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Authors:Ashwani Luthra Pages: 1 - 9 Abstract: The built environment of the cities is largely governed by the practices being following in planning and developing different land uses on their lands. Reducing land-man ratio, housing shortage, traffic and transportation problems, safety issues, water crisis, solid waste mis-management, sanitation, etc. are the key challenges faced by the bigger cities of India. One of the strongest reasons for these problems has been the inappropriate approach followed in land use planning and development. The Master Plans of the towns and cities and prepared without giving due regards to the urban settlement system of the region. The examination of inter-linkages and inter-dependencies of the urban settlements of different sizes help it determining the role of a particular town or city. The Master Plan prepared to best fit the role to be performed makes the town or city to function as a primate settlement or a dependent entity. The nature and magnitude of urban infrastructure to be provided becomes more pragmatic. An analysis of system of urban settlements of Punjab as per Census of India 2011 is done to identify the urban regions for which the Master Plans should be prepared following regionalization approach. This approach helps in determining the role of smaller towns around to act as dormitory or satellite towns around the primate city. An effort is made to appraise the local planning area (LPA) earmarked for Master Plan purposes against the urban regions identified through the study. PubDate: 2022-11-18 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 2 (2022)
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Authors:Simran Grover Pages: 10 - 19 Abstract: Fire safety in hospitals is a challenge as it caters to the most vulnerable population. In case of fire emergencies special requirements must be met while evacuating such people. Hospital fire incidents in India have claimed many lives over years and has resulted in damage to properties. In the current era with an increasing number of fire incidents, and with an increase in the scale and the complexity of the buildings and structures the, the safe egress of the occupants and evacuation has become very important and can be regarded as the major source of fatality in the fire accidents in the buildings either due to occupants being trapped because of the non- compliance of the building standards prevailing and appropriate for the state or region or due to the negligence of the facility managers and project managers in installation and maintaining the Fire prevention system in both active and passive category specific to the components of the egress. This situation is further aggravated in the hospital buildings due to the existence of vulnerable patients, the presence of potentially dangerous substances and the need for constant assistance for the evacuees. The aim of the paper is to assess the potential fire risk, judge their probabilities, and arrive at the Fire risk factor of fire egress in Institutional occupancy buildings (Healthcare sector). PubDate: 2022-11-25 DOI: 10.37628/ijlpa.v8i2.965 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 2 (2022)
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Authors:Riya Verma, Jyotsna Narula Narula Pages: 20 - 25 Abstract: Ecotourism has a huge potential to attract tourist especially in hills because mountains help people to enjoy their lives away from a stressful schedule. Also, increase in tourism enhances the livelihood of the local people who are not directly employed but also adds value to that specific region. However, there is a lack of awareness among the local people on it. Uttarakhand is known for its mountains, forests and river areas but is prone to disasters due to which the livelihood of people got affected. Due to this tourist became hesitant to visit these places and business from tourism got reduced. So, ecotourism helps local community to earn their livelihoods by which they can bring back the confidence of the tourist along with conservation of biodiversity. This study provides an insight into understanding the eco-tourism potential in the state of Uttarakhand that will enhance the standard of living and provide sound, economic, environmental, and social benefits to the local people and region. PubDate: 2022-12-05 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 2 (2022)
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Authors:Odaudu Ugbede Sunday Pages: 26 - 35 Abstract: Kidnapping for ransom is a security challenge in Nigeria. Therefore, it became necessary to conduct a research work with regards to kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria because of its importance as the capital of the country. The aim of the research was to overview the cases of kidnapping at residential environments in the FCT, in order to generate architectural and other safety guidelines for reducing their future occurrences. The research focused on desktop study as the instrument for data collection; reviewed eight different newspapers in Nigeria with the availability of kidnapping cases in FCT to get information relating to them. Thus, table was employed for the presentation and analyses of the research data and the results were checked via contents analyses technique, in order to validate them. Among the findings is that the door to the toilet where people were hiding during kidnapping attack was opened by the kidnappers by force. Among the recommended guidelines is that every residential building must have a central strong room similar to bank vault with perforations of 0.45 metre high at the top very close to the ceiling level and having 0.3 metre distance between the top of the perforations and the bottom of the ceiling, so that victims can hide themselves there and call the attention of security personnel in case of kidnapping. PubDate: 2022-12-09 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 2 (2022)
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Authors:Shruti H. Kapur, Kanika Gupta Gupta Pages: 36 - 45 Abstract: In today's global warming and other environmental issues, traditional buildings have emerged as a finest solution component for environmental improvement. It was well-known for creating a comfortable environment for its inhabitants, even in the face of harsh climatic circumstances. The bioclimatic approach is a measurement of human comfort needs, an evaluation of current climatic circumstances along with reasonable architectural solutions. Bioclimatic design deals with the climatic conditions of any place while utilizing existing resources and consuming the least amount of energy possible. Passive techniques like natural lighting, environmental cooling, passive solar approaches, and other strategies serve to manage the temperature of the structure. The use of passive cooling as well as heating systems in traditional architecture connects a strong bond with nature. The major goal of this research is to evaluate and investigate environmental behaviour in various heritage buildings as well as the identification of vernacularism's passive cooling potentials. This study focuses on the importance of passive and low-energy cooling solutions that have been used in buildings, as well as identifying those parameters that give human comfort in the building. PubDate: 2022-12-28 Issue No:Vol. 8, No. 2 (2022)
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