Urban Planning Portfolio

SHRUJAL PATEL URBAN PLANNING PORTFOLIO 2013 - 2019 CEPT UNIVERSITY AHMEDABAD

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SHRUJAL PATEL An urban planner, with one year of working experience in the sector of urban and tourism planning. Currently along side working as a teaching associate at CEPT University, she is also associated as an Analyst at Feedback Infra. She has been a part of CEPT University since 2013, when her works were pertaining to the field of urban sector in conjunction to the plan development at various scales, local area planning and regulations.

Contact +91 - 9638724146 shrujal.patel.1119@gmail.com Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Area of Interest Heritage Management Land use development and area/city planning Land use Transport Integration Sustainable Land Development Mapping, Analysis and Research Building Regulations Tourism Infrastructure Planning Urban Architectural Photography

Worked at

Software Skills

2020 - 2021 | Feedback Infra - Analyst (Infrastructure Advisory Team)

MS Office (Word Power point Excel)

2020 | CEPT University - Urban Design Teaching Associate, Research Associate

AutoCAD

2019 - 2020 | IPE Global Ltd. - Consultant – Urban Planner (Tourism Development)

ArcGIS

2018 | CEPT University - Urban Planning Teaching Assistant 2017 | Development Avenue - Urban Planning Intern 2016 | GIFT SEZ Ltd. - Urban Planning Intern

Qualified in Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning (LandUse Planning) | CEPT University Bachelor’s in Planning | CEPT University I.C.S.E | Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School I.S.C | Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School

QGIS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Google Sketchup

Publications Smart villages using GIS: A case study on Punsari village, GeoSpatial World Forum, ESRI. First Runners up at Make - in - India, Hackathon, IIT - Bombay, 2016

Academic Projects Dissertation Project 1 - Comparative Perspectives on Spatial Planning – A case of Seoul, Tokyo and Ahmedabad Dissertation Project 2 - The Role of State Housing Policy in Encouraging Private Developers to take up Affordable Housing Projects Envisioning a Local Area Plan of Adajan, Surat Developing an Environmentally Sensitive Plan of Rajkot 2036 Increasing Access to Finance for Building Restoration in Kahdia, Old City of Ahmedabad City Sprawl and Urban Heat Islands Mass Housing Project for Low Rise Buildings Aspects of a Complete and Inclusive Street Design

P R O J E C T S

Singapore

Tokyo

Seoul

PLANNING FRAMEWORK

Spatial Planning For South Asian Cities

SPATIAL PLANNING

SITE AREA - Ahmedabad, Seoul, Tokyo

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Bangkok

Hongkong

PROJECT IDEA

Planning Measures

Acts and

Initiative by Government bodies

Adaptive use of historical landmarks

National Efforts

Introduction of Green Belt Policy

R E S E A R C H

Policies Plan

Designation of Scenic district in city plans with Conversion of old landfill sites into open spaces separate regulations Rezoning

the

unusable

spaces

and

public By adapting changes into streetscapes

buildings Short Term Specific projects by Landscape division of SMG

By Government sponsored contest of developing

Initiatives

open spaces as a concept of Seoul Village Squares Olympics – development of Green Streets, Parks, Han River Park, etc. through development plan projects.

Land Valuation 1.

The street coefficient street conditions

2.

The accessibility coefficient - accessibility of plot to various public amenities and facilities.

3.

Comparative Perspective on

Land coefficient - kind of development permissible on the parcel of land, the installed infrastructure, etc.

Land Contribution Area of plot after deduction = (Pr*Ai*ai / ei) Based on proportion ratio Proportion Ratio = (Total value of all the land parcels before the project / Total Value of all the land parcels after the project) Pr – Proportion Ratio Ai – Area of plot Before deduction ai – Unit land price before deduction ei – Unit land price after deduction

Price Contribution r = R *e/ ΔV r – the coefficient of contribution by land owners R – Share of land reserved for financing the scheme e – unit price of land after completion of the project ΔV – Increase in the price of land (only the private lands left after deduction and reserved land)

The project an over all tial planning plementation

was a dissertation with aim of identifying spareforms for better imof plans in Indian cities.

PROJECT FEATURE The project critically analyzed the spatial planning practices and techniques adopted in the South Asian context. It then compares the planning techniques based on the fronts of planning legislation, plan making processes and plan components and identifies the gaps in Indian urban planning structure, and recommendations for the same.

