Utpal Sharma is the founding Director and Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.R. Parthasarathy is a Visiting Professor at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India.Aparna is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.

• List of FiguresList of TablesContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Gateways and Barriers for Planning and Implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure: Experience from Amaravati2. An Inquiry into the Spatial Transformation and Effectiveness of Planning Efforts in Ahmedabad, India3. Mixed-Use Development in Residential Areas in the Context of Zoning and Development Regulations having a Liberal Framework: The Case of Ahmedabad, India4. Examining the Capability of Urban Greens in Ahmedabad to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change5. Accessibility of the Public Green Space in Ulaanbaatar6. Urban Agriculture: Scope, Opportunities and Mechanisms7. A Modelling Tool for Designing Urban Mobility Alternatives and Evaluating Their Direct and Indirect Environmental Impacts8. An Alternative Perspective on Fruit and Vegetable Waste Management in Urban Hotels9. Sustainable Spatial Transformation and Urban Environmental Management: Case Study of the Jukskei River - Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa10. Lepcha Archetype: Cultural Identity of Sustainable Living11. Tracing the Notions of Privacy in the Architectural Styles of Pondicherry: A Case of French, Tamil and Franco-Tamil Residences12. The Living Vernacular: The Case of Old City of AhmedabadIndex

Utpal Sharma is the founding Director and Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.R. Parthasarathy is a Visiting Professor at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India.Aparna is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.

• List of FiguresList of TablesContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Gateways and Barriers for Planning and Implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure: Experience from Amaravati2. An Inquiry into the Spatial Transformation and Effectiveness of Planning Efforts in Ahmedabad, India3. Mixed-Use Development in Residential Areas in the Context of Zoning and Development Regulations having a Liberal Framework: The Case of Ahmedabad, India4. Examining the Capability of Urban Greens in Ahmedabad to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change5. Accessibility of the Public Green Space in Ulaanbaatar6. Urban Agriculture: Scope, Opportunities and Mechanisms7. A Modelling Tool for Designing Urban Mobility Alternatives and Evaluating Their Direct and Indirect Environmental Impacts8. An Alternative Perspective on Fruit and Vegetable Waste Management in Urban Hotels9. Sustainable Spatial Transformation and Urban Environmental Management: Case Study of the Jukskei River - Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa10. Lepcha Archetype: Cultural Identity of Sustainable Living11. Tracing the Notions of Privacy in the Architectural Styles of Pondicherry: A Case of French, Tamil and Franco-Tamil Residences12. The Living Vernacular: The Case of Old City of AhmedabadIndex

Utpal Sharma is the founding Director and Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.R. Parthasarathy is a Visiting Professor at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India.Aparna is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India.

• List of FiguresList of TablesContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations1. Gateways and Barriers for Planning and Implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure: Experience from Amaravati2. An Inquiry into the Spatial Transformation and Effectiveness of Planning Efforts in Ahmedabad, India3. Mixed-Use Development in Residential Areas in the Context of Zoning and Development Regulations having a Liberal Framework: The Case of Ahmedabad, India4. Examining the Capability of Urban Greens in Ahmedabad to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change5. Accessibility of the Public Green Space in Ulaanbaatar6. Urban Agriculture: Scope, Opportunities and Mechanisms7. A Modelling Tool for Designing Urban Mobility Alternatives and Evaluating Their Direct and Indirect Environmental Impacts8. An Alternative Perspective on Fruit and Vegetable Waste Management in Urban Hotels9. Sustainable Spatial Transformation and Urban Environmental Management: Case Study of the Jukskei River - Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa10. Lepcha Archetype: Cultural Identity of Sustainable Living11. Tracing the Notions of Privacy in the Architectural Styles of Pondicherry: A Case of French, Tamil and Franco-Tamil Residences12. The Living Vernacular: The Case of Old City of AhmedabadIndex