Urban Renewal Using Urban Management Information System-UMIS A GIS Based Decision Support System Foritanagar Capital Complex, Arunachal Pradesh

摘要

Urban Renewal, a concept which originated in the post World War - Ⅱ era, initially referred to slum clearance and housing but has gradually evolved into a multidimensional concept. It is increasingly being looked at as an answer to the multi-faceted urban crisis, which is a universal phenomenon. Although widely debated and variedly interpreted in the context of changing time, place problems and needs, it is universally accepted that urban renewal is a complex phenomenon and has several aspects. It includes slum clearance and improvement, provision of housing, provision of adequate social facilities and civic amenities, creation of infrastructure, road widening and traffic regulation, improving the visual appearance of old areas and creation of better living environment, and preservation of historical monuments / areas, etc. Stated simply, urban renewal is a combination of the process of rehabilitation, conservation and redevelopment. It is the nature and stage of 'decay' that determines the strategy to be adopted: rehabilitation, conservation or redevelopment or a combination of them. However, be it rehabilitation, redevelopment, conservation or a combination of one or two or all of them, a comprehensive urban renewal exercise involves technological interventions, planning and partnership / networking between various agencies and authorities.