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT

Critical Analysis, proposal formulation, integration in urban planning

METHODOLOGY

RECOMMENDATIONS

Objective

Task

Source

Understand the Evolution of Spatial

Secondary Literature/ Journal

Objective 1: To Review spatial planning

Planning

Articles/ Reports and other

systems like legal framework and

Understand the Legal and Institutional

Publications like Acts relating

planning process in South Korea, Japan

Framework

to urban planning in Seoul

and India.

INTEGRATED FUNCTIONING OF AUTHORITY

Understand city plans for Seoul, Tokyo

Seoul, Tokyo and Ahmedabad and detailed out the factors that have led to successful implementation of plans.

and Ahmedabad

Secondary Literature/ Journal

Understand the plan content and

Articles/ Reports and other

control regulations in case of Seoul,

Publications like Basic Urban

Tokyo and Ahmedabad

Plans, City Pans, Master Plan,

Identify the parameters for successful

etc.

implementation of city plans Objective 3: To review spatial planning systems of Seoul and Tokyo in context

Compare the plans of Seoul, Tokyo and

Secondary Literature/ Journal

Ahmedabad

Articles/ Reports and other

to Indian city Ahmedabad and identify

Identify best practices, if any amongst

best practices.

the planning system of three case cities.

Plan

Seoul

Tokyo

Ahmedabad

Basic Urban Plan

Legal Framework

National Land Planning and Utilization Act

Plan Making Authority

Seoul Metropolitan Government

Tokyo Master Plan for City City Planning Law Metropolitan Planning Area Government

Gujarat Town Planning and Development Plan Urban Development Act

METHODS OF LAND MANAGEMENT

and Tokyo

Understand the chronology of Plans

Objective 2: To Examine spatial plans of

DEVELOPMENT PLAN MONITORING INDEX

Publications like Basic Urban

MEASURES TO DEVELOP OPEN SPACES It is not only one specific thing or factor that have led to the growth and management of urbanization of SA cities. It is an all-round approach including the data base management, transparency, co-ordination amongst the agencies, approach to the issues, frequently updated legislations, etc. Along with the national focuses on these regions that have resulted into such mega cities.

Plans, City Pans, Master Plan, etc. second

Plan Details

Concept Plan (Growth Directions)

Zoning and Land Use

A Part of Neighborhood Plan or District Unit Plan

Conceptual Vision for City Development Structure for City Growth A part of Direction Municipal Master City Planning Areas Plan National and City level Infrastructure

Zoning City level infrastructure Ahmedabad facilities Urban Regulations Development Recommendations and Authority proposals for development of the city Procedure guidelines

A Part of Development Plan

Major Infrastructure

Other Sectors Covered

Land Assembly Model

Plan Monitoring

A Part of Neighborhood Plan or District Unit Plan

Land Welfare, Readjust Economy, ment / Environment, Land City Space and Expropria Transportation tion

ďƒź

A part of Municipal Master Plan

Housing, Disaster, Land Environment, Readjust Redevelopment, ment and Development

A Part of functions of Seoul metropolitan government

ďƒź

Housing, Transportation, Town Environment, Planning Open Spaces and Schemes Infrastructure

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Financing & Cost Recovery

Learnings

Flexible Planning Framework Integration amongst various hierarchy of Plans Regulations on Urban Landscape Provisions of District Unit Plans Through city budgets and Development of Public government grants Transportation System Development of Open Spaces Plan Monitoring Integrated Functioning of Authorities Land Readjustment Integration amongst various hierarchy of Plans District Planning System Through city budgets, Land Use Transport Integration central governments and The model for development of land central taxes parcels Minimal control by regulations Integrated Functioning of Authorities Plan Monitoring Through betterment charges, development fees, saleable FSI, state and central government funding

Need for the Study Aim and Objective of the Study

AIM

Literature Review Understanding Concept of Affordability and involvement of private developers in it.

Affordable Housing in India

Obj 1: To Study Evolution of housing Policy and Involvement of Private Developers in India

Evolution of Affordable Housing Policies in India Current Policies for Affordable Housing in India State Interventions

Obj 2: To Study Impact of Involvement of Private Developers on Housing Stock in Ahmedabad.

