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▪ URBAN DESIGN : Urban design is the process of ▪ IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE IN PRESENT CONTEXT OF
designing and shaping cities, towns and villages. URBAN DESIGN :Urban planning, town planning, city
Whereas architecture focuses on individual buildings, planning and regional planning play various important roles..
urban design address the larger scale of groups of
buildings, of streets and public spaces, whole
neighborhoods and districts, and entire cities, to make 1. Organized and planned development of cities
urban areas functional, attractive, and sustainable. 2. Offers a better quality of life
Urban design is an inter-disciplinary subject that unites 3. Aids economic growth and economic development
all the built environment professions, including urban 4. Takes into account the environmental considerations
planning, landscape architecture, architecture, civil and 5. Makes cities resilient
municipal engineering. It is common for professionals 6. Better infrastructure & sustainable form of development
in all these disciplines to practice in urban design. It 7. Easy access to educational and health facilities
draws these and other strands together creating a 8. A good and efficient public transport system
vision for an area and then deploying the resources and 9. An efficient & reliable waste management system
skills needed to bring the vision to life. 10.More jobs and other economic opportunities

ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION URBAN DESIGN

▪ Architects typically use a more ▪ Engineers use a more ▪ construction engineering is ▪ Urban design is the design of
creative approach to designing scientific, practical, and primarily on-site towns and cities, streets and
buildings and other structures. systematic approach to management of actual spaces. It is the collaborative
They are the artist, visionary, structural design. They are construction. Construction and multi-disciplinary
and theoretical designer. Their mathematic and scientific engineers work on site process of shaping the
concern is for the aesthetics: experts in their respective ensuring those plans are physical setting for life – the
form, atmosphere, and field. Typically, they use an being followed by the many art of making places. Urban
character. architect’s blueprints as the different contractors design involves the design of
▪ Areas of Expertise- basis of their work. Their job employed to complete the buildings, groups of
▪ Design and development of is to make the vision happen, project. buildings, spaces and
both public and private using sound scientific and landscapes, and establishing
structures: Urban, landscape, mathematical principles. frameworks and procedures
graphic, and interior designs that will deliver successful
▪ City planning development by different
▪ Aesthetic principles of design people over time.

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 ❑ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

▪ Kevin lynch found there are five basic elements of urban design :

PATH NODE LANDMARK EDGE DISTRICTS

▪ The streets, ▪ The strategic spots ▪ Landmark’s key ▪ May be barriers, ▪ Areas characterized
sidewalks, trails, in a city into which physical more or less by common
and other channels an observer can characteristics was penetrable, which characteristics,
in which people enter, and which singularity some close one region these are the
travel. Lynch noted are the intensive aspect that is off from another, medium to large
that paths were foci and from which unique or or they may be areas, which
often the the person is memorable in the seams, lines along observers mentally
predominant travelling. context. Some which two regions enter ‘inside of’
elements in landmarks – are related and and/or have some
people’s image towers, spires, hills joined together. common identifying
with the other sculptures, signs character.
elements being and tree,
arranged and
related along paths.
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Panaji is the capital of Goa, and the North Goa district. It is situated on the
banks of the river “Mondovi”. It is connected to the mainland by bridges.
Panjim the capital city of Goa comprises 30 wards like Fontainhas,
Mala, St Tome, Alto Pilotos, Boca de Vaca, Portais, Bhatlem, Tonca, Alto
Guimaraes, Campal, St Inez, Gaspar Dias, Ribandar, Dona Paula, etc.
Historical accounts of this place date back to Kadamba King
Shasthadeva (1007-1050). An inscription of the Kadamba King Vijayaditya I,
dated February 7, 1107 and it refers to Panajim as Pahajani Khali. Another
interpretation of the name is that Panji or Ponji is said to mean the “land that
never gets flooded”. Yet another interpretation is that it is a variation of
Pancha Yma Afsumgary or five wonderful castles where the Muslim King
Ismail Adil Shah and his wives used to live. The name was later changed to
Panjim by the Portuguese and when Old Goa collapsed in the 19th century,
Panjim was elevated to the status of a city on 22 March 1843 and was
renamed “Nova Goa”. After Liberation in 1961 it was known as “Panaji”.
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 I COVERED LANDMARKS OF PANAJI CITY

GROUP MEMBERS WHO COVERED LANDMARK POINT – SHRADDHA MALKAR AND SHRUTIKA KATKAR.

