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Challenges of vertical landscaping in Building Envelope
Abstract: The vertical gardens not only increase the amount of green space in cities, but they also serve other purposes including improving air quality, reducing heat islands, isolating sound and heat, producing more energy, and enhancing human psychology. Vertical gardens are designed for the aesthetic purposes and avoiding the spread of applications due to factors like constant maintenance challenges, high expense, lack of understanding, and consciousness. The purpose of this study …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 7–13 Read article
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Temporal Approach for Exploring Spatial Evolution at Sacred Pilgrimage Towns in India: Relevance to Contemporary Urban Planning
Abstract: This paper traces spatial development of the built form at Vrindavan through a historical narrative and explores its rootedness in the mythical sacred geography of Braj. It focuses on built form development process as a function of cultural variations in patterns of pilgrimage, patronage and governance to assimilate cultural memory embedded in the built environment. The threshold transformations in spatial patterns are explored in relation to culturalhistorical narratives to reveal …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 44–57 Read article
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Redefining Public Space for Urban Vendors in Streets of Delhi
Abstract: There lies a big debate on the space for hawkers at any public space who sell goods on streets. Street vendors often referred to as ‘encroachers,’ struggle to find their own space in the streets. The concept of Bazaar is an intrinsic characteristic of India. Yet the wave of globalisation has influenced the expanding cities to pursue its capitalistic motives and shun vending activities from the public arena. These vendors …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 79–83 Read article
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Slum Rehabilitation: Re-Location or In Situ Rehabilitation
Abstract: In rapid globalizations, today every towns and metropolis are depending more and more on workforce coming from developing countries, smaller cities, villages, rural areas. Worldwide any metropolitan city’s working-class people are coming from neighbor towns, villages. However, cities are not able to provide better life style and sufficient livelihoods to our working-class people who are immigrating from rural to cities. Urban slum and this problem are widely spreading across the …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 84–90 Read article
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The Architecture Represented in Turkish TV Drama
Abstract: This paper will discuss the effect of TV drama on people’s behavior. Then, the effect of TV drama’s architecture on people’s taste will be investigated and then the demand on purchasing furniture or attempting to achieve the same architectural style. A sample will be selected and analyzed in order to show the difference between the taste before being inspired by the sample and after it. Also, the demand on traveling …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 30–34 Read article
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Evaluation of the Influence of Political Economy on the Physical Planning Mechanism and the Governance of Urban Planning System in Bangladesh
Abstract: Political economy most regularly alludes to interdisciplinary examinations drawing upon financial matters, political theory, law, history, humanism and different teaches in clarifying the critical job of political factors in deciding financial results. The points of view of political economy empower us to examine the nation and division situations, for chances to use existing positive drivers of progress to make sensible estimations of the dangers and difficulties included. This suggests taking …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Construction Safety Management
Abstract: Construction industry is an important part of the economy in many countries and often seen as a driver of economic growth especially in developing countries. Typically, construction industry contributes to 11% of gross domestic products (GDP) in most developing countries. However many construction activities are inherently health and safety risks such as working at height, working underground, working in confined spaces and close proximity to falling materials, handling load manually, …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 12–20 Read article
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Indian Markets as Social Spaces
Abstract: Markets serve as public gathering places for people from different cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic communities. They are considered as the integral constituent of urban development in order to provide the opportunities for recreational activities. They occupy an essential space within the public of cities in India. Streets not only determine the character of a place but also depict the lifestyle of the citizens. Social life revolves around the public spaces …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 28–35 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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Planning for Socio-Economic Development in Towns
Abstract: This article aims at understanding of the census towns and its socio-economic factors. In this paper, the current socio-economic issues of census towns and proposals for the town including housing, open spaces, inclusivity, employment generation, economic base and other necessary social infrastructure are briefly studied through literature study and case study. This dissertation paper can be taken forward to understand and analyse how small towns acts as a catalyst between …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Monitoring Urban Sprawl and Land-Use Change Detection with GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques in Latifabad Town Hyderabad, Pakistan
