Concept Plan for Mumbai Metropolitan Region

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF MMR Sectoral reports on Environment, Green & Blue spaces
JANUARY 10th 2012

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

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 CBDs 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.

Proposed Concept Plans

City of Cities The Base Case - 2032
City of Islands The Enhanced Case - 2052

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

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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