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1805 articles for “technique”
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Advantages of RCC Prefabricated Systems for Affordable LIG Housing in India
Abstract: This paper aims to describe the advantages of RCC prefabricated building systems suitable for affordable Indian low income group housing. It is envisaged that the shortage of LIG housing in India can be effectively mitigated by adapting to prefabricated systems. While defining affordable mass housing, this research enumerates the benefits of prefabrication over conventional site construction techniques. Various recent prefab systems are shortlisted and their characteristics and advantages are also …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 39–46 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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Fordism to Post Fordism in the UK
Abstract: This article presents an overview of Fordism and Post Fordism in the UK and looks at the transition from one period to another. It looks at the roots of Fordism in the mass production techniques used by the Ford motor company in America and its application as a label to describe the political, economic and social characteristics of an era. It is associated with the Keynesian welfare state during the …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 23–27 Read article
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Transformable Shelter: Response to Multi-Hazard Environment of Uttarakhand
Abstract: Uttarakhand is a disaster-prone zone; it faces multiple hazards throughout the year. Thus, the need of providing shelters to victims of such catastrophes becomes a necessity. This study investigates the type of shelters provided to the victims in such emergency conditions. The scope of study is limited to the case of earthquakes and flash floods. The research would proceed through the examination of the current disaster response plan along with …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–20 Read article
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Changes in Vernacular Housing in Uttarakhand
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to increase the importance of the vernacular style of architecture in the upper most parts of the Uttarakhand region specially in Raithal and Siror village in Uttarkashi district; the need of vernacular houses is very much required in these parts of region as this area lies in the seismic zone 5 which means it faces a lot of earthquakes and the vernacular is the …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 21–27 Read article
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IMPORTANCE OF BIM IN URBAN PERSPECTIVE
Abstract: With the growing urbanization and migration of people, cities get expanded for future development. Usually, the nearby towns or villages become a part of the city, and this is where the problem arises. The towns or villages being planned as per their own evolution, now subjected to newer guidelines and development, causing unregulated development. The proposed master plan for any city provides a set of guidelines and a conceptual layout …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 53–59 Read article
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Parking Management in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Vadodara City
Abstract: The Indian cities are developing and spreading rapidly. The parking issue has become a major planning problem in urban areas of major cities because of rapid economical and vehicle population growth. It is stated that population growth and increasing living standards of people are responsible for the risein the city’s vehicular population. Affordable prices and subsidized parking fees are leading people to refer private vehicle over public transit as their …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 45–53 Read article
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Earthquake relief shelters: A Review of Impact and design strategies on affected communities.
Abstract: A lot of earthquakes occurred worldwide, but people are unaware of how to cope with them. Finding an appropriate emergency shelter location for disaster victims is one of the most crucial factors in disaster response. This research paper aims to review the impact of earthquake disasters on communities, infrastructure, and the environment. Four assessment criteria—optimization objective, decision variable, technique, and victim identification—were discovered through preliminary literature analysis. To fulfill the …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 26–32 Read article
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Designing and Application of Prefabricated Structures in Building Construction Works
Abstract: Prefabricated structure; also popularly called Prefab or Precast, is an old concept that originated in the UK way back in 1837. Innovative engineering designing and the wide-ranging applications of the prefabricated structure has revolutionarised the realty industries at large world over, Among others, two broad areas using wide-ranging variants of prefab in the construction woks are building and bridges. Prefabricated construction is a new technique and is desirable for large-scale …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 1–26 Read article
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Understanding Universities Land Policy and their Implementation Strategies in Kenya: The Case of Karatina University Main Campus, Kenya
Abstract: Several studies have been done on Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC). Most of these have focused on the impacts of human activities on forests, agriculture and urban areas. There lacks exclusive studies on the role of development planning policies on state universities land use functions in Kenya. To address these gaps, this study carried out an analysis of land use and land cover change in Karatina University within …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Forest and Landscape Restoration: A Review