Case of Ahmedabad, Gujarat Understanding Affordable Housing Policy for the State Identification of Parameters for Policy Analysis (Approvals, Time Duration, Incentive, and Constrains)

Obj 3: To identify issues faced by private developers in taking up affordable housing projects.

Affordable Housing in Ahmedabad and Emergence of Private developers in it.

To analyze the state affordable housing policy and how has it encouraged private developers to take up affordable housing projects.

Interviews and Case study pertaining to Affordable Housing in Ahmedabad

SITE AREA - Ahmedabad

Conclusion

Obj 4: To suggest various options to encourage private developers for taking up affordable housing projects.

Challenges faced by Private Developers in Ahmedabad pertaining to affordable housing projects

Land Clearance

Suggestions to improve developers participation in taking up affordable housing projects Zonal the Clearance Application

Maximum 6 Months

60 Days

60 Days

Occupancy Certificate

30 Days Occupancy Certificate

File Submission

Maximum 6 Months Application File Submission

60 Days Zonal Clearance

60Clearance Days Land

Completion Certificate

Progress Report Submission

30 Days Completion Certificate

A Mandatory Submission Progress Report Submission

Developing a separate channel for approvals A Mandatory Submission 30 Days

30 Days

Reform for unsold inventory

The Houses then constructed under affordable housing are required to be handed over to the nodal agency at the determined prices which will be then allotted to the beneficiaries.

Approvals

Maharashtra

Gujarat

3 Months

2 Months

Ownership Certificate

15 days

60 days

Building Layout Approval

1 month

6 Month

15 – 30 days

2 - 3 Months

NA Permission / Land Conversion

Private Developer on Private Land Income Group

EWS and LIG

MIG

MIG and HIG

If Commercial

Commencement

Land Reservation

40%

20%

40%

10%

Certificate

The role of state housing Policy in encouraging Private developers for Affordable housing projects PROJECT IDEA

The project was a dissertation with an over all aim to analyze the changes in state housing policy & its role in encouraging private developers to take up Affordable Housing projects.

PROJECT FEATURE The project looked after the impacts of changing state housing policy and analyzed whether they have been successful in gaining attention of private developers towards affordable housing projects or not.

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Critical Analysis and Policy Review,

IMPROVEMENTS IN ROAD NETWORK

Adajan, Surat, Gujarat SITE AREA - Adajan, Surat PROJECT IDEA

The project was a studio project undertaken to prepare a local area plan for brown-field development of Adajan, Surat.

COSTING AND COMPENSATION

REGULATIONS

PROJECT FEATURE

Metro Station

Issue Identification, Basic Station Area Redevelopment, Formulation of Regulations, Financing a Local Area Plan

Service Lane Plots Walkway

River Edge

P R O J E C T S

Brownfield areas of our cities needs to be remodeled according to the changing needs and demands. Adajan is one such area booming in real estate markets with an upcoming metro is assumed to attract a lot of population in it. These planning strategies are an attempt to identify issues METRO STATION AREA REDISTRIBUTION and work upon the potentials of the place in order to improve the quality of life and ease life of people living in Adajan.

Service Area

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT

w o r k i n g

Local Area Plan

GROWTH AND CONSIDERATIONS

Development Plan R a j k o t, G u j a r at SITE AREA - Rajkot, Gujarat PROJECT IDEA To prepare development plan for the city

CONCEPT PLAN AND PROPOSALS

of Rajkot.

PROJECT FEATURE The development for Urban Area of Rajkot was made on the vision of enhancing upon the existing growth patterns of the city, which was in a linear fashion aligning the two existing rivers Aji and Niyari. While preserving the agricultural existence in the development arena. It details out upon the transport network and land requirements based on the existing use of floor spaces for Residential and Commercial area with a focus on the requirement of green open spaces

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT 44 Sq. Km. Land Requirement | Special Building Regulations | 4.8 Sq. Km. Public Housing Requirement

Master Planning, Regulations, Plan strategies

Formulation of Implementation

Access to Finance for building restoration in Khadia, OLD City

Situated in the core central city yet apart, Narrow lanes from where an informal boundary between the old and new city embarks.

SITE AREA - Khadia, Ahmedabad

With an arrangement of commercial front and residential in the spine, The 3.36 Sq. Km area holds upon around 1 lakh lives.

