Mitigating the ecological and socio- cultural impacts of transport terminals on urban landscapes: a case of Belapur multimodal transport gateway, Navi-Mumbai
By: Chakraborty, Abhishek
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Contributor(s): Upasani, Devayani.
Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2022Edition: Vol.87(8), Aug.Description: 41-51p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: This thesis looks at the manifold impacts of transport terminals on the
urban landscape. Over the past few decades, transport infrastructure.
projects have defined the urban landscape and continue to do so. The
research investigates how transport infrastructure was dependent on
natural features of the landscape in earlier days, subsequently how
they became independent of the natural setting due to technological
advancement, identifying stages of intervention resulting in damage to
environment, and dwells into the possibility of mitigating the impact of
damage at a particular site. The sustainability movement of 21st century
prioritized environmental considerations in transport infrastructure
projects. The thesis focuses on direct and indirect impacts of transport
terminals on the urban landscape in terms of ecology, land use, pollution,
heritage, economy, culture, etc. The case of Navi-Mumbai is studied as the
city planning is based on the principles of Transit Oriented Development.
The role of transport terminals in shaping the city and their immediate,
and long term impacts on the landscape are studied, and the case of the
upcoming Multimodal Transport Gateway at Belapur is taken up owing to
the ecological sensitivity of the place due to presence of wetlands which
could be endangered due to built development, regional connections it
proposes to serve, socio-cultural context, heritage, and economic aspects.
The intent of the design intervention is to mitigate the ecological and
socio-cultural impacts the transport gateway would have on the wetlands
of the place by leveraging the presence of a transport terminal to promote
eco-tourism to inculcate a sense of stewardship among citizens and thus,
conserve the ecology of the place.
Keywords: transport infrastru
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This thesis looks at the manifold impacts of transport terminals on the
urban landscape. Over the past few decades, transport infrastructure.
projects have defined the urban landscape and continue to do so. The
research investigates how transport infrastructure was dependent on
natural features of the landscape in earlier days, subsequently how
they became independent of the natural setting due to technological
advancement, identifying stages of intervention resulting in damage to
environment, and dwells into the possibility of mitigating the impact of
damage at a particular site. The sustainability movement of 21st century
prioritized environmental considerations in transport infrastructure
projects. The thesis focuses on direct and indirect impacts of transport
terminals on the urban landscape in terms of ecology, land use, pollution,
heritage, economy, culture, etc. The case of Navi-Mumbai is studied as the
city planning is based on the principles of Transit Oriented Development.
The role of transport terminals in shaping the city and their immediate,
and long term impacts on the landscape are studied, and the case of the
upcoming Multimodal Transport Gateway at Belapur is taken up owing to
the ecological sensitivity of the place due to presence of wetlands which
could be endangered due to built development, regional connections it
proposes to serve, socio-cultural context, heritage, and economic aspects.
The intent of the design intervention is to mitigate the ecological and
socio-cultural impacts the transport gateway would have on the wetlands
of the place by leveraging the presence of a transport terminal to promote
eco-tourism to inculcate a sense of stewardship among citizens and thus,
conserve the ecology of the place.
Keywords: transport infrastru
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