A Sense of Space: The Crisis of Urban Design in India

Introduction p..ix, Land p.1, Man and the Land p.1, The Magic of Landscape p.5, Space in the Indian Context: A Changing Scenario p.21, The Importance of open space p.24, Explorations in Urban Design: Evolution of an Indigenous Urban Design p.41, Chandigarh- the city of the future p.72, Delhi's Changing Profile: The Collapse of Planning of Delhi (1957-2019) p.93, Master Plan for Delhi 2021 p.108, Delhi's Specific Issues: Connaught Place - A Story of Missed Opportunities p.135, Nehru Place - Delhi's first district centre p.148, Bazaars, shopping centres and retail malls p.148, Delhi needs a multimodal transport network p.164, Transit - oriented development p.171, The Urban villages of Delhi p.178, Planning for the urban poor p.196, The future of Delhi's farmhouses p.202, The VIP Culture and lutyens's New Delhi p.206, Development without urban design spells disaster p.212, Absence of planning is destroying the national capital p.218, Urban crisis: Delhi's Urgent Need For Urban Design p.239, A Call for Change - The proposed national urban policy framework p.242