User Guidelines
ABBREVIATIONS
APDC
ACDC
ATDC
AV
AVC
CSR
FAMC
GoI
LEM
LPG/LPT
LUC
LUP
MoU
NTDA
RA
RAS
RA WCom
SRC
ToR
UDPFI
WC
Auroville Planning & Development Council
Auroville Coastal-area Development Centre
Auroville Town Development Council
Auroville
Auroville Council
Centre for Scientific Research
Fund & Assets Management Committee
Government of India
Land & Estate Management
Land Protection Group/Land Protection Team
Land Use Coordination
Land Use Plan
Memorandum of Understanding
New Town Development Authority
Residents’ Assembly
Residents’ Assembly Service
Residents’ Assembly Working Committee
Social Research Centre
Terms of Reference
Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation
Working Committee
ICONS
Single documents.
Related documents grouped in a single folder, open to future additions.
Related documents grouped in a single zip folder, close to future additions.
SINGLE/MULTIPLE SELECTION OPTIONS IN SEARCH FILTERS
Single selection option applies only to Document Type in which documents can only belong to one type at a time. Rest of the filters (Attribution, Division, Zone, Keywords) have multiple selection option.
KEY CLARIFICATIONS ON CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
A. Document Type
A.1. Administrative
Statutory:
Comprises regulations, laws, and official publications mandated by state and/or central authorities, e.g. acts, gazettes.
Regulatory:
Encompasses agreements, contracts, and documents related to compliance and organizational structure within Auroville.
Working Groups:
Pertains to communication and collaboration among Residents’ Assembly committees and various groups within Auroville.
A.2. Planning & Development
Regional Plan:
Documents detailing long-term development objectives and strategies for specific regions within Auroville, including bioregion, AV sub-region, and Irumbai. These documents include development strategies, land use plans, and infrastructure development proposals.
Master Plan:
– Master Plan documents
– Sudies on Master Plan which are commissioned by planning authorities of Auroville
– Monitoring, evaluation, and communication materials related to master plan.
Development Plan:
– Detailed development plans
– Existing situation assessment and proposals for specific development projects which are commissioned by regulatory authorities of Auroville
– Monitoring, evaluation, and communication materials related to development plan.
Studies:
Individual or partnered studies including historical, reflective research, proposals, reports, assessments, mappings, etc.
A.3. Reference
– External media publications on Auroville; e.g. interview with Roger in JIIA
– Legal and statutory documents which indirectly influence Auroville; e.g. Tamil Nadu T&CP Act; CPWD Works Manual. (thisdiffers from the Statutory document type which directly addresses Auroville matters)
– Studies and publications which do not address Auroville but may be beneficial for Auroville to refer to.
B. Keywords
Brainstorming: Informal documents by individuals or groups discussing Auroville issues, including recommendations/suggestions/proposals.
Communication: Reports from organizations or legal entities to the public.
Letter: Correspondence documents, including emails.
Media & Journal: Articles published in external media (internal media have separate keywords, e.g. AV Today, AV News, etc.)
Reflective: Studies reflecting individuals’ subjective insights into a topic.
Vision: Documents related to preliminary stages and/or visionary ideas of Auroville.