Category Archives: Urban Studies

First Urbanization In India: Indus Valley Civilization

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

The story starts with Migration of Homo-sapiens into India and it is an old story. According to currently accepted theory homo-sapiens originated from Africa around 150,000 years back. From there they migrated to rest of the world. After the end … Continue reading →

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Urban Settlements/Systems Defined

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

A Human Settlement is a place where people live and interact through activities such as agriculture, trading and entertainment A rural settlement system is a community involved predominantly primary activities such as farming, lumbering and mining. An urban settlement system engages … Continue reading →

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Jungle in Heart of the City:Aligarh, India

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

  Forest are a luxury in the cities.They act as green belts in the industrious and often polluted crowded atmosphere  of the city.These  are preservers of urban biodiversity which is important for  a modern resilient city.Urban green belts are considered … Continue reading →

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Silt: Environmental Impact

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Silt is granular material of a size  between sand and clay.Silt particles range between 0.0039 and 0.0625 mm, larger than clay but smaller than sand particles. ISO 14688 grades silts between 0.002 mm and 0.063 mm.The origin trace back to whose is quartz and feldspar. … Continue reading →

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