Urbanization is a double-edged sword that is reigning in the modern world with spouting townships. A city is often viewed through a brighter lens of freedom, progress, and opportunity.
An inflated rate of crime, unemployment, pollution, and population growth are indeed high-risk challenges posed by urbanization. A scarcity of resources and a lack of connectivity with nature, as well as people, are features of the urban lifestyle.
The need of the hour is a holistic planning approach. People want modern facilities in their lifestyles as the urban style of living has caught on.
Need for Gated Townships
Rapid urbanization has helped the growth of the world economy. Thus, urban areas have indeed become a hotbed for progress as well as productivity. The desire for a comfortable, luxurious life, a clean environment, security, social interaction, proximity to nature, and also state-of-the-art infrastructure has indeed emerged as a top lifestyle requirement for urban dwellers, especially in the housing domain.
The onset of the 21st century has brought into the limelight the development of gated communities and also integrated townships. A gated housing community is indeed a close-bisection complex that does restrict the entry of unfamiliar people. It works on a self-sustainable model that does not rely much on the supply chain. These integrated building clusters are, of course, planned in a fashion to accommodate all necessary amenities like schools, hospitals, grocery stores, religious buildings, recreational facilities, gardens, offices, and parks within the gated township. This infrastructure ensures that the residents do not have to travel far-off distances or get stuck in traffic for basic amenities.
Gated Communities: A Profitable Venture
Real estate developers tend to identify lands in suburban areas with proximity to nature for planning such integrated township projects. This initiative does sort of serve multiple purposes. The lack of land availability in present-day urban areas makes gated townships a difficult feat. Thus, land on the outskirts of cities is well-suited for large-scale township projects that serve all amenities.
Gated townships offer a win-win situation for both the developer and the buyer. Developing suburban land seems cost-effective and profitable for real estate developers because of the long-term returns it offers. For the buyers, investing in gated communities gives them the benefit of an improved standard of living and easy availability of resources. Hence, gated communities and integrated townships have emerged as the most desired real estate offerings of the present decade.
While several associate gated townships with apartment living, they are also row house segments. There are diversified housing projects like second homes, retirement houses, and luxury villas promoting the spirit of community living. The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted the popularity of gated townships in recent times.
Gated Community-Integrated Townships in India
The townships are designed with an emphasis on environmental harmony, a high standard of living, an international educational system, and world-class working conditions—all in a secure, controlled environment. The creation of a sustainable urban community that has all the basic infrastructure at a walkable distance.
The townships are designed on a grid-iron layout, with all buildings and roads running at right angles to each other.
Conclusion
Indeed, gated communities are gaining popularity and acceptance worldwide, and those who believe that these townships are indeed promoting physical seclusion under the disguise of pseudo-community living find such community living very enticing.
It is a well-accepted fact now that the future of integrated township developments primarily relies on public acceptance. The concept of these planned townships is a hit among the masses as a promising solution, no doubt catering to the needs of the urban population.
