Understanding Built Environment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Land, Housing, and Real Estate

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Accessibility to Health Infrastructure in Hill Settlements: A Case of Shimla

      • Adwitiya Patro

      Pages 3-14

   3. Conservation of Cultural Heritage: The Necessities, Trends, and the Analysis of Current Practices

      • Ankita Choudhary, Mayank Mausom

      Pages 15-28

   4. Climate Responsiveness of Wada Architecture

      • G. M. Alapure, Abraham George, S. P. Bhattacharya

      Pages 29-35

   5. Investigating the Architectural Manifestations of Path and Place in Sacred Sikh Architecture

      • Ripu Daman Singh, Jatinder Kaur, Prabhjot Kaur

      Pages 37-46

   6. Neighborhood Planning: Approach in Improving Livability and Quality of the Life in the Cities

      • Gaurab Das Mahapatra

      Pages 47-53

   7. Interrelation of Public Open Spaces and Social Behavior: A Chronological Perspective

      • Sunaina Kapoor, Vanitha Putta

      Pages 55-62

   8. Provision of Ecosystem Services Through Urban Parks in Mumbai

      • Shruti Verma

      Pages 63-77

   9. Patterns of Flow: The Spatial Dimension of Water in the Desert

      • Meghal Arya

      Pages 79-86

   10. Assessing Impact of Sea Level Rise Along the Coastline of Mumbai City Using Geographic Information System

       • Pratibha D. Singh, A. R. Kambekar

       Pages 87-96

   11. Sustainable Landscaping in Cyclone-Prone Areas: A Paradigm Shift

       • K. Mohan, Jagadeesh Gorle

       Pages 97-107

   12. Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability of Indore City

       • Soma Anil Mishra, R. K. Pandit, Mayank Saxena

       Pages 109-124

   13. Vernacular Architecture: A Sustainable Approach

       • Vijayalaxmi K. Biradar, Shashikala Mama

       Pages 125-137

   14. Urban Regeneration and Sustainability: Importance of Sustainable Transport Systems in the Concept of Eco-City

       • Minu Joshi

       Pages 139-147

   15. Bansal Haveli at Bathinda: Sustainability Paradigm

       • Bhupinder Pal Singh Dhot, Harpreet Sandhu, Gaurav Jindal

       Pages 149-158

3. Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159

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   2. Politics of Water and Development: Case of Pune

      • Sharduli Joshi

      Pages 161-169

   3. The Implementation of Phulkari Embroidery Pattern in Interior Decoration

      • Rajinder Kaur, Ila Gupta

      Pages 171-186

   4. Religion Interacts with New Urbanism Holistic City Anandpur Sahib

      • Vikas Chand Sharma, Sunita Vimal

      Pages 187-200

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.

• Aesthetics
• Affordable housing
• Community participation
• Conservation
• Eco city
• Housing finance
• ICT
• Informal settlement
• Infrastructure
• Knowledge network
• Real estate
• Urban green
• Urban poverty
• Vernacular architecture
• landscape/regional and urban planning

• Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  Fumihiko Seta

• Department of Architecture & Planning, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India

  Arindam Biswas

• School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India

  Ajay Khare

• RCG School of Infrastructure Design and Management Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India

  Joy Sen

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 12^th 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 Master’s 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. 

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