Monthly Archives: September 2019

The Great Caste Divide in Urban India

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Proclaiming the Indian village to be a ‘sink of localism, a den of ignorance, narrow-mindedness and communalism’, the economist-turned-lawyer and the architect of the Indian constitution, B.R. Ambedkar famously exhorted Dalits to move away from villages practicing residential segregation to … Continue reading →

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Normal Distribution

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

  A normal distribution, sometimes called the bell curve, is a distribution that occurs naturally in many situations. For example, the bell curve is seen in tests like the SAT and GRE. The bulk of students will score the average (C), … Continue reading →

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6 characteristics of an urban village

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Sustaining Community:
Urban design plays a vital role in community building and promoting horizontal community engagement. This video and an associated report, New London Villages: Creating community, (Scanlon, Sagor, Whitehead and Mossa, 2016) explore the concept of…

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The Concept of Place in Geography

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

One of the oldest tenants of geography is the concept of place. As a result, place has numerous definitions, from the simple “a space or location with meaning” to the more complex “an area having unique physical and human characteristics … Continue reading →

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