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Status of Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities in India
Abstract: Healthcare infrastructure in India is undergoing transformation in techno-physical aspects adding to an unprecedented rate of accessibility and affordability of healthcare facility to the masses. However, healthcare infrastructure in India is not up-to-date on global fire safety norms, and has seen several incidences of fire with causalities and loss of facility for running services. This paper draws on secondary data to establish the key fire risk scenarios in both public …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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An Architectural Monument: Vittala Temple, Hampi
Abstract: Vittala Temple is one of the Hampi's timeless monuments. The temple is built in the spread out over a large area in an irregular way, campus with compound wall and gateway towers. Halls, pavilions, and temples can be found there. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The Vijaya Vittala Temple is dedicated to Sir Vishnu's characteristic Vittala. With gorgeous architecture and handicrafts behind, the temple is the main attraction …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 54–58 Read article
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An Exploration of a Sustainable Approach in Architecture–Godrej Green Business Center, Hyderabad
Abstract: Sustainability is an important aspect in terms of architecture while dealing through a design. A building must care for its environment and be sustainable in order to meet the demands for future generations. The energy is needed and every year there is an increase in the demand due to the increase in advancement of technology. The concept, as well as the current trend, is green building (or sustainable building) encompasses …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 5–10 Read article
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Global Business Models and Future Development Perspectives of Aerotropolis
Abstract: An aerotropolis is a new type of urban form comprising aviation-intensive businesses and related enterprises extending up to 25 km outward from the major airports. It is similar in form and function to a traditional metropolis, which contains a central city core and its commuter-linked suburbs, surrounded by clusters of aviation-related enterprises. Aerotropolises are powerful engines of local economic development, attracting air-commerce linked businesses to the land surrounding major airports, …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 22–50 Read article
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New ways of territorial management, environmental and social tourism, as an economic engine facing out of the crisis.
Abstract: This paper presents a research about the privatization of a natural touristic resource and the impact on income distribution produced by ecotourism in a small community. The natural resource is located in the environmental corridor "Llanganates-Sangay" in Ecuador central area, where the large influx of tourists represents an opportunity for local development area. However, currently its two entrances are monopolized by the private sector. The case study focuses on one …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Good Practices for Preventing Ghettoization in Social Housing Projects: An Outline of the Cyprus Case
Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of ghettoization, which often takes place in social housing complexes, starting from the Cyprus housing reality. At the same time it focuses on mitigation strategies regarding: (a) Social mixing and lowing the percentage of low income groups by using design and planning decisions and through the way that the units are offered to the market; (b) The supply of adequate number of units that …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 28–34 Read article
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Social Housing: Corporate Management Approaches in the UK
Abstract: The social housing sector in Britain has undergone significant change over the last four decades since 1980. Under the economic and political ideology of Neoliberalism, the introduction of market forces into the arena of public service provision has resulted in the evolution of a competitive operational environment for Social Housing Providers (SHPs). These organizations have to operate as businesses and meet the challenges of functioning as independent firms that are …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 45–48 Read article
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Dysfunctionality in Management & Leadership in SHPs (Social Housing Providers) in the UK: Insights using a Critical Realist (CR) Analytical Approach
Abstract: Social Housing Providers (SHPs) are organisations in the UK that own and manage social housing that is predominantly rented to people who have a need for accommodation but cannot access it on the open market. The main provider of social housing in the early and middle part of the Twentieth Centuries was the state but this role was taken over by SHPs in the later part of the Twentieth Century …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 7–20 Read article
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An assessment of Behavioural Pattern for a Housing Society keeping view of the Public Perception and Psychology of Urban Open Space
Abstract: In our ancient architectural texts, the dwelling for the public is perceived as a solution to the issues arising from culture. Social structures are integrated into the system by specifying prototypes for different sections of society. The connection between housing and social structure has been borrowed from Durkheim’s who discusses social space, social life and social groups to address inclusiveness and the well-being housing ecosystem. Space is created for human …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 26–35 Read article
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Canal Front Regeneration as Sustainable Approach: Bist Doab Canal
Abstract: People are drawn to water. Human interaction with water is prime feature that calls for canal front development. People have a strong desire to feel it, reach it; and thus it becomes very important that approach to water should be given, public space production along the canal shore should be primary purpose. The impact of public spaces on a canalfront can be seen in particular area’s development in economy, people’s …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 35–44 Read article