Abstract: On the word of a global assessment of restoration potential, it is estimated that there are more than two billion hectares of deforested and degraded land around the world. In these degraded land, there is vast opportunities for the restoration. Restoring forests and forest landscapes is an important step in regaining the health and functionality of these ecosystems. Forest landscape restoration (FLR) system is an underway step of restoring ecological …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 49–56 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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Exploring Innovative Design Possibilities Using Bamboo as A Construction Material in Architectural Design
Abstract: Bamboo is a natural resource for construction that can be found in tropical to mild temperate regions. Bamboo as a construction material is very reliable due to its high strength to weight ratio, high tension and compression. A number of innovative construction techniques have been practiced by architects internationally to bring out the potential of this material in sustainable development. The design possibilities of this to form various space frame …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 41–54 Read article
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Guruthara: Inheritance of Indian Martial Arts
Abstract: Martial arts is a product of deep socio-cultural transformation. Its origin story goes backward to the pre-historic times where certain people strengthened their fighting instincts to safe guard there people from potential threat and as we started building settlements during agricultural revolution around 10000 BC, the system of fighting progressed. In Ancient and medieval times in India, Martial arts was a fundamental art to study and practiced by many classes …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 35–60 Read article
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Cases of Kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria: Proffering Architectural and other Security Measures against their Re-occurrences.
Abstract: Kidnapping for ransom is a security challenge in Nigeria. Therefore, it became necessary to conduct a research work with regards to kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria because of its importance as the capital of the country. The aim of the research was to overview the cases of kidnapping at residential environments in the FCT, in order to generate architectural and other safety guidelines for reducing their …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 26–35 Read article
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Landscape Architecture as Means of Passive Fire Control Measures in Markets in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria
Abstract: Incidences of fire at market places in Nigeria are always connected to the issues from electrical appliances’ usage like fans and air conditioning systems. To address these issues, Garki model market, Wuse market and Maitama farmers market in Abuja of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria were comparatively studied with the aim of overviewing their landscape architecture with regards to passive fire control measures, so as to provide guidelines …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 32–41 Read article
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Innovative Application of Prefabs in Earthquake-Resistant Bridge Construction
Abstract: Abstract Pre-stressed concrete, widely known to be a prefabricated structure (Prefab in short) has long been accepted in statically loaded structures. Thus, we have seen the construction of pre-stressed concrete bridges, dams, pipelines, reservoirs and various structures including more recently atomic reactor pressure vessels. In recent years pre-stressed concrete has been specially used in seismic resistant structures. Just like any other new material, it will attract criticism and comment, sometimes …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 1–22 Read article
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An Architect’s Interpretation of the Indus Valley Civilization with Critical View
Abstract: The Indus valley civilization flourished during 3250–2750 BC. The excavations and discoveries infer an excellent pace of development and urbanization. All the amenities to make the town comfortable and sustainable were extant. The excavations started around 1920 and are still going on. The Indus valley civilization was one of the most advanced civilization at that time. There is no evidence of any written text about the origin and span of …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Building Construction and Installations of Green Walls and Green Roofs
Abstract: Many cities around the world distinguish the significance of having green infrastructure; that is, natural landscape assets, including green spaces and water systems. Green infrastructure includes trees, parks, water sensitive urban design (such as wetlands and rain gardens) and green roofs, walls and facades. Green roofs, walls and porticos look attractive as a way of adding green infrastructure to a city because they can be comprised on new buildings or …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 35–52 Read article
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Refashioning India Via “Make In India
Abstract: Launched on a National as well as State level, the “MAKE IN INDIA” project is a commitment of the Indian Government to the business entities extending them a red carpet in a spirit of warm welcome and active co-operation in the 25 sectors so mentioned in the scheme. Under this, India will act as an investor’s hub in all aspects of regulatory and policy issues and getting them the required …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 32–42 Read article