Urban planning is very strongly associated with land use. However, the existing land use is not the outcome of only planning decisions but also of the morphology of the place. Urban form and function are coherently linked ...

The city has become fragmented with newly built developments which seem like numerous bubbles in the urban fabric, making the built environment more and more exclusive. This has given rise to inequalities and spatial ...

In the present context, exponential growth of population rapid urbanization has led to the misuse of natural resources. This poses many interrelated factors that deal with ecology, land, economy and cultural contexts ...

The rapid pace of unplanned urbanization trends in many cities have resulted in the degradation of the quality of public space networks which are of primary importance to the structure and quality of the urban environment. ...

Food is one of the most basic necessities for human survival. It is a very important yet often overlooked commodity. To consume it is an intrinsic trait evident since the beginning of mankind. One of the very first ...

One fine Tuesday evening I realized, months after walking between the metro station to my house after work, I always take the longer route. The gali (tertiary road) which directly connected the station to my house had a ...

Cities are spatial compositions of diverse activities which emerge as distinct urban fabrics that changes with time and needs of the people. These built fabrics when integrated properly creates a coherent urban landscape. ...

India is currently undergoing a rapid urban transformation; over the last few years, the country's cities have grown rapidly, and land usage has shifted from rural to urban on the outskirts. As a result of this process, ...

The realm of urban design and planning is incomplete without understanding the sociological transformations going around in the urban environment. There is always a quest to understand the reason behind the success of ...

After the introduction of economic globalisation policies in early 90s, a lot of capital influx and investment impetus started pouring in India. Economic activities reached new scales owing to international trade ...