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Urban

villages inDelhi

Qualityoflifeinanurban

village

:A

case

studyofDelhiRICHAAGARWALM.ARCH IstyearJAMIAMILIAISLAMIA.


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SynopsisbasedonRIBAguidelines:QualityoflifeinanUrbanvillagesofDelhiINTRODUCTIONThefastgrowingcityofDelhiisforgettingsomethingbehindit.UrbanvillagesofDelhiarethrown

asideintherace.ThisunparalleledgrowthofDelhihaslostthevastagriculturalland.Inthisprocess,

villageslosttheiridentity,spaceandvalueastheybecamedependentuponurbanareas.Their

presenceisgettinglostinthecrowdofDelhi.Cityandvillagesaregrowingparalleltryingtocontrast

with each other, still in the differentperspective. Identity of villages hasbeen lost and they are

deniedby thecityasunwanted.Cityunderestimatesthepeopleandcultureof theseareas.These

villages lack healthy living conditionswith proper light and ventilation and growth. Villages are

destroying themselves in lack of proper guidance and education. My study is concerned with

exploringtheroleofanUrbanVillage inDelhi.Myresearchisconcernedaboutthequalityoflifeof

peoplelivinginanUrbanVillageandtheirexistenceinthecity.

BACKGROUNDUrbangrowth in India has faced an unexpectedpressure and urbanization has left its impacton

many sphere of our environment. Rising migration, major shifts to tertiary occupations and

increasingstressonlimitedresourcesaresomeofthemanychallengeswhichwearewitnessing.This

processofurbanizationhasleftitsimpactonbothurbanandruralsettlements.Thenatureofurban

impactonruralsettlementsvariesaccordingtothekindofrelationsavillagehaswithcityandthe

responseof its inhabitantstothesurroundingdevelopments.Broadly,threedifferentsituationsof

urbanimpactmaybedistinguished.

Firstly,

there

are

villages

in

which

a

sizable

number

of

people

have

sought

employment

far

off

cities.

Insuchvillages,urbanemploymentitselfbecomesasymbolofhighersocialprestige.

Thesecondkindofurbanimpactisseeninurbaninvillagesnearanindustrialtown.Theinfluxof

migrantworkersnotonlystimulatesdemandforhousesandamarketwithinthevillage,butcreates

problemsoforderingrelationshipbetweenthenativeresidentsandtheimmigrants.

Thegrowthofmetropolitancitiesaccountsforthethirdtypeofimpactonsurroundingvillages.Itis

withthisthirdtypeofurbanimpactthatthisstudyisconcerned.Asthecityexpands,manynucleated

settlementsontheoutskirtsofthecityhavingagricultureastheirdominanteconomicactivityare

engulfed,resultingindependencyuponurbanactivitiesforameanoflivelihood.Thisprocessof

urbanizationhasbroughtabouttransformationsinthesesettlements,knownasURBANVILLAGES.

Thevillages

not

only

lost

their

land

but

also

their

social

and

cultural

bonds

because

of

the

sudden

impositionofurbanenvironmentaroundthem.Thechangeinoccupationandlandusepatternwas

largelyresponsibleforthesetransformationsbecausethatiswhatmadetheurbanvillagesviablein

thecityafter theiragricultural landhadbeenacquired.Thus, fromaprimarily residentialone, the

land use changed to largely commercial or industrial or in some cases even residential for the

purposeofrentingoutinordertogenerateincome.Urbanvillagesmighttalktothecitybyforming

linkswith their surrounding and further onwith the city through development of activities that


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wouldbringpeople intothevillageforsomepurposeorother.Thiscouldhappenbystartingsmall

commercialorindustrialenterprisesthatwouldcatertotheneedsofthoseinthesurroundingareas

e.g. computer market in Shakarpur, mangal bazaar in Laxmi Nagar etc, By providing rental

accommodationstomigratingandotherpeople intheirresidences,e.g. inShakarpur,LaxmiNagar,

Mandawalietc,Byprovidingalltheserviceclass(i.e.peon,domesticservant,driver,securityguard

etc.)

RELEVANCEOFTHESTUDYTheurbanvillageisarapidlytransformingunitaspressureofurbanizationhasledtorapid

reproductionofanumberofalienactivitieswithinthesettlementintheabsenceofsufficient

infrastructuralsupport.Thishasresultedinenvironmentaldegradationanddisorder.Asaresultthe

urbanizedvillagesofDelhipresentapictureofdistress:astruggletofindanewidentityandstability

intheirchangedenvironment.Thegrowthstrendstoexhibitbythemareareflectionontheneglect

sufferedbythematthehandsoftheplanningauthoritiesandtheimplementingagencies.These

settlements,caught

between

a

rural

and

an

urban

lifestyle

need

special

attention

to

harness

their

resourcesandmanpower.Andtochannelizetheirgrowthindirectionswhichwouldbeprofitablefor

thewholecity.Whiletheimpactofthecityonurbanvillageshasbeenstudiedbyvariousinstitutions