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• Broad Content of urban design study definition, phenomenon, terms, terminologies and characteristic features
❑URBAN DESIGN : Urban design is the process of designing and
shaping cities, towns and villages. Whereas architecture focuses
on individual buildings, urban design address the larger scale of
groups of buildings, of streets and public spaces, whole
neighborhoods and districts, and entire cities, to make urban
areas functional, attractive, and sustainable. Urban design is an
inter-disciplinary subject that unites all the built environment
professions, including urban planning, landscape architecture,
architecture, civil and municipal engineering. It is common for
professionals in all these disciplines to practice in urban design. It
draws these and other strands together creating a vision for an
area and then deploying the resources and skills needed to
bring the vision to life.
URBAN MORPHOLOGY: It is the study of the form of human settlements and
the process of their formation and transformation. The study seeks to
understand the spatial structure and character of a metropolitan area, city,
town or village by examining the patterns of its component parts and the
process of its development. Typically, analysis of physical form focuses on
street pattern, pattern and building pattern, sometimes referred to
collectively as urban grain. This can involve the analysis of physical
structures at different scales as well as patterns of movement and land use.
Analysis of specific settlements is usually undertaken using cartographic
sources and the process of development is deduced from comparison of
historic maps. The models of urban structures are of two kinds: partial and
comprehensive. Partial models are concerned with location of one set of
activities, such as residential or industrial land use, while comprehensive
models deal with all activities in the urban area and their inter relationships .
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❑ URBAN PATTERN :
▪ The pattern of the city is the way how
different functions and elements of the
settlement form are distributed and mixed
together spatially.
▪ Patterns are the outstanding formal
features of urban areas. A pattern can be
defined as an elaboration of form that
results from a composition of parts .

❑ URBAN GRAIN :The balance of open space to

built form, and the nature and extent of
subdividing an area into smaller parcels or
blocks. For example a ‘fine urban grain’
might constitute a network of small or
detailed streetscapes. It takes into
consideration the hierarchy of street types,
the physical linkages and movement between
locations, and modes of transport.
▪ Urban grain refers to the street pattern, block
sizes and building pattern within a city and
describes the interrelationship between these
elements. A fine urban grain is highly desired
to create a precinct which is as inviting and
approachable as possible to visitors.

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 ❑ URBAN FORM : The urban form is an expression of the urban road pattern, the form and position of
housing, the location of commercial and industrial districts.

❑ URBAN REALM : ❑ SCALE OF URBAN DESIGN :

▪ Much of urban design is concerned with the design and ▪ The scale of urban design varies from planning of
management of publicly used space (also referred to as small public place to the design of the cities
the public realm or public domain) and the way this is themselves
experienced and used.
▪ The public realm includes the natural and built
▪ Micro scale – a building block, the site , its
environment used by the general public on a day-to-day landscape, the services inside it , its connectivity to
basis such as streets, plazas, parks, and public the road
infrastructure. Some aspects of privately owned space
such as the bulk and scale of buildings, or gardens that ▪ Neighborhood – group of buildings, the
are visible from the public realm, can also contribute to infrastructure inside it , connectivity to the area.
the overall result.
▪ At times, there is a blurring of public and private realms,
particularly where privately owned space is publicly
▪ Macro scale – the town itself with its districts ,
used. infrastructure and its connectivity to the areas.

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❑ STREETSCAPE +
LANDSCAPE
▪ The design of public
spaces such as streets,
open spaces and
pathways, and includes
landscaping,
microclimate, shading
and planting.
❑ URBAN SKYLINE :

❑URBAN HERITAGE
❑URBAN RENEWAL
❑ URBAN REDEVOLPMENT

▪ THESE POINTS ARE EXPLAINED

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 CASE STUDY OF PANAJI CITY , GOA

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 ❑ CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF PANAJI :

The salubrious weather of Panaji is

favorable for the tourists who may visit the city through the
year. The climatic conditions of Panaji is influenced by the
position of the city by the sea.
The city of Panaji dos not influence vast variations in
temperature during the summer and the winter season. The
maximum temperature recorded in the summer season is 26
degree Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded in the
summer season is 21 degrees Celsius. In the winter season, the
temperatures do not fall to a great extent.
The minimum temperature recorded in the winter
season is 20 degrees Celsius, The maximum temperature rises to
24 degree Celsius in the winter season. The best time to visit the
city of Panaji is between the months of October and April.
The city of Panaji is drained by 350 centimeters of rainfall
every year. The maximum rainfall occurs between the months
of June and September. The weather of Panaji is an important
feature of the geography of Panaji.

