Indrani Bhattacharyya
The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt is located primarily in North-Eastern Africa. It covers an area of about 1,020,000 square kilometres and includes the Sinai Peninsula, but the majority of the country is located in North Africa. It shares land boundaries to the west with Libya, to the south with Israel on … Read more
The article talks about the role and possibility of influence of integrated land use on transportation planning and vice-versa. It explores how appropriate interdependency and correct correlations between the two aspects of urbanization can be useful building blocks of attaining suitability. It starts with understanding the variables of the built environment and their effects on … Read more
Most of the world’s population is at risk of climate change (Report C40cities), and cities are a tremendous opportunity: through the adaptation of cities, climate risks can be controlled, and vulnerable lives & assets can be protected. The increasing frequency and severity of climate risks in cities are becoming increasingly apparent as urbanization accelerates. However, … Read more
New technology in urban planning provides opportunities for urban and city level citizen review and feedback related to urban design and development. This emerging concept of public participation has grown all over the globe with the emergence and advancement of new technology in urban planning. Public participation for any successful urban scale project is very … Read more
Let’s examine the relationship between government policies and the real estate market using case studies from India. Government policies and the Indian real estate market are not as widely researched as the real estate sector’s connection to the economy as one might expect. Given that the real estate industry is linked to the overall performance … Read more
Rural-urban fringes are often subjected to ambiguous behaviour in terms of landuse. In rurban areas, the boundaries between different areas are hard to delineate. Sometimes a mixture of different communities with variety in income group, cultural identity or ethnicity can be found. Cities have developed to the extent that residents from surrounding areas occupy these … Read more
Consider the principles of urban planning, employment activities and population density with respect to their potential impact on travel needs have a direct impact on car dependencies and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. City planning has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions for a brief time period, as the necessary infrastructure is under … Read more
Urban floods has very adverse socioeconomic effects and can cause disruptions to city administration (eg, transport, sewerage, communication and electricity supply) and damage urban infrastructure. There is increasing concern that many areas of the world will be at risk of flooding, especially in urban areas with large populations and resources. Urbanization Urbanization and urban growth … Read more