Density and design study at residential level: India
| dc.contributor.author | Karuppannan, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sivam, A. | |
| dc.contributor.conference | ICBEDC 2010: International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (1 Dec 2010 - 2 Dec 2010 : Penang, Malaysia) | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Bakar, A.A. | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Badarulzaman, N. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Density plays an important role in shaping cities and how cities function. Research related to density occurs across diverse disciplines such as urban development, economics, health, psychology, geography, and sustainability. it is generally assumed that high density developments are more sustainable. Many planning theories like new urbanism, smart growth and transit oriented development(tad) have emerged to support higher density housing in both developed and developing countries. However the link between density and sustainability remains a challenge for planning theory and practice. Urban development stakeholders are looking for an optimum range of densities that will make residential development economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. This paper will examine the interrelationships between density and design factors for a narrow range of dwelling unit size and provide guidelines on the role of design parameters in achieving a range of housing densities to enable sustainable residential developments in Ahmadabad, India. in order to capture the relationships amongst density and design,it was essential to study various case studies which have variations in design parameters and density levels. Therefore, the method adopted in this study is multiple case studies approach. Two sample sets of residential sites consisting of twenty alternatives each were selected from Ahmadabad city. One set consists of dwellings in the range of 25-35 sqm. Size and the other 50-60 sqm. Simple bivariate regression is used to analyse the effects of various design parameters such as plot coverage, height and communal space index on density. the study concluded that there is a strong relationship between density and design to create sustainable residential developments and density and design play important roles. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries (ICBEDC 2010), 2010 / Bakar, A.A., Badarulzaman, N. (ed./s), pp.1660-1672 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9789833986606 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/119486 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Universiti Sains Malaysia | |
| dc.publisher.place | Penang, Malaysia | |
| dc.subject | density | |
| dc.subject | housing | |
| dc.subject | planning policy | |
| dc.subject | sustainability | |
| dc.title | Density and design study at residential level: India | |
| dc.type | Conference paper | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| ror.mmsid | 9915910412501831 |