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Agriculture World, 2022
Please note that the information in this magazine, does not make any claims. Agriculture World ha... more Please note that the information in this magazine, does not make any claims. Agriculture World has made a constant care to make sure that the content is accurate. and the views expressed in the articles reflect the author(s) opinions.
The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review, 2012
Achieving sustainability is the common challenge facing each and every city across the world; sim... more Achieving sustainability is the common challenge facing each and every city across the world; simultaneously, sustainability indicators are increasingly recognised as the most effective mean to measuring sustainability trends. Unlike cities in developing countries, some cities in developed countries have evolved their own urban sustainability indicators; however, most of these have failed to meet the holistic purpose of Sustainable Development. Equally, an absence of urban sustainability indicators makes it difficult to measure the performance of the cities, resulting in unexpected outcomes. First this paper will give an overview of a sustainable city. By explaining chapters 28 and 40 of the UN's Agenda 21, it will describe the importance of sustainability indicators and their role in the assessment of urban sustainability to bridge data gaps and improve information availability. From an extensive literature review, this paper will identify the common features and purposes of urban sustainability indicators. For better understanding, this paper will examine various existing city-level sustainable development indicators and develop a comparative analysis to explain the insufficiencies of these indicators. Further, it will argue that for developing countries, examining the current state of sustainability is more relevant than the traditional process to measure sustainability trends. In conclusion, this paper will suggest some effective measures to improve the efficiency of urban sustainability indicators in different contexts.
Conference Presentations by Somdeep Nandy
The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the cur... more The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the current real estate trend shows that senior citizen housing demands and the number of retirement communities in college and university towns are increasing nationwide. In the State College area specifically, senior citizen housing units have been growing faster than ever before in recent years.
Loneliness and growing fragmented family structure often threaten the mental well-being of our elderly. While human-nature connection and intergenerational interaction have enormous psychological benefits, traditional design practices underestimate the impotence of multi-functional space. Intergenerational activities can help reduce loneliness. Converting unused and underutilized green spaces into intergenerational recreation spaces could enhance the social connection. Furthermore, upgrading the green areas with nature-based solutions and native plant palates will improve urban biodiversity and reduce the urban heat island effect.
This project addresses the pressing realities pertaining to the aging population and mental health conditions of the elderly and children through intergenerational bonding space design. We demonstrate the process of selecting ideal site locations within the Spring Creek watershed, Centre County, PA, using suitability analysis in the Geographical Information System (GIS). Besides considering the locations of senior citizen housing, the analysis also evaluated school locations, a walkability index developed by EPA, and estimated prevalence of depression and obesity among adults aged 18 years and older. Finally, based on the geospatial weighted average method, areas most in need of an Intergenerational bonding space were identified within the Spring Creek watershed.
Storymap link: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a712c78e084441b18804cfaa34ea02a6
The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the cur... more The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the current real estate trend shows that senior citizen housing demands and the number of retirement communities in college and university towns are increasing nationwide. In the State College area specifically, senior citizen housing units have been growing faster than ever before in recent years.
Loneliness and growing fragmented family structure often threaten the mental well-being of our elderly. While human-nature connection and intergenerational interaction have enormous psychological benefits, traditional design practices underestimate the impotence of multi-functional space. Intergenerational activities can help reduce loneliness. Converting unused and underutilized green spaces into intergenerational recreation spaces could enhance the social connection. Furthermore, upgrading the green areas with nature-based solutions and native plant palates will improve urban biodiversity and reduce the urban heat island effect.
This project addresses the pressing realities pertaining to the aging population and mental health conditions of the elderly and children through intergenerational bonding space design. We demonstrate the process of selecting ideal site locations within the Spring Creek watershed, Centre County, PA, using suitability analysis in the Geographical Information System (GIS). Besides considering the locations of senior citizen housing, the analysis also evaluated school locations, a walkability index developed by EPA, and estimated prevalence of depression and obesity among adults aged 18 years and older. Finally, based on the geospatial weighted average method, areas most in need of an Intergenerational bonding space were identified within the Spring Creek watershed.
