafe at night.

Comfort (in terms of movement pattern) Not much comfortabl e since having a lot of shops, hawking activities along with moving traffic on the road while residents pass from there.

Interaction (in terms of social encounters)

Very much interactive not only because of the club road but also of central market.

Mainten ance (in terms of infrastru cture) Not much maintain ed (lot of activities makes the space more mainten ance demandi ng)

Roads should be safe for users. They should have slow zone for pedestrians and in smaller roads, entire roads can be slow zones.

Street design should factor on local street activities, patterns of pedestrian movement, and nearby land uses.

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Quest for Child Friendly Space Tavleen Kaur

Uttam Nagar Precinct Uttam Nagar is located in the southwest part of Delhi. Najafgarh Nullah basin denies the precinct’s topography. The ward abuts the busy Najafgarh Road. Delhi’s original western extension area beyond the Outer Ring Road is connected to the villages at the western fringes of the city by this road.

Recent development of the Delhi Metro Blue Line along the road has influenced the transformation of the area. The introduction of the Metro line allows for enhanced development rights which are yet to be captured.The area, characterized by roadway saturation, accommodates an overhead Metro line and compromised surface allocation along the arterial. The residential development comprises unauthorized, independent, plotted, high density, low-rise development within blocks in deined colonies. Inadequate open spaces, lack of social and physical amenities and spontaneous, fragmented and sporadic development of commercial precincts typify the area’s urban character.

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Image Caption

Sub Heading

Land use Plan

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Sub Heading

Green/ Open Space Map

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Built/ Street Typology

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Site Sections

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Area of Study – Analysis Densely packed with Commercial shops on the ground floor residences

A small green plot within the area

Key Plan

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Existing Parks in the proximity of 2 km radius

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Khera Park

Public Park Children Garden Hastal Phase District Park

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Children choose to play on streets rather than going to the parks Due to lack of open green pockets in the area the children living in this area are generally found playing in the streets or gullies. The agenda is to find out whether the children and their parents feel safe to play or send their child to play on the streets.

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Children playing in the Parks v/s Children playing on Streets

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Comparative Analysis

Khera Park

Public Park

Children Garden

District Park

Conclusion Due to lack of open green pockets in the area the children living in this area are generally found playing in the streets or gullies. After analyzing through the method of questionnaire the reason why children prefer to play on the streets rather than the parks is due to the lack of infrastructure facilities and no entry barriers and safety concerns the kids prefer to play on the streets and their parents are also not very comfortable sending them to the parks. Though it is found that in the morning and afternoon in winters the parks are generally occupied by elderly people and the authorities are working towards improving the facilities too.

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Source –Google Earth

Student Facility Analysis Rahul kasat

Sushant University Hostel

Hostel of Sushant university located at backside of University campus.

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Guest House

Girls Hostel

Boys Hostel

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Hostel amenities Water cooler provided on every floor but water cooler of second, third and of fourth floor doesn’t work so from fourth floor student have to come down for water only and there is inside hostel mess which is air conditioned with television.

Percentage of user group in this area is very high as compared to other areas as everyone enjoy seating there, spending time and watching movies, cricket etc. It gets closed after 9 pm.

There is one guest room on ground floor for rest with some other rooms.

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Study Area Map

Gym

Facility

Tennis Ground

Canteen

Football Ground Cricket Ground Hostel

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Gaming Zone Gym is located at 1 km distance away from hostel and mostly it is kept closed. Some basic services are missing like pull up bar and decline chest press heavy weight dumbbells.

The staff always promises to improve the facility and will provide more equipment. Timings of gym are not user-friendly because of less percentage of students is there going outside for gym.

There are also different gaming zones in hostel area provided with facilities like table tennis. Usage of these facilities are for limited time period and most of student like to play tennis here. Hence, percentage of user groups is quite high here.

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User group on different time on different places

High user during 9am to 5pm

5 to 8 user group is high

User are high during night

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Analysis The facilities of gym is inadequate as there are less of fitness equipment's and lack of seamless experience . There is a strong need to amplify with user experience and living conditions of the hostel. The timings needs to flexible as per college, since each student can use the space after work hours.

• There is need of improvement in room • There is need of basic equipment in gym • There should be different timing for different courses • There should be extended timing for facility center so that student can access to sports equipment’s.

