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Public Space Planning As a Catalyst for Dweller Initiated Slum Upgrading: Ahmedabad, India Christopher Bystedt Cjbystedt@Usfca.Edu The University of San Francisco USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Master's Theses Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects Fall 12-16-2011 Public Space Planning as a Catalyst for Dweller Initiated Slum Upgrading: Ahmedabad, India Christopher Bystedt [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes Part of the Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Recommended Citation Bystedt, Christopher, "Public Space Planning as a Catalyst for Dweller Initiated Slum Upgrading: Ahmedabad, India" (2011). 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University of San Francisco Public Space Planning as a Catalyst for Dweller Initiated Slum Upgrading: Ahmedabad, India A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences Masters Program in International Studies In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in International Studies by Christopher Bystedt December 2011 ii Public Space Planning as a Catalyst for Dweller Initiated Slum Upgrading: Ahmedabad, India In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS in INTERNATIONAL STUDIES by Christopher Bystedt December 2011 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Under the guidance and approval of the committee, and approval by all the members, this thesis has been accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. Approved: _____________________________________________ _____________ Advisor: Seth Wachtel Date _____________________________________________ _____________ Academic Director: Dr. Anne Bartlett Date _____________________________________________ _____________ Dean of Arts and Sciences: Marcelo Camperi Date iii Table of Contents Signature Page......................................................................................................... ii Table of Contents.................................................................................................... iii List of Tables............................................................................................................ v List of Figures.......................................................................................................... v List of Abbreviations................................................................................................ v Acknowledgements................................................................................................ vi Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Statement of the Problem....................................................................... 1 1.2 Background & Need for the Study........................................................ 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study............................................................................ 11 1.4 Research Questions & Hypotheses...................................................... 12 1.5 Theoretical Framework........................................................................ 14 1.6 Methodology........................................................................................ 18 1.7 Limitations of the Study...................................................................... 22 1.8 Significance of the Study..................................................................... 23 Chapter 2: Literature Review............................................................................. 24 Introduction................................................................................................ 24 2.1 Defining Slums.................................................................................... 25 2.2 Methods of Slum Treatment................................................................ 27 Conclusion................................................................................................. 33 Chapter 3: The Case Studies - Existing Slum Urbanism.................................. 33 Introduction................................................................................................ 33 3.1 “Hollywood”, Gulbai Tekra................................................................. 35 3.2 Ravivari Market Slum, Sabarmati Riverfront...................................... 38 3.3 Figure-Ground Analysis....................................................................... 40 3.4 The Five-Minute Walk......................................................................... 50 3.5 Patterns of Urban Growth.................................................................... 52 Summary.................................................................................................... 54 Chapter 4: Potential Benefits of Public Space................................................... 55 Introduction................................................................................................ 55 4.1 Improved Health and Safety................................................................ 56 4.2 Perception of Permanence.................................................................... 61 4.3 Economic Generation........................................................................... 68 4.4 Case Study Public Space Solutions...................................................... 71 Summary.................................................................................................... 73 iv Chapter 5: Conclusions & Recommendations................................................... 74 Conclusions................................................................................................ 74 Recommendations...................................................................................... 76 References............................................................................................................. 78 Bibliography......................................................................................................... 81 Appendices............................................................................................................ 79 Appendix 1: Map of Greater Ahmedabad.................................................. 84 Appendix 2: Map of Downtown Ahmedabad with Slum Locations.......... 85 Appendix 3: Figure-Ground - Ahmedabad (Walled City).......................... 86 Appendix 4: Figure-Ground - Hollywood.................................................. 87 Appendix 5: Figure-Ground - Ravivari Market Slum................................ 88 Appendix 6: Figure Ground - Venice......................................................... 89 Appendix 7: Figure-Ground - San Francisco, CA..................................... 90 Appendix 8: Figure-Ground - New Delhi, India........................................ 91 Appendix 9: Figure-Ground - Irvine, CA.................................................. 92 Appendix 10: Figure-Ground - Brasília, Brazil.......................................... 93 Appendix 11: European Comparison Maps............................................... 94 Appendix 12: European Comparison Figure-Ground Plans...................... 95 Appendix 13: Five-Minute Walk Analysis................................................. 96 Appendix 14: Growth Pattern Analysis...................................................... 97 Appendix 15: Hollywood Time-lapse Images............................................ 98 Appendix 16: Riverfront Time-lapse Images............................................. 99 Appendix 17: Riverfront Sunday Market Satellite Image........................ 100 Appendix 18: Hollywood Satellite Image................................................ 101 Appendix 19: Hollywood Public Space Solutions................................... 102 Appendix 20: Hollywood Corner Market Plaza....................................... 103 Appendix 21: Hollywood Community Plazas.......................................... 104 Appendix 22: Riverfront Public Space Solutions.................................... 105 Appendix 23: Riverfront Sunday Market Plaza and Amphitheater.......... 106 Appendix 24: Riverfront Community Plazas........................................... 107 v List of Tables Table 1 (pg. 6): SNP Cost Contribution Per Household (from 2005 AMC Report) Table 2 (pg. 48): Intersection and Block counts for Figure-Ground Plans List of Figures Figure 1 (pg. 16): Krier’s Urban Growth Diagrams (from Architecture: Choice or Fate) Figure 2 (pg. 28): Slum Approach Compass List of Abbreviations AMC - Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation AUDA - Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority CBO - Citizen Based Organizations GoI - Government of India JNNURM - Jawarlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission MUD - Ministry of Urban Development SRDP - Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project SEWA - Self Employed Women’s Association SNP - Slum Networking Program; also known as Parivartan TPS - Town Planning Schemes UDA - Urban Development Authority (e.g Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA)) ULB - Urban Local Body, the municipal government
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