Select Street Analysis of Patna(India) in terms of Urban Design Qualities

Abstract

This study attempts to analyse comprehensively the subjective qualities of contemporary urban streets environs. The study concentrates on five major urban qualities: imageability, enclosure, human scale, transparency and complexity. The study observes how physical characteristic of street contributes to urban design and conceived by the users. The diverse tools and techniques were used; field reconnaissance survey, observational study, synthesis map, ground and aerial level photography. The operational definitions of the urban design qualities were identified from significant literature. The qualitative difference between the operational definitions and the on-field measurements provide new insight into the behaviour of urban design qualities. The validation study is conducted on a commercial street of Patna (Bihar), which showcase the vivid character of the local Indian street. The findings could familiarize with the features of urban design qualities inter-relation in the organic, un-planned Indian streetscape.