Spatial Prospects of Commercialization of Samanabad, Lahore

  • Ar. Umair Zia Malik National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Ar. Syed Ali Pasha National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Dr. Syed Shabih-ul-Hassan Zaidi Renowned Urban Planner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jaabe/11/02
Keywords: commercialization, Lahore, Samanabad, spatial

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Spatial prospects of land-use commercialization are studied using the method of finding Pearson correlation coefficients. It was discovered that the current layout of Main Road, Samanabad carries a spectrum of opportunities if an effective policy is made and implemented, timely. It was concluded that there still exists a significantly large green area which can help alleviate noise and pollution. Service lanes and medians are still not entirely barren and service lanes are still functional. The structure of the Main Market, Samanabad along with several half-a-century old houses on Main Road is still intact. Due to the nature of commercialization, the existing buildings still have not risen to heights which require high infrastructural loads (such as electricity and water). Even natural light is still accessible to several single room apartments of originally- designed Main Market. All these factors can be preserved using
site-specific planning regulations.

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Published
2018-05-01
How to Cite
Malik, A. U. Z., Pasha, A. S. A., & Zaidi, D. S. S.- ul-H. (2018). Spatial Prospects of Commercialization of Samanabad, Lahore. Journal of Art, Architecture and Built Environment, 1(1), 24-51. https://doi.org/10.32350/jaabe/11/02
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Vol 1 No 1: Spring 2018
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