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Renewal of Waste Water: A Review
Abstract: Giving solid and moderate wastewater treatment in rustic regions is a test in numerous pieces of the world, especially in creating nations. The issues and confinements of the incorporated methodologies for wastewater treatment are dynamically surfacing. Unified wastewater accumulation and treatment frameworks are expensive to assemble and work, particularly in territories with low populace densities and scattered families. Creating nations need both the subsidizing to build concentrated offices and the …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 15–28 Read article
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Urban Housing and its Predicament: Slums - a Neglected Haven
Abstract: The rapid growth of slums in the developing world appears to have three root causes which,in addition to the underlying problems of poverty, must be addressed through appropriate policies: the ‘pull’ towards the city, the ‘push’ away from rural areas and the increase in population size. When combined with inadequate city infrastructure for coping with such an influx, including “the inability of the urban poor to access affordable land for …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Managing Complexity of City Growth in India – A Planner’s Dilemma (Draft)
Abstract: Indian cities are experiencing accelerated suburbanization with increasing informality and declining accessibility. To address the inadequacies in prevailing planning practice, the paper explores the applicability of complexity theory based planning principles and adaptive management in the Indian context. Under the suggested paradigm private agents are free to self-organize within a framework based codes to manage negative externalities and interferences between buildings and city elements. Whereas, public agents remain responsible for …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–17 Read article
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Comparison of Results Between Conventional Techniques and GIS in Old City Surveys
Abstract: Urban planning involves a wide-ranging survey programming; whereby the data collected can be processed through a systematic methodology in order to summarize the data collected. This data shall further be used to analyze and frame a developmental strategy. As per nomenclature, GIS comprises of 3 words: Geography, Information and System. Spatial part is dealt by “Geography”, Data related part is dealt by “Information” and decision-making related part is dealt by …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 5–21 Read article
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An Assessment of Utility Services Provision in Korail Slum, Dhaka
Abstract: The condition of urban slums is rapidly deteriorating with the rapid influx of migration towards the major urban centers in Bangladesh. Urban slum settlements are generally excluded from publicly provided resources such as access to formal education, healthcare services, safe water supply and hygienic sanitation. In Dhaka, dwellers of slum and squatter settlements live with significantly low living standards in terms of environmental, social, cultural and utility services. The informal …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Livability in the Micro-urban Blocks: A Case of an Urban Block in Oppanakara Street, Coimbatore
Abstract: India is among the most popular developing countries in the world. Urban Transformation in India have reflected on the Urban Expansion in the previous decades and called for the making of vital and lively urban places. The research has been taken forward by Urban Planner to test the relationship between Urban Design, Urban Morphology and Urban Vitality in Indian Cities. Coimbatore City, in State Tamil Nadu has faced Urban Agglomeration …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 01–09 Read article
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Assessment of the Impact of Transportation on Sustainability: Case of Ayodhya City
Abstract: Based on changes in the three sustainability pillars of environmental, economic, and social sustainability, the present research suggest a methodology for assessing the impact of various modes of transportation. The procedure comprises calculating the Composite Sustainability Index (CSI) before and after the adoption of a transportation policy using a variety of sustainability pillar indicators.We added metrics for air pollution, resource consumption, health, accessibility, mobility, commuting, and cost. The impact of …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Planning for Sewerage and Sanitation in Lucknow Municipal corporation Area
Abstract: Simplified Sewerage and affordable, environmentally friendly, and sustainable sanitation are the significant aspects of any smart city. Providing adequate sanitation will have profound consequences for human health and poverty alleviation. In fact, access to adequate sanitation essentially signifies carrying the most important barrier to a life of dignity and satisfaction of basic needs. To safeguard the community's and individuals' health, sanitation entails the collection and hygienic disposal of excreta and …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 12–22 Read article
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Transit Corridors Impact on Land Use Pattern of Adjacent Areas
Abstract: Transit corridor has a strong influence on spatial structure at local, regional, and global levels. In the recent times, increase in mobility and higher levels of accessibility lead to significant economic processes. These above conditions are linked to the evolution of Transport networks, in terms of spaces and volume. It signifies the importance of specific dimensions such as nodes, locations,networks, and interactions. The impacts of traffic on spatial structure have …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 23–31 Read article
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PHYSICAL PLANNING PROPOSAL FOR MAKARFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARKET KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract: AbstractMakarfi market is known for its continued pressure to contain the activities and have led to encroachment on adjourning land uses, which is as a result of congestion within the market. The aim is to prepare a physical planning proposal for Makarfi for efficiency, convenience and aesthetics. The market comprises of some problems among which are:- lack of defined plan to guide its development, lack of drainage system, developments are …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 17–25 Read article