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.

Teaching fire safety through design-based immersion of National Building Code-2016 provisions to students of undergraduate architecture: a student feedback on the pedagogy technique

Abstract: This study is based on the feedback received from students of 3rd year Architectural undergraduate degree at a leading architectural education college leading to a professional license to practice as an architect in India. The study tests the design based immersive integration of National Building Code 2016 and its fire provisions into the curriculum in order to overlay fire safety interventions on design projects familiar to students. The detailed course pedagogical structure has been presented. For feedback, an 11 point questionnaire was circulated which was answered by 32 students in anonymous mode in order to prevent any conflict of interest. The results show an overall positive response where the students prefer a design integration based fire safety curriculum which introduces fire codes to the students in the applied format

Climate Resilience with Traditional Wisdom in Asia

Abstract: The climate is changing at a fast rate and the impact of the same can now be felt across all the world. The worst hit is the Asian countries which are the most vulnerable when it comes to extreme events. To cope with same, local level actions are the most effective if originated from local community and local context. Traditional wisdom originates from deep cultural and environmental considerations along with generations transformation that transcends these traditional practices to a much-suited action with respect to resiliency. The paper establishes the role of such traditional practices in the achievement of climate resilience in communities. The authors draw insights from the existing indigenous practices from various Asian countries and try to analyze the various challenges and potential in adoption of such practices on larger scale. The paper concludes with recommendations to overcome such challenges.

Towards a Smart Metropolitan Region: A Roadmap for Transforming Bangalore Metropolitan Region

Abstract: Smart Metropolitan Region, as this chapter traces, is the one that adopts new approaches of the concept of economic growth compatible with space within a minimum possible time. Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR) within an area of 8005 km2, and a population of 11.69 million is one of the fast growing metropolitan region and becoming large global conglomerates. This chapter argues about an alternative approach to smartness which inculcates the principals of innovation, efficiency and inclusion. This study also focused on moves beyond the constructed ontology of mega city-centric concentration and urbanism and looked through the lens of dynamic city-region perspective.