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Pols:Thetraditionalbuiltform

Pols ,typicalofurbancentersofGujarataretheresidential
precincts.TheurbanformofAhmedabad withinthefortified
campiscreatedbyover360pols atitsfoundingin1411.
Pol isthesociallyidentifiableunitofahomogeneousgroupof
inhabitants.Thebuiltformofwhichischaracterizedbyadensely
packedclustersofcontiguousroworhouses,flankedaround
meanderingstreetsoropencourtsasstreetwidening.
TheKhadia areaisoneoftheoldestlocalitieswherethepols
havebeenestablished.Ithousespols whicharebelievedtohave
establishedabout280yearsago. Asperthe1824survey,Khadia
districthas1525houses,1303ofwhichbeingHinduwhilethe
remainingbeingMoslem.Thesepols arenamedafterthenames
ofthelocalities,prominentinitialsettlers,ownersofmajority
propertywithinthepol etc.commercializationoftheinnercore
astheC.B.Dthehousesarebeingconvertedintoshopsand
officeswhiletraditionalhousesareeasedtopavewayfornewer
highriseapartments.Thesedevelopmentswithitsincreased
commercialization,Trafficvolumeandpopulationdensitieshave
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strainedtheinfrastructureresourcesandcapabilitieseventually
adverselyinfluencingthequalityofphysicalsocialandliving
environments.

TYPICALDWELLING:SpatialElements

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