Drafts by Somdeep Nandy
Agriculture World, 2022
Please note that the information in this magazine, does not make any claims. Agriculture World ha... more Please note that the information in this magazine, does not make any claims. Agriculture World has made a constant care to make sure that the content is accurate. and the views expressed in the articles reflect the author(s) opinions.
The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review, 2012
Achieving sustainability is the common challenge facing each and every city across the world; sim... more Achieving sustainability is the common challenge facing each and every city across the world; simultaneously, sustainability indicators are increasingly recognised as the most effective mean to measuring sustainability trends. Unlike cities in developing countries, some cities in developed countries have evolved their own urban sustainability indicators; however, most of these have failed to meet the holistic purpose of Sustainable Development. Equally, an absence of urban sustainability indicators makes it difficult to measure the performance of the cities, resulting in unexpected outcomes. First this paper will give an overview of a sustainable city. By explaining chapters 28 and 40 of the UN's Agenda 21, it will describe the importance of sustainability indicators and their role in the assessment of urban sustainability to bridge data gaps and improve information availability. From an extensive literature review, this paper will identify the common features and purposes of urban sustainability indicators. For better understanding, this paper will examine various existing city-level sustainable development indicators and develop a comparative analysis to explain the insufficiencies of these indicators. Further, it will argue that for developing countries, examining the current state of sustainability is more relevant than the traditional process to measure sustainability trends. In conclusion, this paper will suggest some effective measures to improve the efficiency of urban sustainability indicators in different contexts.
The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the cur... more The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the current real estate trend shows that senior citizen housing demands and the number of retirement communities in college and university towns are increasing nationwide. In the State College area specifically, senior citizen housing units have been growing faster than ever before in recent years.
Loneliness and growing fragmented family structure often threaten the mental well-being of our elderly. While human-nature connection and intergenerational interaction have enormous psychological benefits, traditional design practices underestimate the impotence of multi-functional space. Intergenerational activities can help reduce loneliness. Converting unused and underutilized green spaces into intergenerational recreation spaces could enhance the social connection. Furthermore, upgrading the green areas with nature-based solutions and native plant palates will improve urban biodiversity and reduce the urban heat island effect.
This project addresses the pressing realities pertaining to the aging population and mental health conditions of the elderly and children through intergenerational bonding space design. We demonstrate the process of selecting ideal site locations within the Spring Creek watershed, Centre County, PA, using suitability analysis in the Geographical Information System (GIS). Besides considering the locations of senior citizen housing, the analysis also evaluated school locations, a walkability index developed by EPA, and estimated prevalence of depression and obesity among adults aged 18 years and older. Finally, based on the geospatial weighted average method, areas most in need of an Intergenerational bonding space were identified within the Spring Creek watershed.
Storymap link: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a712c78e084441b18804cfaa34ea02a6
The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the cur... more The growing aging population has become an increasing concern in the USA. Simultaneously, the current real estate trend shows that senior citizen housing demands and the number of retirement communities in college and university towns are increasing nationwide. In the State College area specifically, senior citizen housing units have been growing faster than ever before in recent years.
Loneliness and growing fragmented family structure often threaten the mental well-being of our elderly. While human-nature connection and intergenerational interaction have enormous psychological benefits, traditional design practices underestimate the impotence of multi-functional space. Intergenerational activities can help reduce loneliness. Converting unused and underutilized green spaces into intergenerational recreation spaces could enhance the social connection. Furthermore, upgrading the green areas with nature-based solutions and native plant palates will improve urban biodiversity and reduce the urban heat island effect.
This project addresses the pressing realities pertaining to the aging population and mental health conditions of the elderly and children through intergenerational bonding space design. We demonstrate the process of selecting ideal site locations within the Spring Creek watershed, Centre County, PA, using suitability analysis in the Geographical Information System (GIS). Besides considering the locations of senior citizen housing, the analysis also evaluated school locations, a walkability index developed by EPA, and estimated prevalence of depression and obesity among adults aged 18 years and older. Finally, based on the geospatial weighted average method, areas most in need of an Intergenerational bonding space were identified within the Spring Creek watershed.