CITIZEN PARTICIPATION & COMMUNITY COHESION THE LAJPAT NAGAR BAZAAR: Community and Citizen role for …… COUNTER-TERROR & WOMEN’S SECURITY ICA Conference at CANCUN : AUGUST 2019 Dr. MANJARI KHANNA KAPOOR President- ABS India, New Delhi Practising Architect & Academician Ms. JANHABI SETH Architectural student of SPA, New Delhi Member ABS India Mr. DEVKINANDAN SHARMA Architectural student of SPA, New Delhi Treasurer & Member ABS India Copyright © 2017 [MANJARI KHANNA]. All Rights Reserved. ● Indian word for a ‘Market’ or Market Place BAZAAR belonging to both the Hindi and the Urdu languages. What is a bazaar? ● Generally a combination of built formal market places and open air public areas including informal shopping. ● Maybe planned or organically developed or both. ● Located in South Delhi ● Planned and Developed in 1950s LAJPAT NAGAR ● Named after a Freedom Fighter 1 SUCH BAZAAR LAJPAT NAGAR 1 SUCH BAZAAR The original market area was the quadrangle …. As shown above Commercial blocks 4 storeyed on the periphery with 2 to 3 storeyed market arranged around parks One of the most popular Shopping destinations of Delhi WHY LAJPAT NAGAR ? WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL -1 Footfall averages per hour Women Men Gender ratio 250 200 150 100 Women Men Also average footfalls 50 Ratio of Female to Male 0 64.4% Women 35.6 % Men Market very popular with WOMEN Footfall average of 24 persons per minute at just 1 of the gates Why? Is it more secure? Total footfall in excess of a lakh ….. On average days Do they feel more secure? Excess of 2 lakhs ………………during festivals & holidays UNBIASED RESEARCH MAIN AUTHORS METHODOLOGY FOLLOWED Dr.Manjari Khanna Janhabi Seth Devkinandan Sharma BROAD FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS ABSI FORMULATED A RESEARCH TEAM as mentioned above This team formulated the structure and content Further to eliminate personal BIAS Individual notions and for comprehensive DATA collection. The research was undertaken as part of a 3day Workshop by Students of Architecture, New Delhi CPTED AUDIT RESEARCH WORKSHOP • For corroboration of findings • To make the Research Unbiased Application based exercise : 3 DAY WORKSHOP.