Tag: Aqsa Kanwal

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Recalibrating Living Dimensions of Heritage Sites

Originality of Heritage UNESCO and its Heritage Conservation Committees have been working ceaselessly to conserve, safeguard, and list World Heritage Sites, yet more than 95 percent of these sites and buildings remain unexplored. The historic core of society has been a constantly shifting phenomena, adapting to changing societal dynamics. The

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walkability
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Walkability as a Sustainable Approach in Asian Cities

What is the concept of Walkability? With the accelerating globalization and modernization of the cities, the idea of walkability was almost considered a utopian concept. The rapid increase in the urban sprawl of emerging cities made motorized transport the most convenient and appreciated mode of transit. The cities became more

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Urban mobilty
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Gender Responsive Urban Mobility Design Strategies

The political strategies of a country are central to any urban planning. A group of elites plan it based on the society’s socio-political disparities. This urban planning process leaves a trail of victims: women, LGBT, the elderly, etc. So male-dominated megacities have often neglected the needs of our society’s most

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