Open AccessValue of Landscape Design In Creating Sustainable Urban Transformation Model For Sarojini Nagar Housing Community, New Delhi
Author(s) -
Ar. Richa Raje
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/588/5/052045
Subject(s) - redevelopment , environmental planning , urban planning , government (linguistics) , population , context (archaeology) , urbanization , geography , natural resource , urban design , civil engineering , environmental resource management , engineering , political science , sociology , economic growth , economics , philosophy , linguistics , demography , archaeology , law
The challenges of rapid urbanization are going to increase as cities are becoming bigger and numerous. These cities then put additional pressure on natural resources to meet its energy demands, creating irreversible damage to environment. New Delhi capital city, that has doubled its urban area in a span of twenty years, is now suffering from pollution, water scarcity and vulnerability to natural disasters etc. Sarojini Nagar (south-west Delhi) is a housing community that is essentially known for its city level informal market. These markets attract large crowds every day and has become a unique social space. Looking at its commercial value, a redevelopment scheme is envisaged by the government to accommodate a population density beyond its carrying capacity. This proposal threatens the 4500 trees at site, which not only acts as green lungs to the city but marks for social and cultural identity. An alternate design approach that explores the possibility to integrate natural infrastructure with urban growth is required for such redevelopment. McHargian method of landscape analysis is adopted to come up with Sarojini Nagar masterplan. Evidence based results from landscape practitioners are devised to formulate several design strategies. In this complex Indian context, the design proposal creates multifunctional and resilient landscapes. It attempts to resolve traffic and cars, by creating pedestrian dominated circulation network, strategic car parks and active streetscape. It safeguards native trees by re-imagining the built-grid and bringing the idea of nature in a convincing way. The hierarchy of well-knit open spaces creates a sense of place & belongingness to the users. Rigorous design ideations carried with planning process allows for creating compact urban infrastructure and sustaining ecology as potential living spaces. Through multifunctional landscape design societal challenges such as population growth, scarcity of resources, environment degradation can be addressed.