Sakshi Khandelwal

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Understanding city studio focuses on various elements of urban planning, design, architectural elements and other planning parameters of a city. An area of 1 sqkm is allocated in the eastern segment of the Ahmedabad city, to document and analyse various planning parameters i.e. History & evolution, demographics, land-use, transportation, infrastructure network, social-life, income & livelihood characteristics etc. To develop understanding about multidisciplinary nature of urban planning and how urban development can incorporate planning for transportation system, infrastructure and land-use to improve the structure of city. It also focuses on he problems faced by residents due to rapid urbanisation and gap in demand and supply of resources.