10-26-2018, 08:30 AM
The spatial and temporal growth pattern of Jaipur can be divided in to four distinct phases. Each phase has made a special contribution to the development of Jaipur.
Phase 1: 1727-1850
Phase 2: 1850-1930
Phase 3: 1930- 1970
Phase 4: 1970- Onwards
Phase I: 1727-1850 AD:
The city was founded and planned by Maharaja Sawai Singh based on
(i) Hindu system of Town planning following the principles prescribed in the Shilpa-shastra.
(ii) The site is divided into nine grids or mandalas, by grid lines (main streets). Due to steep hills, the mandala could not be completed in Northwest direction. Therefore an extra mandala has been extended in the south –east direction.
(iii) Planned according to the Prastara type of layout, giving prominence to the cardinal directions.
(iv) Jaipur’s road network follows a definite hierarchy. The major east-west and north-south road, form the sector boundaries and are called Rajmarg (33mts. wide) as they lead to the city gates. Next is a network of 16.5m wide roads which run north south in each sector linking the internal areas of the sectors to the major activity spine. An orthogonal grid of 8.25mx4.00m roads in the prastara-chessboard pattern further divide sectors into Mohallas
Phase II:1850-1930 A.D.:
The city grew outside the walled city confines, triggered by establishment of railway line in 1868 A.D.outside the walled city.
Phase III: 1930-1970 A.D.:
Government followed an socialist ideology and development five development schemes to provide residential plots, public institutes, other amenities and the Rajasthan university opening opportunities towards the south direction.
Phase IV: Post 1970’s:
Major changes were between two land uses i.e. agriculture crop area converted to built area. The city has grown towards south, south- west, and west directions along major roads, national highways, triggering land use and land cover changes and unplanned expansion. The prime causes behind such expansion has been availability of land at considerably cheaper rate in those areas, good transport communicational network, availability of better infrastructural and institutional amenities, migration from rural to urban areas.
The city of Jaipur is witnessing three major kind of urban sprawl patterns,
(i) Linear,
(ii) Leaf frog,
(iii) Radial,
and occurrences of polycentric sprawl.
Phase 1: 1727-1850
Phase 2: 1850-1930
Phase 3: 1930- 1970
Phase 4: 1970- Onwards
Phase I: 1727-1850 AD:
The city was founded and planned by Maharaja Sawai Singh based on
(i) Hindu system of Town planning following the principles prescribed in the Shilpa-shastra.
(ii) The site is divided into nine grids or mandalas, by grid lines (main streets). Due to steep hills, the mandala could not be completed in Northwest direction. Therefore an extra mandala has been extended in the south –east direction.
(iii) Planned according to the Prastara type of layout, giving prominence to the cardinal directions.
(iv) Jaipur’s road network follows a definite hierarchy. The major east-west and north-south road, form the sector boundaries and are called Rajmarg (33mts. wide) as they lead to the city gates. Next is a network of 16.5m wide roads which run north south in each sector linking the internal areas of the sectors to the major activity spine. An orthogonal grid of 8.25mx4.00m roads in the prastara-chessboard pattern further divide sectors into Mohallas
Phase II:1850-1930 A.D.:
The city grew outside the walled city confines, triggered by establishment of railway line in 1868 A.D.outside the walled city.
Phase III: 1930-1970 A.D.:
Government followed an socialist ideology and development five development schemes to provide residential plots, public institutes, other amenities and the Rajasthan university opening opportunities towards the south direction.
Phase IV: Post 1970’s:
Major changes were between two land uses i.e. agriculture crop area converted to built area. The city has grown towards south, south- west, and west directions along major roads, national highways, triggering land use and land cover changes and unplanned expansion. The prime causes behind such expansion has been availability of land at considerably cheaper rate in those areas, good transport communicational network, availability of better infrastructural and institutional amenities, migration from rural to urban areas.
The city of Jaipur is witnessing three major kind of urban sprawl patterns,
(i) Linear,
(ii) Leaf frog,
(iii) Radial,
and occurrences of polycentric sprawl.