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Visit hunterindustries.com EASY IRRIGATION FOR SMALL SPACES BTT: Bluetooth® Tap Timer he global pandemic of COVID-19 has forced all of us to reimagine our L present and future worlds. Countries across the globe are working on | various strategies to fight this unprecedented global health emergen- A cy. In India, the distinctive informal form of urbanity is one of the main | T I challenges in this war against COVID-19. Mriganka Saxena, urban strategist and | policy writer presents a comprehensive framework of the Containment plan for R our Indian cities and towns to combat this situation. This informal vocabulary | finds a clear focus in the newly released book of Ranjit Sabikhi, an eminent ur- O ban designer and academician. He discusses issues and potentials of this unique | vocabulary while calling designers to contribute and reimagine these areas. T | I With a slow economy in the last few years, there is a gradual increase in the num- | ber of designers who are now practicing in public domain. Some well established D landscape practices across the country are designing public parks, participating | in various design competitions for development of public realm and developing E new research branches in their practices. Two projects in the city of Pune re- imagine safe, inclusive, ecological and aesthetically pleasing streetscapes. The issue also features an interview with Bimal Patel—the selected design consul- tant for the Redevelopment of Central Vista, New Delhi—who shares his views on some of the key aspects of the project along with his professional journey, views on practice and related aspects. In the research section, Rabindra Vasavada, an eminent conservation architect reviews the maps of historic Indian Cities, which try to understand their chang- ing relationship with nature. The exhibition of Miki Desai, eminent academician and architect, about vernacular architecture demonstrates the repository of rich cultural heritage of the country across many geographical regions. In his conver- sation with the Editors, he calls to reinvent this rich tapestry to suit contempo- rary functions and use. The section also includes a review of the Yamuna River Project, an exhaustive study of the river in context of the city of Delhi, mentored by University of Virginia. Due to the global health emergency, the next two issues of the Journal [including this one – LA-61] are being produced only in digital format. We thank all our contributors and companies from Landscape Industry for their support in these challenging times. Wishing you good times ahead. Stay safe. 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Email: [email protected] 61 DIGITAL contents 2020 ISSUE 11 37 73 106 environment, ecology and biodiversity | environment, ecology heritage, urban design, city and culture | RESCUING THE URBAN and biodiversity | landscape architecture | BOURGEOIS POLLINATORS REJUVENATION AND A SENSE OF SPACE ENVIRONMENTALISM Madhura Khade RESTORATION OF URBAN Anuraag Chowfla AND THE VULNERABILITY PONDS, GURUGRAM OF THE POOR Future Institute In conversation with UNCIVIL CITY: ECOLOGY, RANJIT SABIKHI EQUITY AND THE COMMONS IN DELHI [Author: Amita Baviskar] 16 Review by Nikhil Dhar environment, ecology and biodiversity | 46 WETLANDS AT WORK environment, ecology 84 UNDERSTANDING WETLANDS and biodiversity | With inputs from Dr. C. R. Babu heritage, urban design, 109 SPURRING ECONOMIC landscape architecture | CONSTRUCTED WETLAND REVIVAL THROUGH DEMOCRACY, city and culture | AT RAJOKRI, NEW DELHI ECOLOGICAL PARTICIPATION STREETSCAPES IN PUNE [Delhi Jal Board] RESTORATION, AND CONSULTATION Ankit Srivastava NANHU, CHINA CREATING A HEALTHY AND In conversation with WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD: CONSTRUCTED WETLAND Uma Sekar BIMAL PATEL AUNDH NEIGHBORHOOD AT NEELA HAUZ, NEW DELHI UPGRADATION | PUNE Landscape and Environment Planning Prasanna Desai Architects Department, Delhi Development Authority 57 ABOUT RETAIL, TREES 99 AND YOUNG VIBES: CONSTRUCTED WETLAND heritage, urban design, JANGLI MAHARAJ ROAD | PUNE AT HAUZ KHAS LAKE,