Minakshi Srivastava

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The portfolio summarises the detailed study of Bopal precinct located in the western part of the city. It analyses key elements of the city such as urban form, land characteristics, transport, public amenities, socio-economic aspects, including choices and behavior. Since 2000, land transaction and land-use changes remarkably in Bopal. The land converted from the agriculture cropping land to residential flats, bungalows, tenements and commercial complexes. Rural settlements engulfed in urban limits during the process of development. The stages of transformation of Bopal from rural to urban area has been highlighted in the analysis. The storyline demonstrates how the physical growth of Bopal has evolved over a period time. Starting with the land use conversion from agriculture to residential to the overall development including the built form, streets, infrastructure services that lead to the migration of the people which influcenced the growth of the market and other factors.