• Sports are is given to outsider for practice in evening because of this hostler ant use ground in evening and they don’t get time during day due to college

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Impact of a Marketplace on neighbourhood in Old city precinct area Informal market

Sartaj Singh and Lokesh Meena

About Study Area

Chandni Chowk was the dominant axis of the Walled City, it ran through the middle of the walled city, from the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort to Fatehpuri Masjid .

Congestion on street

The original Chandni Chowk had octagonal chowks with a water channel running through the centre.

Its wide boulevard with prestigious buildings and bazar created a vista between the magnificent Red Fort and Fatehpuri Mosque. Over the years there has been massive degradation and deterioration of this magnificent boulevard, which has been mainly caused by over crowding, huge numbers of vendors, markets and trader, unauthorised construction and lack of control over all.

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Connectivity and Transport Conditions Irregular on-street parking of both commercial and private vehicles due to non-demarcated spaces lead to heavy encroachment of ROW in this area.

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Building Use •

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The study area is primarily commercial as it constitutes 72.33% of the total land use.

This is due to the presence of shops and godowns, which are in proximity to the cargo handling unit of the Old Delhi Railway Station.

The residential component is only 2.92% as people working in the godowns/workshops/shops reside here.

Mixed use component of the land use is 7.73% as it consists of shops abutting major streets while internal properties have been converted into godowns and the upper loors are used as either ofices or stores. Among mixed use, the residential component is presently on second loors and above.

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Urban fabric

Building height varies from G+1 to G+3 with no setbacks. The building form is compact with few of the larger plots having central courtyard spaces. Even in the narrow alleys the built form has ample light and provides ventilation.

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Stakeholders movement mapping

It was observed that there was a gradual increase in the movement after noon to evening.

9 AM to 12 Noon

12 Noon to 3 PM

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Issues on street

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Comparative analysis

S T A K E H O L D E R S

JAMA MASJID LANE

MAIN MARKET

WEEKLY MARKET

Street market

TEENAGERS

TEENAGERS

TEENAGERS

TEENAGERS

CHILDREN

CHILDREN

CHILDREN

CHILDREN

VENDORS

VENDORS

VENDORS

VENDORS

HAWKERS

HAWKERS

HAWKERS

HAWKERS

SHOPKEEPERS

SHOPKEEPERS

SHOPKEEPERS

SHOPKEEPERS

FORIEGNERS

FORIEGNERS

FORIEGNERS

FORIEGNERS

OLD AGE

OLD AGE

OLD AGE

OLD AGE

TEENAGERS : They prefer eating, shopping, chatting with each other, taking photographs, spending time together

FAMILIES: People spend time with their children and families, chatting each other, shopping, eating, refreshment from daily routine

Shopkeepers :

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Conceptual Sketches Visual Representation

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Conclusion

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Study of work life balance In an urban neighborhood Diksha Tiwari

About Work-Life Balance Work-Life Balance is a State of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one’s career and the demand of one’s personal life.

A good work life balance has numerous positive effects like less stress , a lower risk of burnout and a greater sense of well being.

To create a better work life balance, one must accept that there is no perfect work-life balance, do a job that you love, prioritize health, take vacation and be available for yourself and your loved ones.

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About Rail Vihar Sector 57, Gurugram The study area selected for case study is Classic Rail Vihar Society, Sector 57, Gurugram developed by Indian Railway Welfare Organisation.

This is a non-profit organisation which aims to provide residential accommodation to employees working in Indian Railways and Government Sector.

The society consists of a mix of residential flats consisting of four-, three-, two- and one-bedroom flats along with EWS flats which are in separate are with adjacent boundary.

The society also consists of an electrical sub-station with two distribution transformers and a backup diesel generating for common facilities and backup power to residents. The three- and four-bedroom high rise flats (12/13 floors) and one-bedroom flats have stilt parking facilities whereas parking facilities for two-bedroom flats is in front of residences.

There is also a dedicated area for outdoor sports opposite the EWS flats. Sector 57 in Gurugram is a residential sector surrounded by Sector 56 and Sector 47.

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Site Surroundings Site area: 5.12 acres The site is can be approached through a 18m Wide Road which is in a very poor Condition, The road has no Median, poorly maintained and during rains is always clogged with water.

Site map The society has a garden area between the commercial shop area.

Two-bedroom flats which extends into a small play area for Children having swings and other facilities.

The society also a Community Centre with a table tennis table and commercial shop for meeting daily needs of residents. There is also a dedicated area for outdoor sports opposite the EWS flats.

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Society Amenities

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Observations and Analysis (7:30-9:00 am) • In

the

Mornings

normally

working

professionals leave for their place of work in between 07:30 AM to 9:00 AM. • The unavailability of a proper walking path makes it difficult for few people who walk in the morning.

