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), while … 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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