The waterfront engine : proposal for a 21st century Delhi
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007.
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| author | Morgan de Rivery, Philippe |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/398452019-04-10T19:37:54Z The waterfront engine : proposal for a 21st century Delhi Morgan de Rivery, Philippe John de Monchaux. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142). Delhi, a 14 million people megacity, has a huge open space area available in its heart along the banks of the Yamuna River. At the same time, Delhi, which would like to become a fully-fledged global city, does not have a real modern business district yet, which explains why companies are moving to business-friendly neighbouring States such as Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, even as these companies would be much useful for the economic and social development of the capital of India. The banks of the Yamuna appear like an ideal location for a new business center. Or is it really? Research shows that creating a business-oriented waterfront along the Yamuna would be a valuable option and would bring in more revenue to the city than other solutions for the site, but only if certain conditions are respected in terms of environment, infrastructure and politics. Soil improvement and earthquake engineering techniques, renovated systems of transportation, water supply and treatment and electricity generation, mixed land use as well as institutional reforms and an intelligent real estate strategy are all necessary conditions for creating a waterfront that will be both attractive and sustainable. These conditions create minimu and maximum thresholds for development, between which conditions vary and create three different designs: a "Central Park model", a "Lutyens model" and a "Singapore" one. Key-Words: Delhi - Yamuna - floods - waterfront - global city - megacity - soil improvement - economic development - real estate - capital city - development project. by Philippe Morgan de Rivery. M.C.P. 2008-01-10T14:25:21Z 2008-01-10T14:25:21Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39845 182725649 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 145 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Morgan de Rivery, Philippe The waterfront engine : proposal for a 21st century Delhi |
| title | The waterfront engine : proposal for a 21st century Delhi |
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| title_short | The waterfront engine : proposal for a 21st century Delhi |
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| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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