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Urbanization with an increasing income at disposal for people, redefines the notions of liveability. Cities no longer serve as mere employment hubs. It is implied that good infrastructure, safe environment, educational and healthcare facilities are the basic provisions of any city. Furthermore its residents seek value for money and are looking at sea changes for a better work-life balance, convenience and luxury the city has to offer. 

As a part of MUP Foundation 2019 ‘Understanding the city studio’ enabled me to analyse and document an area of 1 sq.km around the Shivranjani junction, Jodhpur satellite in western Ahmedabad to decipher its different layers focusing on evolution, street network, built form, public realm, water and sanitation, public transport, land markets, urban governance and municipal finance. In order to Develop correlation among these layers at the city level to understand its mechanisms and functioning. 

Satellite is now amongst the most desirable areas in the city, given its established outlook. In the current scenario Shivranjani area is an emerging affluent neighbourhood in comparison to other areas in its proximity. Consumption patterns, affordability, housing and travel choices of the residents are the reflection of this phenomena. Lifestyle of people is an important component of socio-economic balance. In the time ahead, policy interventions and increasing demand in land market can result in a paradigm shift. Densification and a gradual shift of existing land uses into mixed uses diversifying the character of the area, are the immediate outcomes of transit oriented development proposed in this area government policies, growth potential and the market is incentivising redevelopment and land consumption pattern contributing to the affluence in the precinct.