The Towers of New Capital: Mega Townships in India

135 Pages·2016·2.079 MB·English

by  Piyush Tiwari (eds.)

The Towers of New Capital
DOI: 10.1057/9781137586261.0001
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The Towers of
New Capital: Mega
Townships in India
Edited by
Piyush Tiwari
Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia
DOI: 10.1057/9781137586261.0001
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Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgements viii
Notes on Contributors ix
1 The Challenge of Megacities in India 1
Piyush Tiwari
2 Megacity Mismatches: Inequities and
Misalignments between the Visions and
Realities of Megacity Townships in NCR and
Gujarat, India 20
Anastasia Sklavakis
3 New Greenfield Mega Townships of India:
Perpetuating the Socio-economic Divide? 32
Samuel Foster
4 Formality versus Reality: An Exploration
of the Development Process for Mega
Townships in India 38
Kate Fisher
5 Perception on Design Quality within the
New Mega Townships of India 45
Jaxsun Plumley
6 The Mouse That Broke the Elephant’s Back 50
Timothy Wastell
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7 Case Studies in Risk Management of
Mega Township Development in India 59
Joseph Caldwell
8 Governance in Indian Mega Township Development 67
Mark Casey-Losewitz
9 Mega Townships: A Marketing Perspective 75
Caleb Boehringer
10 Risk and Opportunities in the Indian Real
Estate Market 84
Luke Wilson
11 Ethical Practice in an Emerging Economy 94
Trent Bell
12 Global Imaginations: Projection versus Reality in
Indian Megaprojects 102
Katherine Petros
13 Questioning the Approach of Indian Cities towards
Development 111
Jyoti Rao
Index 120
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List of Illustrations
Figures
1.1 Timeline of economic, political and social
environment of India since independence
(1947) 7
1.2 Exponential decadal growth rate of
urban and rural population in India
(1961–2011) 10
1.3 Share of urban population in various
classes (I–VI) of cities in India 11
4.1 Comparison of existing cities (left) and
gated townships (right) 40
Tables
1.1 Trend of urbanization in India (1951–2011) 9
6.1 Inefficiencies at various stages of mega
townships development process 56
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Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Melbourne School of Design,
University of Melbourne, for supporting a Travelling
Studio to India, which facilitated the study of mega town-
ships on urban fringes of Delhi and Ahmedabad during
8–20 February 2015. The study benefited immensely from
discussions and presentations by experts from academia
and industry in India, in particular, Professor Chetan
Vaidya, Professor Nalini Thakur, Professor Mandeep Singh,
Professor Arunava Dasgupta, Professor Sanjukta Bhaduri,
Professor Virendra Paul, Professor P. S. N. Rao, Professor
Manoj Mathur, Professor Moulshree Joshi, Professor
Shweta Manchanda, Professor Ashish Gupta, Professor Anil
Sawhney, Professor Raghu Ramaswami, Professor Meghal
Arya, Aparna Joshi, Dr Shekhar Shah of NCAER, Aninda
Bagchi of CBRE, Alankrita Soni and Akshay Garg of
Vrdian Red, Sachin Sharma and Mitali Potbhare of Wave,
Varun Potbhare of AECOM, Dr Deepak Bajaj of Unitech,
Ramakant Jha, Prakash Gaur, Tarun Sharma, Umesh
Shurpali, Saumil Shah of Gift City, Sachin Kachroo and
Neeraj Srivastava of Jaypee Group. Thanks are also due to
our incredible hosts, School of Planning and Architecture,
Delhi, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and Gift City for their
generous support during our visit.
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Notes on Contributors
Trent Bell After seven years in the construction industry
working for both consultants and head contractors, Trent has
a strong background in architectural design and construction
practices. He holds a Bachelor’s in Architectural Design and a
Master’s in Construction Management.
Caleb Boehringer is an architect elbourne. His studies
focus on graphic design, business management and stra-
tegic marketing fields, and his interests extend to multiple
facets within the design discourse. Graduating recently
from the University of Melbourne, Caleb is now pursuing
endeavours within the residential development sector for
medium-density housing.
Joseph Cadwell’s introduction to the built environment and
property development industries came through his under-
taking of a Bachelor’s in Environments with an Architecture
Major at the University of Melbourne. Upon completion,
Joseph applied to the Master’s in Construction Management,
establishing a multidisciplinary approach to the building
industry. Joseph is employed as a Contracts Administrator
with a Tier 2 Head Contractor in Melbourne.
Mark Casey-Losewitz is currently studying for design
thesis, the penultimate subject in the Master’s in
Architecture, University of Melbourne. Previously he was
at Peter McDonald Architects in Melbourne practicing in
the fields of residential and commercial architecture. He
has interest in community development, having under-
taken trips to Papua New Guinea and Central Australia to
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