Building with Nature To balance the urban growth of coastal Kochi with its ecological structure P2 Report | January 2013 Delta Interventions Studio | Department of Urbanism Faculty of Architecture |Delft University of Technology Author: Jiya Benni First Mentor: Anne Loes Nillesen Second Mentor: Saskia de Wit Delta Interventions Colophon Jiya Benni, 4180321 M.Sc 3 Urbanism, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands email:
[email protected] phone: +31637170336 17 January 2013 Contents 1. Introduction 5. Theoretical Framework 1.1 Estuaries and Barrier Islands 5.1 Building with Nature (BwN) 1.2 Urban growth 5.2 New Urbanism + Delta Urbanism 1.3 Ecological Structure 5.3 Landscape Architecture 5.4 Coastal Zone Management and Integrated Coastal Zone 2. Defi ning the Problem Statement Management 2.1Project Location 2.1.1 History 6. Methodology 2.1.2 Geography 6.1 Literature Review 2.1.3 Demographics 6.2 Site Study 2.1.4 City Structure 6.3 Workshops and Lectures 2.1.5 Morphological Evolution 6.4 Modelling 2.1.6 Importance of the City 6.5 Consultation with Experts 2.2 At the Local Scale 2.2.1 Elankunnapuzha: Past,Preset and Future 7. Societal and Scientifi c Relevance 2.2.2 Elankunnapuzha as a Sub-centre 7.1 What is New? 2.3 Problem Defi nition 7.1.1 Integrating different variables 2.3.1 Background 7.1.2 Geographical Boundaries v/s Political Boundaries 2.3.1.1 New Developments 7.2 Societal Relevance 2.3.1.2 Coastal Issues 7.3 Scientifi c Relevance 2.3.1.3 Ecological Issues 2.3.1.4 Climate Change 8.