New Urbanism - An Approach Towards Developing Indian Contemporary Cities

This paper is an attempt to analyse and place the concept of new urbanism in context of India. There is great need of concept new urbanism for revival of our lost art of ‘place-making’ and also for re-ordering of the built environment in the present context of fast urban growth. In the first half, thrust is on understanding of the principles and ideas of new urbanism. Second half studies how these ideas have been implemented by briefly illustrated few case studies in the paper. In the later half research focuses where & how this new approach can be fitted in cites of Indian subcontinent. As per the existing social, economical & religious factors few questions comes in the mind which actually sets the foundation for the further studies.