Challenges of Urban Green Space and Its Accessibility in Planning District-12, Mysuru City
Yashaswini S1, Shankar B2
1Yashaswini S*, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, University of Mysore, Mysore.
2Shankar B, Director, School of Planning and Architecture, University of Mysore, Mysore.
Manuscript received on May 06, 2021. | Revised Manuscript received on May 12, 2021. | Manuscript published on May 30, 2021. | PP: 137-141 | Volume-10 Issue-1, May 2021. | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijrte.A58020510121 | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.A5802.0510121
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Abstract: Improving the Accessibility of Urban Green Space (UGS) is an integral part of city planning system. People with better access to green space enjoy a wide range of health benefits. Therefore, it is a crucial element to be taken care and nourished in a land use framework. Mysore City is one of the planned large cities in India. The City had a population of about 0.9 million in 2011 and it is estimated to cross the million mark by 2021. There is a growing consciousness on health and wellbeing among the people resulting an increasing demand for urban green spaces both at neighbourhood and city levels. The accessibility helps in promoting usage of UGS and maintaining the balance in environment within the city areas. The main aim of this paper is to study the existing scenario of the UGS within the planning district-12 and to analyse the green space accessibility. The land use of Mysuru city is analysed to understand the city and the micro level land use analysis of Planning district-12 is made. The existing scenario of the UGS within the study area and its accessibility is analysed using different accessibility indicators. Considering the key findings, issues and challenges are identified. Later the suggestions and recommendations for the identified issues is proposed to enhance the green spaces quality and accessibility at neighbourhood levels. The Accessible Natural Green space Standard (ANGst) type of accessibility analysis has been carried to know UGS functionality. Henceforth urban green space network at Planning District levels (local levels) in the City of Mysuru is prepared as a model which can be implemented to the city as whole at the later stages
Keywords: Urban Green Space, Accessibility, Network, Challenges, Connecting Spaces.