1st Edition
One Idea, Many Plans An American City Design Concept in Independent India
By Sanjeev Vidyarthi
Copyright 2015
158 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Planners tend to promote formal plans as the only game in town while diverse efforts of urban actors shape our cities. Tracking the development of American "neighborhood unit" concept in independent India’s planning practice and literature—from the national level policies to on-the-ground applications in the city of Jaipur—Vidyarthi explains how a host of actors including neighborhood residents,... Read more
Part 1 1. Discursive Plans—Conceiving Planning Ideas 2. Parameter Plans—Operationalizing Concepts Part 2 3. Formal Plans—Making Official Attempts 4. User Plans—Leveraging Unforeseen Opportunities Part 3 5. Developer Plans—Building Subdivisions on the Urban Edge 6. Popular Plans—Reconciling Diverse Efforts
Biography
Sanjeev Vidyarthi is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Trained as an architect, urban designer and spatial planner, Sanjeev studies how to make better plans for places. His research interests include ideas and actions in the fields of planning theory and history and globalization and development studies.
