International Journal of Urban Design
Volume 2, Issue 1 (2019)
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Techniques for Strengthening of Building Works
Abstract: The scope of Construction and Building Materials includes, however isn't restricted to, materials, and observation aspects of latest works and repair and maintenance of the bridges, high-rise buildings, dams, engineering science structures, silos, main road pavements, tunnels, water containment structures, sewers, roofing, housing, coastal defenses and railways. At a time once the pressure is on all engineers, architects and contractors to optimize use of latest materials and up-to-date technologies, Construction …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Sustainable Habitat for Urban Living, Gurugram
Abstract: Mining activity is boon and bane for the society. It has maximum % of GDP growth as well as environment exploitation. Humans are famous for their selfish activity; they take as much they can but forget to return it to mother earth. Land and water are major resources on which human life is dependent. Human get their 99% of food from land resource and only 1% from ocean. By destroying …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 18–23 Read article
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Sustainable Urban Landscape Planning: A Search for the Waterway Connection Possibilities around the Periphery of Dhaka City
Abstract: Dhaka is dying for its lost connections of water bodies once that was its natural setting. As a result, it’s suffering from water logging in monsoon and lowering of ground water at a same time. Relationship and possibility between lost nature and existing contaminated environment by controlling the rapid urbanization is the expected the aim of this study. Sustainable urban landscape could be a possible solution. It is such thought, …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 24–52 Read article
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Urban Planning in Latin America: Myth or Reality
Abstract: Around the beginning of the second half of the twentieth century, it appeared an intellectual movement which considered that disorder in the settlement of territories was due to a lack of organization in decision making and that planning was the instrument needed to strengthen the way to general development. In reference to urban aspects, it was thought that urban planning -understood as “the discipline with the purpose of prevision, guidance …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 53–63 Read article
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Sustainable Habitat for Urban Living of Different Metropolitan Cities: A Case Study
Abstract: Habitat policies area unit government's response in understanding issues, perceived approach towards the remedies, and visualize future development of the society. This ancient capitalist approach usually neglects superior moral dimensions of equality and justice. Capitalist sector usually restricts itself in gross national product growth numbers and find large economic centers like metropolises. Increasing “metropolitanisation” within the globe could be a direct manifestation of this lopsided economic aspiration that has effects …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 7–17 Read article