PROJECT IDEA The project is a studio project which aimed to develop the students’ capacity to think like planners and equips them with the elementary conceptual, analytical, and communication skills necessary for setting the foundation, to become professional planners.

PROJECT FEATURE The output deals with the financial mechanism that governments can provide help in building restoration for old city areas and preserving its rich heritage and culture. Building upon the existing

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Issue Identification, Proposal Formulation, Financing the proposal

Portraying to us an unusal street hierarchy road pattern of Sheri and Khancho, The streets of pol is configured for all living creatures found in the form of bird feeder commonly known to be chabutro.

With high vehicular movement on the outer side and a buildings of historical importance on its counter part, There we find glimpse of urbanity that is observed on its inner streets and building facade.

Section of historical importance, attracts a large population for its glance, Place also have quotient high on its social and cultural values.

The area does not lag in terms of the infrastructural issues.

But Dilapidated buildings, Low lit roads, and emergence of huge waste and traffic in its narrow streets, Do make us question about the liveability and safety of its inhabitants.

- Shrujal Patel

Mechanism

Developer’s Interest Increase in the permissible FSI, it is beneficial for the developers to procure the required FSI from here instead of buying it from the government.

FSI trading at 40% less than existing Jantri rates.

TDR Policy for Ahmedabad Heritage Conservation

Role of Government Bodies

Benificairy

Least interference of the governing authorities, other than monitoring the use of funds, and property owner’s direct approach to developers.

Residents

First Level of Scrutiny

12,000 heritage structures within the historic core.

Second Level of Scrutiny

Building Plan Scrutiny Department

Approach for Sale of TDRC Copy of Scrutiny Report

Original Scrutiny Report

Town Planning Department Developers

Approach for Purchase of TDRC

Ward Committee

NOC

Final Report for Issuance of TDRC Issuance of TDRC

Heritage Cell of Ahmedabad

Looking at the scope of development in the study area, two aspects of development were explored.

One of them being concerns about dilapidated buildings in the upper part of the ward i.e. the old city of Ahmedabad, and another being presence of large amount of vacant lands in the lower part of the ward.

Obtaining Heritage title for the city, it becomes more imortant for a city like Ahmedabad to look after the conditions in which the residents of the old city live in, and improve it if required. Apart from all these things it is one of the functions of the governing bodies to look after the living condition of city residents.

The priority zone is determined by weighing all the four layers in a given manner Building Condition (50%), Plot Size (25%) ,Land Value (12.5%) and Built Use (12.5%).

Neighborhood Plan Maninagar SITE AREA - Maninagar, Ahmedabad PROJECT IDEA The project is a studio project which aimed to develop the students’ capacity to think like planners and equips them with the elementary conceptual, analytical, and communication skills necessary for setting the foundation, to become professional planners.

PROJECT FEATURE The output deals with formulation of extensive set of proposals for the improvement and development of the city ward which mainly included encouraging TOD, facilitating appropriate street design and other infrastructure requirements for it

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Data Collection and Analysis, Stakeholder consultation, Street Design, understanding development trends

EXISTING DATA ANALYSIS AND ISSUE IDENTIFICATION

MODE SHARE - OCCUPANCY ANALYSIS

REDESIGNING THE TWO MAIN ROADS TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL USERS

REDESIGNING THE STREET SECTION TO IMPROVE WALK-ABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY

Ahmedabad & Bangal ore SITE AREA - Ahmedabad & Bangalore PROJECT IDEA This course would focus to document natural water systems in two Indian cities (Ahmedabad & Bengaluru) and identify impact of urbanization on these water systems. Spatial plans of these cities will also be reviewed in detail, so as to understand aspects related to natural water systems considered in these plans.

PROJECT FEATURE Comparative assessment of issues faced by natural water systems in two cities Ahmedabad and Bangalore as a case is carried out, and key learnings in terms of planning water sensitivity of those plans are analyzed.

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Data Analysis, Contour Analysis, Data Documentation

Documentation PROJECTS

Water Sensitive Cities

Total no. of building: 150 Total no. of households: 90 to 100 Average plot size: 35 sq. m Average area per family: 30 sq. m

renewal & Conservation Urban

TO CREATE VIBRANT AND SITE AREA - Kalupur, Ahmedabad INTERACTIVE SPACE STREET DESIGN PLACE MAKING FAVELA’S CONCEPT

PROJECT IDEA The project was taken up with an idea to understand the urban heritage, identify measures to improve the quality of life in ghosting pols of Ahmedabad while not damaging its original characteristics.

