International Journal of Urban Design
Volume 1, Issue 1 (2018)
Published
Table of contents
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Monitoring Nature of Nairobi City Land Features from Landsat 5 Images Using Index-Based Mapping
Abstract: Urban environments are complex and heterogeneous ecosystems characterized by mixed land use and land cover (LULC). They form important centers of social integration and generation of national wealth. However, urban areas especially in developing countries suffer from poor planning; mismanagement and uncoordination. Evaluation of dynamics driven by LULC changes in these ecosystems is key in management of urban areas. In evaluating urban environments, land use and land cover mapping using …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Identification of Stressors and Their Impact on Riparian Zones
Abstract: Riparian zones are sensitive ecosystems which perform numerous ecosystem services. Urbanisation leads to degrading of the riparian ecosystems and consequently urban hazards like floods, droughts, polluted water bodies etc. The riparia have been giving life and occupation to people since millennia’s since they started settling into societies. The objective of the paper is to identify through case studies and literature review urban stressors which are studied and their impact on …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 12–23 Read article
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The Urban Transformation Teachable Moment for Organized Complexity: Profession and Planet in Crisis
Abstract: The wave of US suburban foreclosures that was “Ground Zero” of the worldwide recession of 2008–2009 was a culmination of almost a century of unsustainable planning practices. Those practices are deeply embedded in conventional technology, institutions, and habits of thought. In particular, they are enshrined in “siloed” professions and disciplines that also continue to employ a “siloed” and segregated model of planning and design. The urban scholar Jane Jacobs analyzed …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 24–33 Read article
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Urban Renewal: An Introduction
Abstract: Now a days, people are aware of the importance of historic building, necessity of slum rehabilitation, preplanning the cities and urban areas, redeveloping any abandoned area, and urban renewal covers all the aspect of these heads. In this research, a brief introduction on Urban renewal, the importance and approach with examples will be discussed. “Urban renewal always happens as a symphony of events, and part of the symphony is innovative, …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 34–39 Read article
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Liveability Assessment Methodology in Residential Apartments
Abstract: India has witnessed a widespread urbanization. With this the cities are expected to hold 70% of the world’s population by 2050. UN reports (2011) suggest increase in urban migration as a relatively recent phenomenon impacting especially large cities at a rapid pace. This also underlines the concern about the quality of life in such cities wherein apartments are an inevitable option for residential building types. This trend is well established …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 40–47 Read article