and individuals,theirresponsetothis impacthasnotbeenconsidered importantenough.Hence it

hasbeenaonewayprocesswhereonlywhatthecityonurbanvillageshasdonetothevillagesis

considered important .responseofthesesettlementstothis impact, itsextentandnaturecanhelp

toestablishtheroleoftheurbanvillageinthecity.Andidentifytheirresourcessothattheirgrowth

canbechannelized inprofitabledirection.Thoughtheurbanvillagesforman importantpartofthe

city,theirurbanformandspatialcharacteristicshaveoftenbeenneglected inpracticeaswellas in

thevariousstudiesthathavebeenconducted.Thegrowthpressureof thecityandgrowthwithin

thesesettlements

has

shaped

the

physical

environment

of

these

villages

in

a

characteristics

manner.

The study seeks to bring out the urban form and spatial characteristics of urban villages and to

understand the role of urban villages and to understand role of internal and external factors

responsible.

SCOPEOFTHESTUDYTheUrbanVillageplaysaveryimportantroleinthefunctioningofthecitytherebyprovidingthe

accommodationstothepeopleofDelhiaswellasmigratingpeople.Thedensityoftheurbanvillage

ismuchhigherthantheDDAcoloniesandgraduallyincreasing.Urbanvillagescoveredthe38.3%

landof

the

Delhi

City

but

provide

the

accommodation

to

more

than

60%

of

people.1

But

due

to

all

of

thisthelivingconditionsoftheseareasbecomeverybadlyinfected.Wecancompareitwiththe

slums.Andnogovt.body isabletoprovidethebasicamenitiesand infrastructuretothesepeople.

Sothescopeofthisresearchistheactuallivingconditionoftheurbanvillages.Sothatitcandevelop

intheplannedmanner.

Oneofthewaysbywhichanurbanvillageplaysanimportantroleincityisbystartingcommercialor

industrialestablishmentstocatertothesurroundingareas.Thecommercialactivityinanurban


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villagesisawidespreadphenomenonandmostevident.Almostalltheurbanvillagesundergo

commercializationtosomeextent.Itisanimportantphenomenoninurbanvillagesasithelpsto

revitalizevillageeconomyandmakesthesesettlementsviableinthecity.Throughcommercial

establishments,urbanvillagestalkstothecitybycateringtoitsneedsandbringingpeoplefromthe

surroundingareastothesesettlements.Thecommercialestablishmentsinurbanvillagesmayserves

thelocal

inhabitants

only,

people

from

surrounding

areas,

or

maybe

even

the

city

whole.

They

not

onlyservethelocalpopulation,thereisinteractionbetweentheurbanvillageandthecitythrough

commercial establishments. They supplement the planned commercial developments around and

serve tomeet service and commercials requirements of the city. Theymight even become fully

fledgedmarketsforspecializedproducts.Suchcommercialdevelopments inurbanvillagesbecome

importantdetermentsoftheirurban form.Thus thescopeof thestudy isconfinedtocommercial

activityandrentalaccommodationsinurbanvillages.

AIMThis

study

attempts

to

explore

the

role

of

URBAN

VILLAGES

in

the

city

of

Delhi.

It

also

includes

thecurrentlivingstandardandqualityoflifeinanURBANVILLAGE.

OBJECTIVESBasedupontheaimofthisstudy,myobjectivesistostudythefollowingpointswhichhaveusedas

parameterstoseethecurrentstatusandroleofurbanvillageinDelhi.

Theseare:

1. AspirationofPeople.2. Qualityoflife(Intermsoftheinfrastructureaswellassociological)3. ImpactonBuilding.4. Impactoncity.

HYPOTHESISBasedupontheaimandthebackgroundofthepresentstudy,myHypothesisis:

1.)Thelivingconditionofurbanvillagesisnodifferentfromslums.

2.)

Urban

villages

provide

housing

to

a

very

large

number

of

people

in

Delhi

and

are

also

the

providersofjobs.

3.)Delhi'splannedpartwouldalmostcollapseifurbanvillagesareremoved.

DELIMITATIONDuetoconstraintoftimeandresources,IhavestudiedonlyoneurbanvillagesofDelhi.


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METHODOLOGY

CHAPTERISATION: QUALITYOFLIFEINANURBANVILLAGESOFDELHI1. INTRODUCTION2. AIM3. OBJECTIVE4. HYPOTHESIS5. DELIMITATION6. METHODOLOGY7. PROFILEOFURBANVILLAGES

Introduction

Masterplan1962Masterplan2001Masterplan2021

DetailedsurveyofanurbanvillageShakarpur(Khas)

LiteratureworksfromDissertationsandofficialdata(likesensussurvey)

Photographicsurveys

Analysis

Conclusions


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8. LIVINGCONDITIONOFURBANVILLAGES9. QUALITY OFLIFEINANURBANVILLAGEOFDELHI10.CASESTUDY11. FINDINGS&SUMMARY12. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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