School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

About: School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi is a education organization based out in New Delhi, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Smart city. The organization has 278 authors who have published 347 publications receiving 1665 citations.

Design and Planning of Pharmaceutical Industries in India

Abstract: In the field of pharmaceuticals modern trends are taking place. It became an essential factor to seek more advanced methods, to run the businesses. In India, though at a slower pace, the industry is gradually embracing the idea of advanced technologies. Rapid growth in India demands the urgent need of good factory planning. In modern days, a factory became a place of nicely laid out gardens and not just remain a place of dust, machinery & noise. This is needed not just from the point of aesthetics but also to keep the micro-climate intact.i Pharmaceutical industry design therefore demands specialized knowledge.

Revitalizing Responsive Urban Open Spaces

Abstract: In the past, urban built environment has unexpectedly responded to social and cultural values as well as political and functional needs. The spaces have to respond to qualitative needs as well as qualitative needs of people generating authentic and unique characteristics. Most of the cities lost their identity and legibility as a result of rapid development and their consequential destructions. This is directly affected to create socially unresponsive urban space in all over the city. Open spaces are necessary constituent of a positive image and responsiveness to the city. But that is also in a threat of lost space in an urban situation as an urban space. Therefore there is need of "meaningful, socially responsive urban open spaces “that are capable to accommodate various urban public activities. Thus the study focused on positive transformation of open space in heart of city, as a responsive urban space in a city.

Challenges in Adopting Productive Landscaping Approaches in Indian Cities

Abstract: The United Nations has projected that over two-thirds of the world's population will be living in cities by 2050. With the desire to reach the goals of higher economic growth, Indian cities are facing rapid urbanization leading to high density living and decreasing green spaces threatening the living conditions of the urban areas. These conditions drastically changed in the recent past with the increase in temperatures and vehicular pollutants devoiding the natural systems in the cities. The scarcity of the natural resources such as water, fresh air and green spaces at one hand and the rapidly depleting resources at the other hand, the process of sustainable development and creating urban green infrastructure is becoming a challenging task for Indian cities. The major factors influencing the urban environment such as climate, water resources and air quality and other multi folded issues can be addressed through setting up of green infrastructure at various scales. The recent trend in the changing perspectives of landscape planning in Indian cities and addressing the loss of natural infrastructure in the cities has to be balanced by creating adaptable built environment with green infrastructure such as urban farms, urban forests and community farms in urban spaces as part of existing and evolving city fabric. The challenge is that such green infrastructure solutions are failing to find their way into practical form. The study focuses on analysing the parameters to incorporate sustainable green infrastructure models, challenges and strengths in adopting successful models into the city fabric. A study of various existing models at different scales from cities of Bangalore, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam are discussed to give insights into the adaptability aspects of the model with reference to their respective urban context.