Category Archives: Class Notes

Contours: An Overview

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Contour –  Contour is an imaginary line on ground joining points of equal or constant elevations. contours are important to draw the topographical maps in which vertical distances are also shown using the contour lines. Contour interval: Vertical distance between any … Continue reading →

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Five Early Urban Hearths

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

The Urban Systems started early. There were many reasons and factors of early Urban Development. The early urban development started in some pockets and regions. Here five early hearths of urban development are listed and briefly discussed. Mesopotamia The first … Continue reading →

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Rural-Urban Continuum: The Concept

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Rural- urban continuum is  the merging of town and village.The concept is a term used in recognition of the fact that there is rarely, either physically or socially, a sharp division, a clearly marked boundary between the two, with one … Continue reading →

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Dimensions of Smart City

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

The city is built layer by layer. There are many attributes separated in many features of the city singularly considered smart” and not holistically. Giffinger et al. (2007) identified four fields of realization of a “smart city”: industry, education, participation, … Continue reading →

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