International Journal of Urban Design
Volume 3, Issue 2 (2020)
Published
Table of contents
-
A Review of PPP mode of Urban Transport in Indian Cities
Abstract: The fast pace of urbanization has fuelled the demand for urban mobility which successively triggered sort of projects in urban transport within the country. However, given their capital intensive nature, large scale, long gestation, multifarious stakeholders, poor investment returns and operational deficits; both implementation and financing of such projects become a challenge. Use of Public Private Partnership format in infrastructure in India is now nearly 20 years old. However, application …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–11 Read article
-
Formulation of Form-Based Code to improve the livability of a neighbourhood - A case study and application on a major street in Anna Nagar, Chennai.
Abstract: Neighbourhood planning and redevelopment must ensure that it is healthy, sustainable and equitable by providing easy access to shops, services, schools, to nature and community. An efficient neighbourhood has to not only provide an affordable and good quality of life for residents of all age groups but should also be financially viable for developers. Hence, to ensure that redevelopment responds to revised community needs, a new thought process must be …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 12–20 Read article
-
The five senses : a study of their role in shaping the way users experience public spaces
Abstract: In todays day and age, the impact of technology on people’s life and our society is remarkable, inevitable and worrying at the same time. The excessive influence of technology in individuals’ lives has caused our community to lean towards a more secluded lifestyle where social interaction is construed to be limited to social media. The need for a better quality of life points to the need for well designed public …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 21–28 Read article
-
Urbanisation and its Effects on Water Bodies- A Case of Cooum River, Chennai
Abstract: Since the primitive era, the mankind has been attracted to watercourses, mainly because they provide drinking water and food. The natural landscape has been influenced by gradual economic, politics and social changes of humans constantly occurring in the world. Industrial Revolution has the biggest influence of all, which changed the ideology of nations towards the nature. Rapid urbanization and migration of population into the urban centers started to transform its …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 29–45 Read article
-
Ability of Nature Based Solutions through Urban Green Space Management in Building Urban Resilience
Abstract: Rapid urbanization has led cities to undergo immense pressure and its potential in providing environmental sustainability is highly limited. In the 20th century, nature-based solution is an emerging concept that integrates ecosystem-based approaches to increase urban resilience and addresses the various societal challenges faced in the urban environment. However, given the wide range of multi-functional ecosystem services and their trade-offs, implementation of nature-based solutions is inherently complex. In this regard, …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 46–56 Read article