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A Critique on Contemporary Urban Spaces| 2 Neelakshi Rathore | UD 7712
It becomes quite evident from the various discussions and debates about our built form that urban... more It becomes quite evident from the various discussions and debates about our built form that urban design was always a response to either the constants or the variables of an existing situation/ context. It was always used as a tool to emphasize the permanence/temporality of ideas, these being always a result of changing time and social conditions. It is this debate between that of change vs. continuity that is most vital to Urban design. The topic is of even more importance in the Indian urban context as we have cities which have largely been a result of social production of spaces which are at the crucial juncture wherein the change being brought about is of a contrasting nature. The paper attempts to understand how would then our cities attempt to regulate these aforementioned transformations using varying tools of urban design, thus giving us an ideological framework for newer theories on Indian urbanism.
As the world population increasingly becomes an urban one, the importance of the city as a place ... more As the world population increasingly becomes an urban one, the importance of the city as a place to live in, work in and relax in increases. There is an ever present dichotomy, however, of past and present, of resident values and the market place values; of developed and the developing. Contradictions are apparent between rehabilitation for the provision of better living environments for residents and preservation and retention of urban environments through restoration projects often aimed at beautification. It is also a dichotomy of inside and outside: the resident seeking the modern facility and a damp free, equipped environment while the visitor values the external appearance, at times the romantic ruin, ignorant of the living conditions of the occupant.
The term urbanism refers to a holistic consideration of the built environment within its physical... more The term urbanism refers to a holistic consideration of the built environment within its physical, historical and social contexts while urbanization is a process revealing itself in temporal, sectoral and/or spatial ways by changes in demography, society, economy, technology and environment.
A Critique on Contemporary Urban Spaces| 2 Neelakshi Rathore | UD 7712
It becomes quite evident from the various discussions and debates about our built form that urban... more It becomes quite evident from the various discussions and debates about our built form that urban design was always a response to either the constants or the variables of an existing situation/ context. It was always used as a tool to emphasize the permanence/temporality of ideas, these being always a result of changing time and social conditions. It is this debate between that of change vs. continuity that is most vital to Urban design. The topic is of even more importance in the Indian urban context as we have cities which have largely been a result of social production of spaces which are at the crucial juncture wherein the change being brought about is of a contrasting nature. The paper attempts to understand how would then our cities attempt to regulate these aforementioned transformations using varying tools of urban design, thus giving us an ideological framework for newer theories on Indian urbanism.
As the world population increasingly becomes an urban one, the importance of the city as a place ... more As the world population increasingly becomes an urban one, the importance of the city as a place to live in, work in and relax in increases. There is an ever present dichotomy, however, of past and present, of resident values and the market place values; of developed and the developing. Contradictions are apparent between rehabilitation for the provision of better living environments for residents and preservation and retention of urban environments through restoration projects often aimed at beautification. It is also a dichotomy of inside and outside: the resident seeking the modern facility and a damp free, equipped environment while the visitor values the external appearance, at times the romantic ruin, ignorant of the living conditions of the occupant.
The term urbanism refers to a holistic consideration of the built environment within its physical... more The term urbanism refers to a holistic consideration of the built environment within its physical, historical and social contexts while urbanization is a process revealing itself in temporal, sectoral and/or spatial ways by changes in demography, society, economy, technology and environment.