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1.4 Need for the thesis
1.4 Need for the thesis
On the whole, there are multiple reasons for doing this thesis. On a personal front, the broad scope of the thesis, which deals with the influence of planned urban developments on an unplanned region, which struck a chord with some of my areas of interest. In addition, there are certain aspects within the scope of the thesis, which triggered my interest in this topic. In addition, some aspects related to the study region, needed to be ventured into from a general perspective for the broader good. Some of these aspects can be elucidated as follows –
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Absence of land use planning - There is no existing document signifying land use planning, there is no LUDCP. The absence of planning interventions in the study region has led to unplanned developments, comprising erstwhile villages and parts of municipalities, in the midst of modern day planned developments, residential and industrial townships in this scenario.
Juxtaposition of rural and urban characteristics in the peri-urban context - The primary reason in attempting to work towards this topic was to understand the kind and the extent of diversity present in the peri-urban regions of Kolkata.
Since, there is a clear co-existence of both rural and urban characteristics present in the study region, this triggered my interest in this aspect.
Economic inter-dependence – In spite of the differences in the physical characteristics between the unplanned and the planned developments, there is a strong co-relation between these regions, when it comes to occupation trends.
A major percentage of the people living in the unplanned regions, go to earn their living in the planned regions nearby. Understanding this strong economic interdependence between the regions, was also an important reason for selecting this thesis.
Diversity within the study region – The unplanned developments which form the study region for this thesis, also showcases enormous diversity. This diversity can be understood through various aspects. Firstly, there co-existence of varied housing typologies within the study region.
