Does compact urban forms relate to good quality of life in high density cities of India? Case of Kolkata

Bardhan, Ronita; Kurisu, Kiyo; Hanaki, Keisuke

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2015.06.005

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“…The paper contributes to the literature by (1) adding empirical evidence about the residential satisfaction of slum rehabilitation housing located in Mumbai, India, which has not been well-documented in literature, (2) highlighting the importance of improving community environment, and (3) highlighting the importance of an internal dwelling environment and access to public facilities in improving the quality of life of the residents.…”

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“…Housing is fundamental for the quality of life. With more than one-third of the world's urban population living in slums or slum-like settlements sans essential amenities, urbanization has now become a developing world phenomenon plagued with poverty, inadequate social and physical infrastructure and unsustainable energy crisis [1]. Providing affordable housing for the low-income population, who mostly live in slums, is an endemic challenge for cities in developing countries.…”

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Factors Affecting Residential Satisfaction in Slum Rehabilitation Housing in Mumbai

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Affordable housing for the low-income population, who mostly live in slums, is an endemic challenge for cities in developing countries. As a remedy for the slum-free city, most of the major metropolis are resorting to slum rehabilitation housing. Rehabilitation connotes the improved quality of life that provides contentment, yet what entails residential satisfaction in such low-income situations remains a blind spot in literature. The study aims to examine the factors affecting residential satisfaction of slum rehabilitation housing in Mumbai, India. Here, the moderation effects of sociodemographic characteristics between residential satisfaction and its predictors are elaborated using a causal model. Data on residents' perception of the residential environment were collected from 981 households in three different slum rehabilitation housing areas spatially spread across Mumbai. The causal model indicated that residential satisfaction was significantly determined by internal conditions of dwelling resulting from design, community environment and access to facilities. Gender, age, mother tongue, presence of children, senior citizens in the family, and education moderate the relationship between residential satisfaction and its predictors. The need for design and planning with the user's perspective is highlighted to improve the quality of life.Sustainability 2020, 12, 2344 2 of 22 entails residential satisfaction in such low-income situations remains a blind spot in literature. There is a need to find ways to improve the housing conditions that take into consideration the satisfaction and well-being of the residents [7].When moving from slums to newly built high-rise apartment buildings (slum rehabilitation housing), the residents' physical living conditions were certainly improved. Little is known regarding their social and economic changes. Would the residents sustain in the slum rehabilitation housing in the coming years? This study aims to find out the residential satisfaction of the urban poor living in the slum rehabilitation housing in Mumbai (that is, how satisfied are the residents with the dwelling, building, and neighborhood overall), and its determinants. In doing so, the study explores the moderation effects of sociodemographic characteristics on the relationship between residential satisfaction and its proposed predictors. The goal is to derive recommendations for improving the existing slum rehabilitation housing under the slum rehabilitation program. The results can impact 900 million people including the 5.2 million Mumbai population who live in urban informal settlements or slums [8]. Additionally, the study contributes to developing approaches for sustainable urban renewal. According to Renigier-Biłozor et al.[9], a rating system shortens the time and brings objectivity in the decision-making process. So, understanding the factors affecting residential satisfaction is crucial for planning an effective and sustainable rehabilitation housing policy.The traditional mass housing design focuses on qu...

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“…Stemming from the idea of “compact and mixed‐use” cities, the compact city was first proposed and applied in Europe and the United States (Dantzing & Satty, ) in response to the effects of urban sprawl. Specifically, the success of the “compact form” paradigm in developed nations has encouraged policy‐makers of developing cities to envision plans under a “compact city” policy (Bardhan, Kurisu, & Hanaki, ). Moreover, compact cities, which are characterized by relatively high‐density, mixed land‐use and pedestrian‐oriented habitation, have been proposed as one solution for sustainable urban planning (Schwarz, ).…”

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“…The seriousness of continued urban compactness has attracted attention from many researchers in the fields of economics, urban planning and public health. A growing body of literature focuses on proposing valuable results to evaluate the costs and benefits of cities' compaction (Chen, Jia, & Lau, ; Stevenson et al, ), assessing the association between urban compactness and urban life quality (Bardhan et al, ), and examining the relationship between urban form and urban eco‐efficiency (Liu, Song, & Arp, ). Empirical and planning studies from multiscale to multidimension have been enriched and improved (Hasse & Lathrop, ; Jim & Chen, ; Mubareka, Koomen, Estreguil, & Lavalle, ; Nazarnia, Schwick, & Jaeger, ).…”

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The impact of urban compactness on urban sustainable development in China: The case of Nanjing

Tan

2018

Sustainable Development

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How China's city development takes the course of urban sprawl or urban compactness depends on how urban compactness affects urban sustainable development. Using the vector autoregression (VAR) model, this paper estimates the impact of urban compactness on the urban sustainable development of Nanjing in China during 2005-2015. The results of impulse response analysis show that the responses of social development levels continue to decline after shocks from population compactness and ecological environment coordination, the responses of economic development levels following shocks from public service and ecological environment coordination continue to increase at different speeds, and the responses of ecological environment level keep a slight upward trend following shocks from economic compactness. Moreover, the variance decomposition results demonstrate that most of social development is explained by its own shock, the economic development explained its largest variations, and the contribution from the ecological environment compactness first increases and then decreases.

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“…High density buildings positively affect mixed land use, increasing connectivity, improve walkability, reduce footprint reduction, enhance social interaction, and improve quality of life [2]. Modern high-rise buildings tend to influence in social, economic and cultural aspects.…”

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Identifying Occupant Patterns in a Super-tall Building Through the Theory of Planned Behavior Model

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Wang³

2016

Advances in Computer Science Research

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Abstract-Substantial energy, water, and solid waste savings can be achieved by user behavior detection and consumption patterns. This empirical research proposes a systematic framework with the adoption of mixed methods approach. Qualitative data is based on the Theory of Planned Behavior model (TPB), which analyses personal and situational variables detecting the consumption awareness of the building occupant, as the first research objective. This research aims to provide new management to promote a positive and sustainable behavior shift. A survey was conducted to provide an "ultimate status" of the building user behavior. The survey method is considered most adequate for the building user due to the direct contact with preferences and habits. Inclusion criteria focused on men and women FTW (full time workers) in the super-tall building. Finally, the results were computed, measured, and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings demonstrate the type and frecuency of plugging personal appliances, the building water consumption above baselines levels, the most generated solid waste in the building, and the enviornmental and consumption awareness of the user. Moreover it was possible to understand and rank the building user's behaviors, preferences, and awareness that could modify the building consumption. Under the conclusion section it was proposed new potential strategies to be developed further as pilot projects in super-tall buildings.

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Does compact urban forms relate to good quality of life in high density cities of India? Case of Kolkata

Cited by 123 publications

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Factors Affecting Residential Satisfaction in Slum Rehabilitation Housing in Mumbai

Factors Affecting Residential Satisfaction in Slum Rehabilitation Housing in Mumbai

The impact of urban compactness on urban sustainable development in China: The case of Nanjing

Identifying Occupant Patterns in a Super-tall Building Through the Theory of Planned Behavior Model

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