Smrithi Prasad

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The city of Ahmedabad is located in the state of Gujarat in the western parts of India. Ahmedabad is the seventh largest metropolis in India and the largest in the state. The city is known as the commercial capital of Gujarat and is known as the textile capital of India.The development of Ahmedabad is strongly related to the rise of the indigenous industrial sector of cotton industry and its growth from medieval times from a major trading centre for gold, silk and cotton. The establishment of the first cotton mill in 1861 was the way in which industries expanded over the years.Since industrial activities of the industrial estates become urban generators of the city, to change the use of land from agriculture to developed land, the physical morphology of the urban areas changes. This study tries to analyze the growth of the city affected by the urban generators located in eastern parts of the city that are the industrial estates under GIDC management. 
This study profiles a 01 sq.km. precinct of Odhav, an industrial neighbourhood in the eastern urban fringes of Ahmedabad to develop a background understanding of the city as a part of the foundation studio for the master’s program in urban design. 
This study comprises of four parts. Part one lays out the relevant urban context and background of the precinct Odhav with its location, evolution and key determinants of change. Part two identifies the existing scenario of Odhav as a stagnant neighbourhood and discusses some of the key characteristics that defines such an area with their built fabric, FSI consumption, landuse, population density, job centres, availability of vacant lands and mode of delivery. Part three potrays the deteriorating quality of life in Odhav with various parameters such as the public realm, infrastructure, street network, walkability and other nuisances created by the industries within the precinct. Part four comprises of the people’s choices,income and consumption in Odhav analyzing their housing choices and constraints,variation in income and expenditure and travel patterns.