International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning
Volume 1, Issue 2 (2015)
Published
Table of contents
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Reviewing Adoptability Potential of Green Building Policies of India
Abstract: Abstract Insignificant (25% of world average) carbon footprint of India has doubled in last 15 years, indicating an alarming future overburdened with the threat of climate change, over-population and intense urbanization. To find a greener and sustainable route for this inevitable trend, this paper scrutinizes the success factors and barriers for the acceptability of national green building grading tool GRIHA. It was analyzed to offer limited tangible benefits to commoners …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Statistical Analysis of Variables in Heritage Buildings
Abstract: Abstract A pilot survey was done on the experts of Heritage and renowned academicians to scale the variables found in heritage buildings in India. The analysis on these variables was done using SPSS (a statistical analysis tool) which have provided the significance level of each variable in the Heritage Buildings in India and also provided the correlation among the variables taken for analysis.
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 11–17 Read article
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Framework Platform for Designing Innovations of Smart Cities
Abstract: Abstract Ten percent of the planet population lives within the prime thirty metropolises, and 600 cities accommodate its quarter. Currently, 1/2 the full population lives in cities. The planet is at Associate in Nursing unprecedented level of urbanization. The flight of the speedy urban increase is not simply a noteworthy reality however needs a strict imperative for property development and higher livability. The enlargement of cities faces a range of …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 18–44 Read article
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Bench-Marking, Sustainability and Governance Aspects of Smart Cities
Abstract: Abstract Smart cities highlight important aspects of sustainability, such as the need for responsible resource management, energy efficiency, and citizen engagement. Smart cities are highly complex and interdependent, since they are built from large, interconnected systems. Studying them would therefore require an approach that works well in complexity. By studying the smart city concept through a Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) approach, one is able to examine it from a systems …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 45–71 Read article