Abstract: Constant rapid urbanization is associated with the reduction of natural resources and the expansion of irregular and uncontrolled expansion, rapidly increased population, and increasing immigrants towards urban areas. In this paper, land-use change is considered the main component in monitoring urban growth. In the context of land-use change, the study analyzes the gap of sustain infrastructure; led towards the conversion of residential areas into commercial areas and subdivisions of various …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 41–51 Read article
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Ecological threat to Bacopa monnieri: An Assessment
Abstract: Now –a- days the anthropogenic activities are so aggressive that they become serious threat to the plants especially the herbs which has even the immense medicinal property but they totally dependent on the upper sol surface not only the direct influence but the indirect influence of the human activities like increase in the temperature of the earth crust, water deficit due to decrease water level of the earth, directly influence …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-2, 2015 · pp. 22–30 Read article
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Bacterial Diversity of Decomposing Leaf Litters of Polyalthia longifolia (Sonner.) Thw. and Rhododendron arboreum Sm. Under Natural Condition
Abstract: The role of microorganisms in the decomposition of plant material is of immense importance. A large amount of plant litter is added annually to the soil through leaf fall and death of plants. As the plant materials fall on the ground, they are immediately attacked by various groups of soil microorganisms and soon after, the process of decomposition is initiated. Microorganisms being heterotrophic in their mode of nutrition are responsible …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-2, 2015 · pp. 34–41 Read article
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Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh
Abstract: The knowledge base of pharmacotherapy is changing. Even five decades ago, rural people used to visit folk healers for traditional medication mostly obtained from the roots and leaves of the remote plants. Bangladesh, a country of a fertile land, has a rich flora of medicinal plants. Around 5000 angiosperm plant species are identified and researchers are continuously working with them. And also, their impeccable contribution toward medicinal science is also …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 19–29 Read article
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An Overview on Cannabis and its Medical Applications
Abstract: Today, cannabis plant is raising interest in medical field due to its potential applications, for example, in antitumor drugs, to treat inflammation, cell proliferation, and cell survival. Cannabinoid receptors have a major role in the mechanism of cancer therapy. But in spite of its advantages in medical field, it has some disadvantages also. Due to lack of proper information, it may cause severe side effects. This paper reviews recent work …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Productivity of wheat as influenced by seeding rate and split application of nitrogen at Parwanipur, Bara
Abstract: Field experiments were conducted at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Parwanipur, Bara, Nepal during winter seasons of 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 to assess the effect of seed rate and time of nitrogen application on wheat. The experiment consisted of three levels of seed rate (100, 120 and 140 kg ha-1) and three levels of split application of nitrogen viz. 2 splits ( ½ dose of N at basal + ½ at …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 44–49 Read article
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Physiochemical Mechanism Associated with Drought Tolerance in Tomato
Abstract: Abiotic stresses are one of the key limitations to global crop production and food security. Among the abiotic stresses, drought is one of the most vital factors that cause changes in morphological, biochemical, and physiological characteristics in plants, and consequently affects the growth and productivity of crops. The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of drought on physiological traits (ratio of root/shoot length, leaf area …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 24–36 Read article
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Two-Line Method for Hybrid Rice Breeding
Abstract: Rice (Oryza sativa) is staple food for almost half of the population in the world. The rising global population, continuous reduction in cultivated land and several other factors have created pressure to look at the varieties which can fulfil the present and future demand of the food in the world. Hybrid rice has played a very important role for food security, and employment in China for many years and can …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 37–44 Read article
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A Review on Melissa officinalis species
Abstract: Melissa officinalis is an aromatic plant species and commonly known as lemon balm. Throughout the entire world, it is frequently farmed and grown as a crop. It belongs to Lamiaceae family. At the present time, Kashmir, Uttrakhand, and a small portion of South India is where lemon balm is grown in India. It can grow to an ultimate height of 85-90 cm while also grows wild along highways and walkways. …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 20–23 Read article
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Competitiveness of Indian agriculture: A case study of cotton crop
Abstract: The future of the Indian agriculture and cotton industries is something that all worldwide stakeholders are interested in learning about, particularly in light of the recent introduction of cutting-edge technologies. This article examines senior Indian cotton in detail, focusing on the effect on BT cotton in the basket of Indian cotton.According to empirical data, cotton acreage and productivity have a conflicting impact on cotton production in India throughout time. Additionally, …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 67–71 Read article