PROJECT FEATURE The project dealt with documentation of physical characteristics and the social life for one of the Pols of Ahmedabad City, understands its day to day life, talk to the people, analyze the issues faced by them.

The documentation study also dealt with formulation of primary proposal to make everyday life of the people living in the pol easy while preserving its original characteristics.

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Data Documentation, Primary field Survey, Tactics for renewal of urban core

I n d o r e , M . P. SITE AREA - Indore, Madhya Pradesh PROJECT IDEA The main idea of the project was to understand the basics of watershed management in Semi Arid region of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

PROJECT FEATURE The Project explores upon various components and understanding of different steps in creating a watershed management plan, and natural drainage lines as well as final watershed regions for the district of Indore using Digital Elevation Model data.

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Watershed Modeling using GIS, Understanding a watershed Management Plan, Understanding the satellite imagery DEM Data.

The watershed map of indore district was prepared using the cartosat elevation data. Within an area of around 3000 Sq. Km., the district of Indore consist of 2483 watersheds.

These watershed are serve to a population of around 3177384 in the district.

There are around five order of streams present in the current watershed, originating from the northern part and gradually moving towards the south.

Data analysis PROJECTS

Watershed management

Land suitability analysis Indore A hypothetical situation was created to identify land suitable for agriculture purposes in the district of Indore.

SITE AREA - Indore, Madhya Pradesh

The Layers that were used are: a. Land use b. Location of factories c. Roads d. Watershed

The main idea of the project was to carry out land suitability for agricultural practices in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

An ideal land for agriculture purposes was identified using a weighted overlay technique by overlaying all the above three layers.

PROJECT FEATURE

Criteria for selection Ideal Land: a. Near to Water Body b. Non Barren Land c. Away from factories d. Away from Major Roads

From the map we can see that there are only few places where actually agriculture can be practiced, the rest of the places under the effect of urbanization are losing the traditional practice of agriculture in the villages. The Area to the Northern side of the district is identified as an ideal site for Agricultural uses.

The Same can also be identified from the watershed map shown in the initial report, which shows that the main stream for Indore district also initiates from this point indicating the place well supported with the water supply.

PROJECT IDEA

The Project explores the idea of supervised and unsupervised image classification for 2008 and 2013, super imposed with various factors impacting agricultural development.

There are various assumptions taken under consideration while carrying out the entire process of weighted overlay analysis and land suitability analysis.

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT Weighted Overlay Analysis in Arc GIS, Supervised and Unsupervised Image Classification, Understanding Landsat Data, Land Suitability Analysis.

U r b a n H e at I s l a n d Bhopal SITE AREA - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

To in

Study the Temperature Urban areas as a function

Identify tion of

various reasons heat pockets in

for the

the formaurban areas.

To Study the relationship between NDVI and LST.

FALSE COLOR COMPOSITION 1996

PROJECT IDEA The small project was undertaken to analyze changes in spatial temperatures and identify urban hotspots using ENVI and ARC GIS. ARC GIS Online story maps feature was also explored for better representation.

PROJECT FEATURE City of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh was taken up as a case to understand scenario of urban temperatures and hotspot analysis for the project. Components such as False Color Classification, NDVI, LST were explored to build the entire case.

2009

LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Decrease in the area of lake Densifying of the Core city Development of the Airport Sprawl observed in the southward direction due to Story Maps NH 12

1996

2009

Increase in Urban Area and Open Land (0 to 0.2) NDVI value of Upper Lake is decrease due to increasing urban and open lands near the lake.

The area of the lake has been decreasing these years and so resulting into increase in the temperature around it. Also the due to development of NH 12 attracted the development of many industries towards it leading to increase in temperature around it.

TEMPERATURE MODEL

SKILLS ADOPTED FROM THE PROJECT False Color Classification, NDVI Analysis and Land Surface Temperature in ENVI, Creation of ARC GIS Story Maps,

NDVI

variations of time.

1996

The above image is of Comparative analysis Story Map showing which shows the gradual difference between temperature of February 1996 and January 2009 of the Bhopal City.

2009

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p h o t o g r a p h y W o r k s

Illustration obtained from - GRESB (Full Steam Ahead Smart Sustainable City)