PLANNING IMPERATIVES FOR CORE AREA (INNERCITY�â� � HYDERABAD)

Abstract

The concept of inner city came into being in United Kingdom in Mid sixties of this century. It is defined as a geographic area or set of areas in which the built environment is, on average older than the surrounding urban area and which, by definition, occupies central location. In the Indian context, the inner city comprises of traditional residential and commercial areas, which have evolved , through the ages. More often than not, those areas today face problems of acute urban deprivations. Basically, these areas are a heritage due to their physical formation along with the cultural backdrop. They have grown organically over ages in response to the culture and tradition of the people. Some innercity areas are agglomerations of rural settlements providing agglomeration advantages, while others may have emerged from citadals of power. . Despite similarities each innercity is unique in its formation, pattern and problems. In most Indian historical old towns and cities the development pattern displays a complex morphological structure with an 'old core' and modern crust. The form and functions of these old cities have under gone little changes even though new settlements and land uses developed in response to modern 1 �â� �¢ needs. Industrial development for example, clustered around the `Old core' with out breaking it.........