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

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Title Does compact urban forms relate to good quality of life in high density cities of India? Case of Kolkata
 
Creator BARDHAN, R
KURISU, K
HANAKI, K
 
Subject SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
CITY
TAIWAN
HEALTH
Urban quality of life
Compact city
Socio-economic cultural index
Cluster Enrichment
High-density city
Kolkata
 
Description The compact city paradigm claims to result in a better urban quality of life (UQoL). However, does it also resonate for cities that are already compact (i.e., highly dense)? This study empirically assesses the degree of association between the compact urban form (UF) and better UQoL at the neighbourhood scale in the case of Kolkata, an expanding, high-density city in India. Two UF metrics, the Compactness Index (COMPI) and the Mix-Use Index (MUI), which are based on the compact city model, are constructed to classify the city into UF prototypes of compact vs dispersed forms. A multivariate exploratory analysis followed by Cluster Enrichment (CE) was applied on decadal census, amenities and air quality data of 2001 to estimate the dimensions and patterns of the objective UQoL. Logistic regression adjusted by 'socio-economic cultural status' (SECS) was applied to assess the likelihood of associations between compact UF and derived UQoL. The results show that the compact UF does have a significant association with a higher UQoL but is sensitive to the growing strengths of a socio-economic and cultural status. Moreover, as the city grows, the relationship between a compact UF and a higher UQoL becomes skewed. This evidence suggests that a compact city policy for growing high-density cities like Kolkata does have the potential to achieve a better UQoL provided there is a sensitive and balanced growth policy. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCI LTD
 
Date 2016-01-14T13:21:07Z
2016-01-14T13:21:07Z
2015
 
Type Article
 
Identifier CITIES, 48,55-65
0264-2751
1873-6084
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2015.06.005
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/17601
 
Language en