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Sustainable Urban Planning- Environmental Parameters
Abstract: Environmental parameters are of utmost importance in the policy making relating to urban planning in order to minimise air pollution levels as well as saving energy. The authors have defined certain policy parameters which are required to be infused in to the process of urban planning and design while developing new urban area or expansion of the existing area. Presently most of these parameters are either being neglected or not …
Published in International Journal of Urban Design · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 38–42 Read article
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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
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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
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Solid Waste Management in Tier II Indian Cities: A Case of Jammu City
Abstract: Indian cities are expanding at an enormous rate to meet the demand for built spaces, which is ever-increasing due to high increase in urban population and lead to development of different residential colonies on outskirts of cities. These residential colonies are mostly deprived of basic infrastructural facilities and have unhygienic and unhealthy living conditions and causes huge environmental degradation. Though, infrastructural facilities of major cities are upgraded under JNNURM but, …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 13–18 Read article
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Protecting the Viewscape and Visual Relationship of Sacred Heritage Monuments in South India – A Case of Gopurams of Tamil Nadu
Abstract: The unique significance and social value of heritage monuments across the world prompted many governments to work out strategies to protect their viewscapes. The Sacred heritage monuments and their viewscape are important to the overall quality of our communities, the views and visual relationships towards these monuments foster emotional bonding between people and them. In India, many such sacred heritage monuments are surrounded by new urban development which destroy the …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 23–35 Read article
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Industrial Revolution – A Transition for or Against Mission of Arts and Crafts Movement
Abstract: Art and Crafts movement began primarily as a search for authentic and meaningful styles as a reaction to the soulless machine-made production. The legendaries consider machine to be the root cause of reducing the role of artists and architects in the society. Industrial Revolution was a response to shift from labor intensive economy to capital intensive economy. Quantum production happened due to Industrial revolution, increasing socio economic conditions (Crawford, 1997). …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 7–11 Read article
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An Overview: Current Scenario of the Fire Protection in India
Abstract: Fire protection is the practice of avoiding the unwanted effects of destructive fires. The science of fire protection has three major goals: continuity of operations, property protection and life safety. Further, the prime categories of fire protection are prevention, detection and fighting. The fire when occurred is checked by the choice of material and then the fire spreads which is of two levels, which is to restrict or mitigate the …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 30–33 Read article
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Ranking of neighborhoods in 1 and 2 regions of Tabriz for the construction of a new hospital using the ANP method and GIS
Abstract: Medical centers, especially hospitals, are one of the most important facilities that the residents of any area need. Identifying suitable locations for the construction of the hospital will not only be the best way to meet the needs of residents, but in the future the existence of this hospital will not cause side problems. In this study, to rank the neighborhoods of regions 1 and 2 of Tabriz city from …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 21–26 Read article
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Design Criteria for Acoustic Comfort Performance in High-rise Buildings
Abstract: The design criteria for high rise and traditional buildings take issue in acoustics as similar applies for engineering and architectural design. The most common sources for vibration and noise are: the effect of wind on structural systems the wind effects structural systems, high speed elevators, the dimensions of the facade, mechanical and electrical systems, and occupied workplace areas. These is countered by the recent developments in property style, structure systems …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 7–15 Read article
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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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Understanding Flood Resilience in Urban Context-A Case of Chennai City, India
Abstract: In recent times, incessant and torrential rainfall has brought devastating floods to many cities in India which resulted in disastrous effect on the inhabitants and damage to the infrastructure. The massive scale of anthropogenic interventions has contributed to changes in climate extremes, global sea level rise etc. In addition to poor urban planning, constructions of illegal, unregulated substandard informal settlements in low lying areas (prone to flooding) are the main …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 32–48 Read article
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Multifunctional Furniture: A Space Saving Solution for Small Spaces
Abstract: The on-growing world population has led to increased urbanisation and a shift towards smaller apartments due to huge economic gaps between the rich and poor as well as the lack of space to build new buildings, caused by the high population density. In India a major portion of the middle-classpopulation is living in small homes or apartments. Is it getting difficult to adjust in such spaces when the human needs …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 63–71 Read article
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Potential of Urban Agriculture to Enhance Architecture and Lifestyle in Indian Context
Abstract: Since the dawn of humankind, there has been a need for food and shelter. As a result, human life and behaviors as a whole have evolved. But, in recent decades the world has seen tremendous growth in terms of population and usage of resources. The rapid and haphazard urbanization has caused a major loss in parts of rural agricultural lands to build urban infrastructure. India, being the world's largest population …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 15–22 Read article
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Analysis of Supply System of Housing in India
Abstract: Housing is a basic need of human being. The importance of housing was universally accepted from the dawn of history. Even the Neolithic man (10,000 and 2000 B.C.) used to build habitation like pit dwellings, lake dwellings and beehive huts which were durable. With the advancement of civilization and development of knowledge, people became more particular about sanitation, environment, privacy, location of house, etc. Man becomes more conscious of better …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 35–44 Read article
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Review Insight on Green Building Architecture for Conservation of Environment
Abstract: Day by day high building structure s leading for the emission of greenhouse gases which depleting ozone layer and effecting the environment very badly. This is a global issue emerging day to day life. Recently National Institute of Building Sciences (USA) mentioned that buildings emitting huge amount of unwanted gases in the environment like CO2, NO, SO2, etc. which are dangerous for the entire environment. This is a very serious …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 34–36 Read article
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Competitiveness of Nations, With Special Reference to India
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to understand factors which make a country competitive in the era of globalization. The investigation is based on literature survey and the scope is limited to secondary data drawn from international and national reports of repute. The analysis has made use of the methodology adopted by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Geneva, Switzerland that ranks nations on Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). The study has …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 17–30 Read article
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Typology of Environmentally Responsive Roofs in Iranian Vernacular Residential Buildings
Abstract: Increasing interest in sustainability in recent years has affected roofing and caused emerging various strategies such as green roof approach. Similar to the new sustainable movements, environment, economy and society issues were considered during roofing of vernacular residential buildings (VRB) in Iran. This paper has reviewed the vernacular roof typologies, and focused on environmental considerations in roofing. The findings have shown that shapes of the roofs, materials and vernacular techniques …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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A reflection on the habitat for the unmarried woman in algeria
Abstract: The beginning of the building of habitat is a commemoration of a civilization which reflects their way of life; either every individual has his place, or he practices his life and exercises his ambition except that the present time has the complexity of life causes creation of new category which does not exist before, or rather it represents a minority (women unmarried), supporting according to statistics. There is about 11 …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 37–41 Read article
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Community-based tourism as an alternative livelihood in rural coastal areas of Bangladesh: Gabura as a case
Abstract: Tourism, the world’s largest and rapid growing industry of modern business world has emerged as major mode for income in many developing countries. Bangladesh, the county of natural beauty is blessed with endowment of almighty has enormous potential to develop tourism because of its attractive natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. The south-western coastal area of Bangladesh, blessed with the world’s largest mangrove forest “Sundarbans” attracts thousands of tourist (domestic …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 33–54 Read article
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Climatic Control and Energy Conservation through Landscape Design
Abstract: Buildings consume significant large amount of energy for cooling, heating, ventilation and lighting in buildings to create desirable thermal comfort conditions. Increasing consumption of energy has led to environmental pollution resulting in global warming and ozone layer depletion and subsequently having climate change. Hence to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, caused by fossil fuels to power the operational energy requirement of the buildings has stimulated the interest towards adoption …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 10–17 Read article