Rapid Assessment Tool for traditional Indian Neighbourhoods: a Case Study of Alwar Walled City in Rajasthan

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages 364-382

  Dhingra, Mani ^a   Singh, Manoj Kumar ^b   Chattopadhyay, Subrata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inclusive Development; Micro level Planning; Neighbourhood Vitality Tool; Sustainable Urban Fabric; Traditional Planning Principles

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN PLANNING;

INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT; MICRO LEVEL; NEIGHBOURHOOD; TRADITIONAL PLANNING; URBAN FABRICS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84989902036     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2016.06.015     Document Type: Article

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