I know few will care about an unknown story by an unknown author, but goodness, I loved writing about this one! I'm proud of what I wrote. And I think my guest poster did as well.
"Have you ever walked through a great city and thought, wow I love this place? What is it that makes some places great and others ... not? One key factor is what urban planners call a “sense of place.”"
YES, yes, yes!
I never understood why I like that small streets in the old (denser) part of my village. Now after watching this video, it makes completely sense. And it's great to hear that this does not only appeal to me, but it seems to be a general thing (otherwise there would not be a theory behind this).
A pathway protected by metal railings, a barrier for the vibrant array of flowers, yet they endure. Their petals burst forth, a display of nature's tenacity against the man-made confines. Against all odds, they bloom, painting a picture of resistance and beauty.
In the reporting from the heat crisis in #NewDelhi, I haven’t yet seen texts about the role the #urban environment itself plays in it, despite the city being notorious for its steep inequality in terms of air pollution, heat and distribution of green spaces. Has anyone come across any such texts, preferably urbanist ones? @sociology @geography
@rheinze@sociology@geography I think that many texts and books on eviction (and the World-Class City) touch on this. I remember this as a hot topic, no pun, in Delhi. Trees being removed to make space for traffic and business. NGOs such as Chintan and publications such as Downtoearth discuss it as well, I think