Concept Plan for Mumbai Metropolitan Region
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF MMRSectoral reports on Environment, Green & Blue spaces
JANUARY 10th 2012
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CONTENTS
1. CONCEPT PLAN FOR MMR – CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES
2. MMR ENVIRONMENT
– ASSETS AND ISSUES
– GOALS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES & RECOMMENDATIONS
– WAY FORWARD
3. MMR GREEN AND BLUE SPACES
– PARKS & RECREATION COMPONENTS
– EXISTING CONTEXT
– GOALS & STRATEGIES
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CONCEPT PLAN FOR MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION (MMR)
A MACRO LEVEL BLUEPRINT TO GUIDE ALL FUTURE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:
A strategic development vision
A long term physical development framework to drive its physical and sectoral growth
OPTIONS:
MMR as a City of Cities: A polycentric megapolis- Nariman Point - Fort, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Uran, etc. as multiple
CBD’s driving development and growth of MMR
MMR as a city of Islands - Expansion of Nariman Point – Fort CBD through extensive shallow sea bed
reclamation as new islands.
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Proposed Concept Plans
“City of Cities”The Base Case -
2032
“City of Islands’The Enhanced Case -
2052
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Overall Concept & Strategies
TO FIND LAND FOR CBD REDEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION.
TO REVITALIZE THE INNER CITY
TO ORGANIZE THE SUBURBAN AREAS INTO SELF-CONTAINED TOWNSHIPS .
TO DECENTRALIZE DEVELOPMENT FROM GREATER MUMBAI TO THE REGION.
TO DEVELOP TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND LINKAGES TO INTEGRATE OLD & NEW MUMBAI.
TO DISTRIBUTE BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPURTUNITIES REGIONALLY.
TO CARRY OUT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES BY FOCUSING ON VARIOUS URBAN SECTORS 5
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SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING WITH SECTORAL FOCUS
a) HOUSING
b) TRANSPORTATION
c) LAND USE MANAGEMENT
d) HERITAGE AND URBAN DESIGN
e) INFRASTRUCTURE
f) ENVIRONMENT
g) GREEN AND BLUE SPACES
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