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 CLUSTER DESIGN

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 REPLANNING OF PANAJI CITY , GOA.

▪ URBAN RENEWAL Urban renewal , which is generally called urban regeneration is a program of land redevelopment in areas
of moderate to high density urban land use . Renewal has had both successes and failure. Its modern
incarnation began in the late 19 th century in a developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the
late 1940s under the rubric of reconstruction. The process has had a major impact on many urban landscapes,
and has played an important role in the history and demographics of cities around the world .

Panaji presently does not have major slum settlements

within its jurisdiction. However, there is existence of urban
poor pockets in few areas of the city which needs to be
addressed in order to avoid its growth in future. These urban
poor pockets are located in environmentally sensitive areas
like unbuildable slopes of Altinho, edges of St. Inez Nallah
and low lying areas of the city along the water bodies.

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 ▪ URBAN REDEVOLPMENT The built environment deteriorates with the passage of time and the stresses of use and
neglect. Unemployment, poverty, shortages of affordable housing, health epidemics,
and transportation problems often accompany physical decay in modern cities. Attempts
to relieve these social problems through the maintenance, rehabilitation, and rebuilding
of the physical environment are known as urban redevelopment.

Municipal market Panaji Goa is a small

state on the western coast of India. Though the smallest
Indian state, Goa has played an influential role in Indian
history. Goa was one of the major trade centers in India,
thus it had always been attracting the influential
dynasties, seafarers, merchants, traders, monks and|
missionaries since its earliest known history. Throughout
its history Goa has undergone continual transformation,
leaving an indelible impression on various aspects of its
cultural and socio-economic development. Goa is one of
the youngest . The city Panaji is the capital of the state of
Goa, and it is the headquarters of the north Goa district.
Panaji is a tiny city that packs a large punch, built around
a church facing a prominent square and lies on the bank
of the Mondovi estuary in the district of north Goa.

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▪ URBAN RENAISSANCE Urban renaissance is the period of repopulation and regeneration of many British cities.
Urban renaissance deals with the negative impact of major factors driving change in urban
areas such as technical revolution , ecological threat , and social transformation.

Basilica of Bom Jesus :10 km east of Panaji, along the

Mondovi river, is the town of Old Goa, where lie some of India’s
greatest churches and among them, the most popular and the most
revered by Christians worldwide is the Basilica of Bom Jesus. The
Basilica, dedicated to Infant Jesus, has been declared a World
Heritage Monument now. 'Bom Jesus' means 'Infant Jesus' or 'Good
Jesus'. Renowned throughout the Catholic world, the 16th century
cathedral is India's first Minor Basilica, and is considered as one of
the best examples of baroque architecture in India. The layout
follows simple Renaissance norms while the detailing and
decoration is unabashed Baroque. It's an opulent structure which
incorporates white marble and has beautifully gilded altars
decorated with frescoes and inlay work.
Intricately carved basalt embellishments make it one of the richest
facades in Goa. The layout follows simple Renaissance norms while
the detailing and decoration is unabashed Baroque. The mausoleum
of St. Xavier is a marvel of Italian art (the marble base) and Hindu
craftsmanship (the silver casket). The elaborately gilded altars are
beautiful examples of sculptures and carvings in wood, stone, gold
and granite. Columns are covered with marble and inlaid with
precious stones. The church also houses paintings depicting the life of
St. Francis Xavier. Visitors are overcome by the deep spirituality and
tranquility of the place. Every year thousands of people visit the
cathedral especially in December. A trip to Goa is incomplete without
a visit to the revered Basilica.
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▪ Urban heritage conservation and heritage buildings and precincts.
Covered by - shraddha malkar ,shrutika katkar and Indrayani gatade.

