Tag Archives: rapid urbanization

Renowned Dental Hospitals in Jaipur

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

All livings beings need energy that our species get from food. To produce energy from the food we need to break it down on its journey to digestion and combustion we use our biological instrument that is called tooth.The human tooth is … Continue reading →

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Chanakya’s Thoughts on Town and Country Planning in Contemporary World:Are They Relevant?

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Some interesting extracts relating to Town and Country planning in Arthashastra composed by Chanakya in the Maurya period is given below: Town, which is congested, should be freed of surplus population, which should then be housed in a new location. … Continue reading →

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We Will Have to Make Our Future Cities Both “Resilient” and “Sustainable”

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Now-a-days ,there are two buzzwords-Resillience and Sustainable.David Bello, Associate Editor over at Scientific American, has an interesting post  looking at the supposed tensions between “resilience” and “sustainability”. His argument shows that precisely the characteristics that make many urban systems resilient … Continue reading →

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