Effect of changing lifestyle on urban pattern

Abstract

Urban pattern is developed by the arrangement of the urban spaces, which are linked with lifestyle pattern of the citizens. Living pattern, working pattern and entertainment pattern of people are the main factors to set the trend of lifestyle. Entertainment is an essential essence of everyone's life and it is depended on the working and living pattern of people. In modern time, for the entertainment people go to shopping mall instead of street/traditional shops because of better infrastructure, wide range of brands under one roof and entertainment for all age group. Restaurants provide wide variety of foods with better infrastructure than street food stalls. For maintain the healthy and fit body, gymnasiums are now become essential exercise places. For this research paper, a primary survey is also conducted in Gwalior city to understand the citizen lifestyle pattern with mode of entertainment and spaces in current scenario. The scope of the study has limited itself to leisure pattern of the population.