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Rehabilitation of street vendors and other urban features

❑ Who are Street Vendors? ❑ Street vendors constitute an important segment at

According to Street Vendors the bottom of the pyramid of the informal
(Protection of livelihood and economy in cities.
Regulations of Street Vendors) Act ▪ Street vending provides a source of self-
2014, “Street Vendor” means a person employment, and acts as a measure of urban
engaged in vending of articles, goods, poverty alleviation.
wares, food items or merchandise of
▪ Street vending also has a prominent place in the
everyday use or offering services to
the general public, in a street, lane, urban supply chain, and provides inexpensive
sidewalk, footpath, pavement, public and convenient access to goods and services to all
park or any other public place or segments of the population.
private area, from a temporary built
up structure or by moving from place
to place and includes hawker,
peddler, squatter and all other
synonymous terms which may be
local or region specific. For Example:
Fruits and vegetable seller, Perishable
items seller, Hosiery Sellers, Kitchen
utensils seller, Hawkers etc.

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Rehabilitation of street vendors and other urban features
The city core area as well as the other residential areas of the
city do not have existence of hawkers and vendors
occupying or lined up along the city roads or city pockets.
However, at Dona Paula there is a stretch of 64 stalls
operated by Goanwomen for many years. The stalls are
open throughout the year except for about two weeks when
the water comes up from the sea. In the past, vendors at
Dona Paula have faced evictions. The Municipality has
provided a space near the police station, away from the
beach. However, as the tourists do not venture into that area,
the vendors are not keen on shifting and continue to stay
where they are. The city of Panaji is tourist hub with
complex tourist related activities which forms the economy of
the people. Apart from the formal and informal commercial
activities prevalent in the city, there are other economic
activities like hiring of private vehicles for the tourists which
are always in high demand. There are various options
available for the tourists which includes, motorcycle pilot
bike, private bikes, private cars as well as taxis. The
operators need to register the operations to the appropriate
authority. However there are lot of operators which operate
without registration. Due to lack of strict enforcement of rules
for such operations

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 ❑ Challenges faced by Street vendors

▪ Harassment by police and local

government Cat and mouse game to avoid
bribe or seizure of products
▪ Trading site too small Using small and
congested areas
▪ Problems with site allocation Not ready to
pay for site allocation; Fear from Tender
Process for site allocation
▪ Lack of facilities (i.e. shelters, storage,
utilities) Lack of infrastructure, storage, and
utilities compel them to litter the site of
vending
▪ Lack of access to credit
▪ Lack of business skills and education

❑ The Street vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act 2014 Salient Features

▪ To give legal status by amending, enacting, repealing and implementing laws and providing legitimate hawking zones in urban
development/zoning plans.
▪ To provide facilities for appropriate use of identified space including the creation of hawking zones in the urban development/
zoning plans.
▪ To make street vendors a special component of urban development by treating them as an integral and legitimate part of the
urban distribution system.
▪ To promote organizations of Street Vendors e.g. Unions/Co- operatives/Association and other forms of organization to
facilitate their empowerment.
▪ To set up participatory mechanism with representation by urban vendors’ organizations, Voluntary Organizations, Local
Authorities, the police, Residents Welfare Association (RWA) ad others for orderly conduct of urban vending activities.

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 Smart cities – principles, features, concept & role of smart cities
SMART CITY
Traditionally,a smart city has been defined as a city that uses information and communications technology to make
both its critical infrastructure, its components and utilities more interactive,ifficient,making citizens more aware of
them. In a broader definition, a city can be considered as “smart” when its investment in human and social capital
and in communications infrastructure actively promote sustainable economic development and a high quality of life ,
including the wise management of natural resources through participatory government.

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Features :

ROLE OF SMART CITIES : Smart Cities focus on their most pressing needs and on the greatest opportunities to improve
lives. They tap a range of approaches - digital and information technologies, urban planning best practices, public-private
partnerships, and policy change - to make a difference. They always put people first.

In the approach to the Smart Cities Mission, the objective is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent
quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of 'Smart' Solutions. The focus is on sustainable and
inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other
aspiring cities. The Smart Cities Mission is meant to set examples that can be replicated both within and outside the Smart City,
catalyzing the creation of similar Smart Cities in various regions and parts of the country.

