The Rural Nexus

The Portfolio manifest my understanding, analysis and future planning & proposals by exploring various approaches & tools in micro zoning, regulation and Infrastructure development strategies. The process of preparation of the Town Planning Scheme involves learning of GTPUD acts & rules, policies and statutory requirements and it develops the ability to produce non-conventional planning strategies to make the city more liveable. The robust and adaptable plan includes proposals integrating various sectors and also identifying emerging projects, estimated costs, revenue sources and monetary mechanism to ensure maximum implementation of the Town planning scheme.   
The UERP Studio was structured in two parts. In first, The disciplinary approach towards understanding an area was firstly to visit and get acquainted with the site. . Due to COVID 19 outbreak the process was effected but I still manage to visit some of the stakeholders. The field visits comprised of interviewing the Sarpanchs, Village dwellers and SUDA officials for data extraction which was further required for our preliminary studies. With the findings and studies, we learned about the site selected for further exercise and delved upon the ideas which will can trigger the development in Kharvasa along the Proposed Outer Ring road of Surat. We further studied about the contextual need of Kharvasa – Vanz Zonal Plan with our objectives and vision. Then we moved on with our micro-zoning and deductions required for the site. Then we explored on the difference between conventional TP approach of Gujarat and our revised TP approach with numerous iterations for the same. Then moving on towards costing and valuation, we explored how this TP will benefit both from owner’s and authority’s aspects.
Since this book has grown out of a lot of research on a variety of topics, the main aspect is to understand how the development can be directed in a right way in a greenfield area. The Second Sections is focused on Case study of Perth, Australia and Land Development Feasibility analysis in Vesu, Surat.