BIPASHA KUMAR

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ON THE URBAN STREETS OF GREATER NOIDA

UGC CARE, Nov 2023

Streets comprise almost one-third of a city which directly or indirectly influences the rest and ... more Streets comprise almost one-third of a city which directly or indirectly influences the rest and the environment surrounding it (Jacobs 1993). Pedestrians can enhance the streetscape creating an appropriate environment by facilitating more activities in the public realm. However, with the increased number of vehicles on the street, the balance between vehicular traffic and the pedestrian population on the street has changed drastically. As a result, Pedestrian safety is one of the most challenging issues of Urban Streets. The methodology comprises two research methods, namely, literature review and survey. The present study focuses on pedestrian safety, issues faced by pedestrians on the streets, and how these public spaces affect us. In this context, this paper attempts to study and apply the contemporary theories of street design for better social life. The case selected for the study is the planned city of Greater Noida, UP India. Through surveys, interviews, and focused group discussions the problems are understood and determined. Through the pilot project Transit Nodes are developed, also Pedestrianization and the public realm of the selected commercial area are enhanced. The paper concludes by giving design interventions through a pilot project. The proposed design interventions could be adopted concerning pedestrian safety and evolve the public realm in an urban area in a similar context.

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Assessment of Quality of Built Environment in the Urban Villages of Delhi

Palarch’s Journal Of Archaeology Of Egypt/Egyptology 17(9). ISSN 1567-214x, 2020

The Urban Villages are integrated part of the development in the cities. In the process of Urbani... more The Urban Villages are integrated part of the development in the cities. In the process of Urbanization, the villages of Delhi have been engulfed and as a result the rural villages are transformed to urban villages. The Urban Villages in Delhi are growing fast and haphazardly. This necessitates systematic understanding and a structure for measuring the quality of built environment specifically acceptable to Urban Villages. In the existing situation, there is no structure for measuring and assessing the built environment of these villages. This nonexistence of assessment structure has resulted to the unmanageable growth of these villages, which has triggered a sequence of environmental, social, and economic issues.

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Disaster risk in the urban villages of Delhi

by Prof. Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri and BIPASHA KUMAR

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Abstract Delhi is highly prone to multi hazards like earthquake, flood, fire accident as well as ... more Abstract Delhi is highly prone to multi hazards like earthquake, flood, fire accident as well as building collapse and epidemics. It lies in the seismic IV zone and is surrounded by river Yamuna and its tributary River Hindon, which lurk at the 204.63 m mark. While East Delhi has problems of being submerged due to massive floods, all the districts of Delhi are highly susceptible to major fires. In Delhi, villages have been engulfed in the process of urbanisation and rural villages are transformed into urban villages. With the rapid expansion, there has been a significant increase in the number of urban villages. These urban villages are characterized by high growth rate, high density, over population, unplanned buildings and infrastructure shortage. This paper is an outcome of the doctoral research in this topic. The research examines the extent of physical growth and its impact on the increasing disaster risk in the urban villages of Delhi for both plot level and area level. Also it identifies the parameters that were significant contributors to the risk.

Demarcating Peri Urban Areas of Kolkata through Computer Modelling from Demographic Data

2020 International Conference on Contemporary Computing and Applications (IC3A)

Cities of 21st century is marked by phenomenal growth in peripheral regions rather than core city... more Cities of 21st century is marked by phenomenal growth in peripheral regions rather than core city, yet the study on peripheral zone, also known as peri urban area, in relatively low. In this regard, an attempt has been made to delineate the extent of peri urban areas of Kolkata, India with respect to job opportunity and population density based on the Census data for the year 2011. Two major indices have been developed such as livelihood opportunity index and depeasantization index for 56 community development blocks distributed over four adjoining districts of the core city namely Nadia, Bardhaman, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas using data management software. Regression analysis of the indices show that, peri urban of Kolkata does not display a concentric pattern. It is observed that, the blocks which are adjacent to core area have high level of urban growth. The blocks in outer periphery have moderate level of urban growth. Low urban growth is observed in the blocks in intermediate zone, especially on the eastern side. Blocks with industrial estates and real estates also show high urban growth. Connectivity with core city plays a major factor for urban growth. It reflects a complex distribution of habitats that can be best described as coagulating urbanism.

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