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Smart City Examples #1: Athens, Greece
Solving Real-Life Citizen Problems and Building Trust
In 2010-2011, Athens, Greece was facing some major financial problems. The city had huge debt—280 million euros—and a huge deficit as well—45 million euros
per year. The local government couldn’t hire new staff, and it also had the typical problem of people working in silos instead of collaborating. To add to that, the
city was experiencing social problems too. Citizens of Athens did not trust the government, and in 2015-2016, things got even trickier when a flood of 300,000
Syrian refugees came to the city. As Chief Digital Officer of Athens, Konstantinos Chamids, puts it, ‘We had the perfect storm.’
Flash forward a few years, and Athens received the award for the 2018 European Capital of Innovation. How did the city manage this huge transformation
‘overnight’? Here are some highlights:
•Athens went into their smart city endeavors with the mindset that, “A smart city is more than a sum of platforms and investments and tools. It’s about how we’re
going to transform our cities and change our cities. It’s about change.”
•They started out with a solid structure, which included creating a tool kit and a digital roadmap and setting a position for a Chief Digital Officer.
•Athens city leaders realized that they couldn’t solve all the city problems alone. They formed partnerships with the private sector and universities and enlisted
their help in finding and implementing solutions.
•They created a living strategy document for 2018. “It was not ambitious or revolutionary, but we did it,” says Konstantinos. The strategy focused on solving real
problems that real citizens face, including investing in infrastructure and the government, boosting digital skills of the elderly and unemployed, delivering and
coordinating support for refugees, and boosting engagement with citizens by creating online platforms.
•The city used its private sector and university partnerships to boost trust in the government. Citizens wouldn’t have trusted digital skills courses run by the city,
so they invited big tech companies and universities to deliver these courses for free. As people saw that the city could create partnerships and solve their
problems, trust grew.
“This is a brief story about Athens that started from a debt crisis and ended up as the European Innovation Capital of 2018,” says Konstantinos. The city earned
that title because it invested not in technology, tools, and platforms, but because it formed partnerships with universities and businesses, and focused on solving
real problems of the citizens

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Smart City Examples #2: Chennai, India
Innovations in Traffic, Classrooms, and the Environment
The city of Chennai, India is experiencing many challenges, but it is tackling these
problems one by one using smart city solutions. The list of challenges likely sounds
familiar to any city leader: a large population of 8 million, congestion from private
cars, poor infrastructure, pollution. Raj Cherubic, Director at Chennai City Connect,
gives several examples of the smart city projects underway in Chennai that are
aimed at solving these problems:
•Improving the livability of the city by adding public spaces, despite opposition that
adding public space may destroy business and be the end of the city. Chennai is
looking to create its own version of Times Square.
•Promoting the use of German GPS-enabled bikes to cut down on private cars on the
roads. Although people in a developing country may see bicycles as a step backward
(when wealth is growing, and one may finally be able to afford a personal car), the
city has helped adoption rates by glamorizing these fancy bikes that can be tracked
and booked in advance.
•Adding infrastructure underground throughout the city. This is difficult because
there is not much data on where water pipes are, so Chennai is working on GIS
mapping and advanced tunneling technology.
•Creating the largest parking management system in the country, if not the world.
This camera-based system will be able to recognize empty parking spots on the
road; then citizens can use an app to reserve their parking spot in advance.
•Setting up smart classrooms. The city has partnered with Samsung to put smart
technology in the classrooms. As Raj puts it, this is “the tip of the iceberg” in terms
of all the things they may be able to do to make classrooms smarter.
•Restoring 3,000 bodies of water, some simple and some complex. This project
includes the use of drones that can land on the water’s surface, take a sample,
analyze it, and send real-time information on pollution levels.
This is just a shortlist of the many projects happening or in the planning stage in
Chennai, which also includes solar energy, 3D mapping, digital signs, a data center,
and a disaster management center. While the projects will help increase revenue for
the city, they are also helping to break down silos within government and increase
the quality of life for residents.

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 GROUP MEMBERS FOR ALL GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

1. SHRADDHA MALKAR
2. SHRUTIKA KATKAR
3. GAURAV SALUNKHE
4. AASHAY BAGAL
5. MOHID KHAN
6. VYANKATESH RAUT
7. SHUBHAM GHATTE
8. INDRAYANI GATADE

SUB GROUP MEMBERS – INDRAYANI GATADE ,SHRUTIKA KATKAR AND SHRADDHA MALKAR.

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