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'Cities are not just brick and mortar; they represent the dreams,
aspirations, and hopes of societies.'UN Habitat (2008)Urban lakes
are part of many of the cities we live in. They are often
intricately bound with the city's social fabric, valued for direct
utility purposes such as drinking water provision, or for their
aesthetic, historical, cultural, and religious significance.
However, oftentimes in spite of their unique spatial,
socio-cultural, and economic value and 'relationship' with the
city, urban lakes end up as receptacles for waste, or are infilled
for development.This book traces the socio-cultural and
technological dimensions at play for the protection and remediation
of a tropical urban lake, and how these dimensions guide the design
of need-based solutions. It explores design requirements based on
the need for sensitivity to religious and cultural norms, social
values and aesthetic requirements. First-hand experiences of the
writers in planning and executing an urban lake remediation project
in a fast-growing city and a UNESCO heritage site, are drawn as
practical examples. The lessons learnt can find application in
other lakes of cultural significance in tropical regions.
'Cities are not just brick and mortar; they represent the dreams,
aspirations, and hopes of societies.'UN Habitat (2008)Urban lakes
are part of many of the cities we live in. They are often
intricately bound with the city's social fabric, valued for direct
utility purposes such as drinking water provision, or for their
aesthetic, historical, cultural, and religious significance.
However, oftentimes in spite of their unique spatial,
socio-cultural, and economic value and 'relationship' with the
city, urban lakes end up as receptacles for waste, or are infilled
for development.This book traces the socio-cultural and
technological dimensions at play for the protection and remediation
of a tropical urban lake, and how these dimensions guide the design
of need-based solutions. It explores design requirements based on
the need for sensitivity to religious and cultural norms, social
values and aesthetic requirements. First-hand experiences of the
writers in planning and executing an urban lake remediation project
in a fast-growing city and a UNESCO heritage site, are drawn as
practical examples. The lessons learnt can find application in
other lakes of cultural significance in tropical regions.
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