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Master Planning Indian Cities: Achieving Urban Renaissance

Master Planning Indian Cities: Achieving Urban Renaissance

Paperback

General Architecture

ISBN10: 9383419857
ISBN13: 9789383419852
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Nov 4 2019
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.46 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Chandigarh and Gandhinagar were planned Indian cities which were a result of a political necessity. Chandigarh was designed on modern planning principles whereas the planning of Gandhinagar showed the relevance of traditional planning.The book begins by reviewing key Indian cities of historical significance, in a chronological order to form a contextual appraisal, followed by descriptions of the two cities, Chandigarh and Gandhinagar. The planned cities of Chandigarh and Gandhinagar are further evaluated by comparison, highlighting issues of urban design approaches. The findings contributetowards the application of urban design approaches in an Indian context.Furthermore, the book explores certain urban design principles leading towards urban renaissance of Indian cities with a methodology.

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