This book is a comprehensive document visualizing the future of built environment from a multidisciplinary dimension, with special emphasis on the Indian scenario. This method of composition helps the book to maintain rational balance among theory, research and its contextual application.
This book is a comprehensive document visualizing the future of built environment from a multidisciplinary dimension, with special emphasis on the Indian scenario. The multidisciplinary focus would be helpful for the readers to cross-refer and understand others' perspectives. The text also includes case studies substantiating theoretical research. This method of composition helps the book to maintain rational balance among theory, research and its contextual application. The book comprises selected papers from the National Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. The chapters provide varied viewpoints on the core issues of urbanization and planning. This compilation would be of interest to students, researchers, professionals and policy makers.
PART - 1: Land, Housing & Real Estate
Accessibility Analysis to Healthcare Infrastructure in Hill Areas: A Case of
Shimla.- Conservation of Cultural Heritage: The Necessities, Trends and the
Analysis of Current Practices.- Climate Responsiveness of Wada
Architecture.- Investigating the Architectural Manifestations of Path and
Place in Sacred Sikh Architecture.- Neighbourhood Planning.- Interrelation of
Public Open Spaces and Social Behavior: A Chronological
Perspective.- Provision of Ecosystem Services through Urban Parks in
Mumbai.- Patterns of Flow: The Spatial Dimension of Water in the
Desert.- Assessing Impact of Sea Level Rise Along the Coastline of Mumbai
City Using Geographic Information System.- Sustainable Landscaping in Cyclone
Prone Areas: A Paradigm Shift.- Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability
of Indore City.- Vernacular Architecture: A Sustainable Approach.- Urban
Regeneration andSustainability: Importance of Sustainable Transport Systems
in the Concept of Eco-City.- Bansal Haveli at Bathinda: Sustainability
Paradigm.
PART 2: Urban Regeneration & Sustainability
Politics of Water and Development: Case of Pune.- The Implementation of
Phulkari Embroidery Pattern in Interior Decoration.- Religion Interacts with
New Urbanism Holistic City Anandpur Sahib.- A Study on Geometrical Motifs
with Special Reference to Old Havelis of Saharanpur.- Assessment of Mughal
Mural Decoration on Contemporary Architecture of Agra & Jaipur.- Gender And
Space in the Paintings of Raja Ravi Verma & Amrita Sher-Gil.- The Idea of
Infinite in Indian and Western Art Perceiving it through the Intangible
Cultural Identity.- Local Residents Perception of Social and Economic
Impacts of Urban Riverfront Development: Case of Sabarmati Riverfront
Development Project.
Dr. Fumihiko SETA is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Urban Engineering (DUE), Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He was born in 1972 in Tokyo, graduated the University of Tokyo in 1995, worked at the University of Tokyo from 1998 to 2005 and Osaka City University from 2005 to 2012. His major is urban planning and regional development.
Dr. Arindam Biswas is Assistant Professor at Department of Architecture and Planning. He holds aDoctorate in Urban Planning from the University of Tokyo. He is the recipient of the DAAD Fellowship and the MEXT Scholarship. His research specializations are on urban & regional planning, inclusive growth, urban policy and governance, resilience and futuristic city planning. He is presently serving as a reviewer for Development in Practice, World Development, and the Journal of Architectural Engineering (ASCE).
Professor (Dr.) Ajay Khare, Founder-Director of School of Planning andArchitecture, Bhopal, is a Fulbright Fellow and Charles Wallace Fellow. He was the first Indian recipient of Berkeley Teaching Fellowship. Professor Khare served as a member of Planning Commission working group on Technical education for 12th plan of India. He is a member of National Executive Committee of International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS India).
Professor (Dr.) Joy Sen is Head of RCG School of Infrastructure and Design, IIT Kharagpur. His areas of research are Community & Regional Planning Analyses & Programming, and Architecture and Planning. He holds a Ph.D from IIT Kharagpur and a Masters from Iowa State University. He is currently involved in SandHI project sponsored by MHRD. He is a reviewer of the Journal of Architecture and Associate Editor of CSVTU Journal. He has authored five books on Indian Heritage and Iconographic Documentation.
