The basics of Sustainable “Hard" infrastructure
photo credit: mcmees24 Today, majority of the urban activities rely on infrastructure such as power, telecom, roads, water supply, mass…
Interview with Deena Platman
Deena Platman, Principal Transportation Planner at Metro in Portland, Oregon is implementing cutting edge solutions to a problem that is…
Governance : Cooperation & Collaboration between Local Bodies
As noted in a 2007 paper by Sung-Wook Kwon of the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida…
The art of public spaces
[nggallery id=1] Public spaces need to be built in a way that is both useful and appealing, and public art…
Urban form to achieve sustainable livable cities
Economist Steven Sheppard and CLEAR institute have estimated that based on the current pattern of development with peripheral development and…
Interview with Rex Burkholder
An Interview with Rex Burkholder Rex Burkholder is one of the key reasons that the Portland metropolitan area is today…
Re-Reading Taj Mahal
In September 2010, the Yamuna River touched the base of Taj Mahal’s 300 m long river-facing terrace for the first…
Portland Diaries : Getting Started
I am currently in Portland till August 2011, representing The Urban Vision as a Young Urban Leader. Portland is one…
ENABLING RESPONSIBLE URBAN FORM
The term “density” has developed a tarnished reputation in our time. It has become synonymous with mid and high rise…
Green Structures
The awareness about effects of green-house gases and carbon footprints, which are prominent by-products of modern living, have given the…