• Mornings usually Parks and community halls are empty , no one is seen using them.

• Mostly people step out of their residence to purchase their daily needs or take pets out(usually servants) or leave children at the society gate for boarding school bus.

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Observations and Analysis (5:30-7:00 pm) • In the

evenings,

normally children come

put to play in groups, riding bicycles, playing table tennis in community center within the society or taking a walk.

• The working professionals usually return home after 7:00 pm

• Also, after the pandemic people have started preferring staying home rather than stepping out of the house

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Comparative Analysis

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The amenities present in the society need to be more well maintained and make more attractive so that the residents are interested to come down and spend some good time.

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The approach to the society needs to be improved and maintained properly as because of the existing poor approach people are to reluctant top go out for leisure activities

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The timings of offices should be made more flexible and dynamic so that people can give equal time to both work and life.

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Conclusion

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Study of Commercial Complex A well connected space from different modes

and assessing public gathering spaces within Shubhra Sharma

About study area •

Netaji Subhash Place is a commercial hub with retail stores and enclosed office spaces.

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The area encompasses various kinds of retail stores ranging from small takeaway

Tall commercial buildings standing out of skyline of that area

food joints and open-edge stores to enclosed luxury restaurants and shopping complexes.

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Close proximity to a wide array of institutions such as schools,

colleges,

hospitals, offices, residential complexes, etc.

It poses great relevance to a diverse community of consumers of all ages and sex TV tower, a Landmark

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Land use and character

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Relevance to different uses Lots of steps – used for sitting

The complex is of high relevance for consumers because of the following reasons: • Schools/colleges - Students strive for affordable food and easy accessibility to transportation. NSP has a wide range of food joints that offer affordable fast food.

• Offices: Recreational space and close proximity to food joints ranging from small fast food joints to formalised/enclosed luxury restaurants.

• Residential Complexes: Consumers from the nearby residential complexes get the benefits of close proximity to hospitals, shopping complexes and safe outing spaces.

Interactive ground floor

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Accessibility

Site Analysis

Vehicular Mobility

Pedestrian Mobility

From metro : Via pink line and Via red line

Mostly on rithala road and in NSP

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Public Concentration at different times in a day

Afternoon 1-2pm

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Stakeholders Mapping of NSP

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Cognitive mapping School kids

College students

Office workers

Active / dead spots

Understanding different behaviour or expression or perspective of each stakeholder or user.

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Key Learnings

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Conclusion

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Overall Conclusion The public space is highly dependent on the location of the place, rather than the designing. More than just creating patterns of public spaces, placemaking facilitates creative patterns of activities and connections that define a place and support its ongoing evolution. Improving public spaces and the lives of people who use them means finding the patience to take small steps, to truly listen to people and to see what works best. The common thread is that its all about creating destinations by adding activities.

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About School of Planning and Development School of Planning and Development (SPD) came into existence in 2018. Urban Planning programmed at Sushant University started in 2013. These were aimed to meet the growing demand for urban planners in India. The ongoing transformation from a primarily rural to majorly an urban society will require strategic investments of funds and technology enabled by efficient deployment of skills. The Government of India’s approach to urban development has evolved during the last two decades. Today, India has one of the unique urban sector missions covering a wide range of issues such as cleanliness (Swachh Bharat), housing (PMAY), livelihood (National Urban Livelihood Mission), health (National Urban Health Mission), heritage (HRIDAY), basic infrastructure (AMRUT), energy (solar cities), technology-driven (Smart Cities) and ruralurban (RuRBAN Mission).

Elective on Livability Housing affordability has always been an issue worldwide. With the increase in human population and spiraling house price, governments have been scrambling to build sufficient affordability house to meet the forever increasing demand. In light of this there is concern on the livability aspect of these affordability houses built have been compromised. This elective identifies the livability attributes and studies the perception of residents’ in affordable housing towards these attributes.

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Acknowledgement This book acknowledges and presents the work of M Arch & M Planning students, who were part of course Habitat Design Elective: Role of Liveability in Affordable Housing. The course was completed under the able guidance of Prof. Preetha R Sajin.

We would like to thank Sushant University for giving us this opportunity.

Book Design and Copy Writing – Kavinaz Kaur Book Editing – Kavinaz Kaur Paras Mongia

Class of 2020 Elective on Livability School of Planning & Development Sushant University www.sushantuniversity.edu.in