Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability of Indore City
Sustainability is the most frequently referred term among urban thinkers. Rapid urbanization has compelled us to think about urban sustainability. Various factors affect urban environmental conditions. The idea of sustainable development lays emphasis on
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Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability of Indore City Soma Anil Mishra, R.K. Pandit, and Mayank Saxena
Abstract Sustainability is the most frequently referred term among urban thinkers. Rapid urbanization has compelled us to think about urban sustainability. Various factors affect urban environmental conditions. The idea of sustainable development lays emphasis on encompassing all the three parameters of sustainability. There must be balance between socioeconomic activities and environment in an urban setting. Process of development should enhance the quality of human life. Indore city has a population of more than two million. Over the period of time, Indore has been regenerated dynamically. Regeneration has affected the sustainability of Indore city. The paper lays stress on social sustainability, focusing on the importance of safe society for a livable community and sustainable development. It is the responsibility of architects and urban planners to aim for creating safe environment which is attractive to citizens and rich in ecological sense. Research paper deals with the above aspect and inspect of Indore city through a process of dividing it into four major sections based on demographics and crime rate. The researcher seeks to evaluate the relationship of urban regeneration (UR), social sustainability, and environmental design of Indore city. The research makes use of obtainable sources and information from previous findings and research. The primary data is obtained as information from questionnaire. Then, the data is subjected to ANOVA and Amos software of SPSS 21 and linear regression analysis. Finally the paper proves that both urban regeneration and physical environmental design have considerable impact on social sustainability. Keywords Urban • Urban regeneration • Social sustainability • Crime • Safe society • Environmental design
S.A. Mishra (*) • R.K. Pandit M.I.T.S, Gwalior, Gwalior, India e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] M. Saxena I.I.M.R, Indore, Indore, India e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017 F. Seta et al. (eds.), Understanding Built Environment, Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2138-1_11
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Introduction
City is a living organism. It is one of the greatest human creations on earth. Any achievement of the past may become obsolete in future context, hence regeneration of old and generation of new ideas are essential for any living organism like a city to survive and grow. In the dynamic urban system, regeneration is inevitable. The challenge is how a city growth maintains balance with sustainability. Social sustainability is essential for equitable and livable community. Urban designers need to realize their duty of contribution for safe and sustainable community. Physical environment can create safe or unsafe society.
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Definition of Urban
To show more power and hierarchy, urban areas were built with boundaries and distinguis
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