Nature as Foundational Infrastructure
By: Rao, Mohan
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Publisher: Mumbai Marg Publications 2019Edition: Vol.71(1), Sep.Description: 62-71p.Subject(s): BUILDING TYPES (AR-BUIL)Online resources: Click here
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MargSummary: Drawing on the definition of infrastructure as “basic and physical”, the article unpacks both terms in the current context of India’s urban scenario. Focusing on cities like Bangalore and Ahmedabad located near waterbodies, the writer discusses the problematic use of engineering in altering natural resources to service the needs of local populations. He highlights the causes behind urban flooding and the issues of riverfront development and embankment while suggesting a shift to planning approaches that ensure nature is utilized to her full potential with minimal disruption and maximum access provided to a wide cross-section of people. As a model of how ecological engineering can be fulfilled, the essay also cites the writer’s work in Hampi where he has tapped into the natural terrain of the land and its rivers to revive the ancient tanks and pushkarnis.
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Drawing on the definition of infrastructure as “basic and physical”, the article unpacks both terms in the current context of India’s urban scenario. Focusing on cities like Bangalore and Ahmedabad located near waterbodies, the writer discusses the problematic use of engineering in altering natural resources to service the needs of local populations. He highlights the causes behind urban flooding and the issues of riverfront development and embankment while suggesting a shift to planning approaches that ensure nature is utilized to her full potential with minimal disruption and maximum access provided to a wide cross-section of people. As a model of how ecological engineering can be fulfilled, the essay also cites the writer’s work in Hampi where he has tapped into the natural terrain of the land and its rivers to revive the ancient tanks and pushkarnis.
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