Land reclamation and redevelopment through landscape approach; a case of bhanpur, Bhopal

Abstract

Waste, “the seemingly mundane and oft-neglected residue of human activity came into the public consciousness in a major way during the late 19th century and raised several uncomfortable questions about health, aesthetics, affluence, technology, and quality of urban life”(Melosi 1981, p. 21). It isn't hard to find that individuals' state of mind towards junk is constantly antagonistic and individuals carry on to maintain a strategic distance from coordinate contact with waste related sites. Due to site negligence and improper maintenance the Landfills became a tumor to the environment of the city. How to alter people’s subjective opinion on waste landscape and how to transform these sites into human friendly places, at the same time; reinfuse certain functions to the dumps in eco-/socio- system. The objective of this thesis is to figure out the possible combinations of the existed landfill landscape design approaches, by reviewing the former waste related designs and transforming projects. The main objective of this thesis is to explore the theoretical possibilities and practical applicability to transfer the landfill into a multifunctional ecological site which might include but not limit to air quality, soil quality, waste management, biodiversity, water treatment and leisure landscape design by incorporating utilizing various landscape designing tools (e.g. ecology diversity) Beside that, the educative meaning will be emphasized as an incorporative objective of the site. The design is about creating a healthy, integrated human-nature ecosystem where ecological, leisure and cultural functions co-exist and in which all parts of the system are equally visible, it should satisfy the community needs and desires. Beyond cleaning contaminated land and creating a new self-sufficient system, desirable community green spaces and educative elements are created.