Papers by Lakshmi Septamma shaji
The Paper tries to unfold the paradox that exists in the tribal community with respect to its red... more The Paper tries to unfold the paradox that exists in the tribal community with respect to its redevelopment. The study discusses the possible measures that can be taken to resolves the current issues in the tribal redevelopment programs. Tribes are the indigenous inhabitants of our country who have been living in a life based on the natural environment and have cultural patterns suited to their physical and social environment. They are the poorest; most marginalized, oppressed, and impecunious people in the country. Tribal development is one of the most important subjects which drew serve and widespread concern in the country. But it has not yet given the importance what it needs. The research deals with the quality of the life of ‘Muthuvan’ community (tribal community in Kerala and Tamil Nadu mainly lives in the Western Ghats) in former and later periods of rehabilitation and redevelopment.
Proceedings of International Web Conference in Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Planet
AIJR Proceedings, 2021
This proceeding contains articles of the various research ideas of the academic community and pra... more This proceeding contains articles of the various research ideas of the academic community and practitioners accepted at the "International Web Conference in Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Planet (ICCESP 2021)". ICCESP 2021 is being Organized by the Habilete Learning Solutions, Kollam in Collaboration with American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, and Baselios Mathews II College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala, India. Conference Title: International Web Conference in Civil Engineering for a Sustainable PlanetConference Acronym: ICCESP 2021Conference Date: 05–06 March 2021Conference Location: Online (Virtual Mode)Conference Organizer: Habilete Learning Solutions, Kollam, Kerala, IndiaCollaborators: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, and Baselios Mathews II College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala, India
Procedia Technology, 2016
The present urbanized world is on a vogue to remold its impression and character into someone els... more The present urbanized world is on a vogue to remold its impression and character into someone else's. The new impressions often carries a complete disconnect from its roots which gradually loses its self and identity and never has a sustenance. In this context Form Based Coding(FBC) as a tool in Urban Design Process aids to come up with solutions whichstrongly holds the people to their community and closelyassociated with culture through the physical spaces they areassociated with. The paper has made an effort to analyze theprocess of FBC as a genuine tool to establish the association ofphysical form and spaces with the public realm to uphold thecontext and culture by taking a case in the heritage rich centralcommercial core of Thiruvananthapuram city, Chalai. Chalai isundergoing a tremendous transformation in its physical formdisregarding its strong culture and context and this can influencethe inherent native character of the bazaar activity and looses itsidentity in form and function. In this regard form Based Codingwill be a suitable tool to strengthen it as a native bazaar for thecity. A detailed documentation of form in relation with the existing layers of street pattern, activity, building types, and function is analysed and its influences to variations in form is studied. The existing codes of the built form of different uses were decoded. The comparison of existing codes with the theoretical parameters from literature and case studies lead to the formulation of codes with FBC as a tool suitable for the context.
A Positive Response to Urban Ecological Aspects Around an Urban Pond Through Urban Design Guidelines
Cities are growing at a phenomenal pace and the speed has created a huge gap between the urban dw... more Cities are growing at a phenomenal pace and the speed has created a huge gap between the urban dwellers and nature. Though development of cities are driven by many economic factors and ecological driving factors are acknowledged in recent times, water resources still lack importance. The significance of urban water bodies are mainly in two ways: one is to help the survival of the water dependent ecosystem and landscape and the other is to recharge the water beneath the ground. Since ancient times water had a great role in human culture in many ways through rituals and lifestyle, especially in India. Creating huge man made reservoirs, for agriculture and day to day uses. Unfortunately, in recent times anthropogenic activities have created the worst phase of degradation of natural resources and mainly water. So as an urban designer there is a great social responsibility and commitment for building up a better and healthy city have a key role in integrating such natural resources posit...
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Papers by Lakshmi Septamma shaji