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Well-designed and managed public spaces are key to acitys
growth,says VISHNU SN!"
Each year the red letter day ta!es on a new theme chosen $y the
+nited Nations$ased on current issues rele0ant to the Ha$itat
A"enda1 This year2s theme is
3Pu$lic Spaces 4or all21
In connection with the 5orld Ha$itat 6ay cele$rations Asset
Homes or"anised
the second edition o4 their triannual lecture series on
sustaina$le de0elopment in
the city1
Spea!in" on the topic 3The un$uilt de4ines the $uilt2 architect
.adha0 7oshi said
that well-desi"ned and mana"ed pu$lic spaces were !ey assets 4or
a city2s
li0ea$ility and economy1 Pu$lic spaces o4ten o0erloo!ed and
under0alued are the$ac!$one o4 cities1 His tal! co0ered the 0arious
dimensions o4 pu$lic spaces and
their role in shapin" the $uilt en0ironment as well as the
multiple perceptions o4
open spaces their sym$olism and meanin"1
.r1 7oshi said to#roperty #lusthat in order to $e prepared 4or
the massi0e
phenomenon o4 ur$anisation and shi4t in demo"raphics happenin"
in our
country certain awareness pro"rammes need to $e ta!en up1 The
aim should $e
to e8uip the ri"ht people so that pro0isions 4or "ood li0in" in
ur$an spaces are
addressed at the ri"ht time1
Those who are at the helm o4 "ettin" thin"s done should $e aware
o4 what needs
to $e implemented what modi4ications are re8uired in "o0ernance
what the
policies that need to $e altered are where they should $e
restricti0e and where
they should $e 4acilitati0e and so on1
They are supposed to $e well in4ormed a$out the e9periences 4rom
other parts o4
the world as well said the architect1 O44icially desi"nated $y
the +nited Nations
and cele$rated on the 4irst .onday o4 Octo$er since %:;or
o$>ecti0es other than raisin" awareness a$out the need 4or
well
desi"ned and mana"ed pu$lic spaces and streets include?
de0elopin" processes
and tools to ensure that pu$lic spaces are conduci0e and sa4e
4or women and
children older persons and persons with disa$ilities? enhancin"
community
cohesion and sa4ety 4or all citi@ens throu"h acti0ity and e0ents
held in pu$lic
spaces and streets and contri$utin" to a policy dialo"ue that
4ocuses on the $road
ran"e o4 issues related to inte"ratin" pu$lic spaces and streets
into city plannin"1
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On the occasion the corporate social responsi$ility pro>ect
o4 Asset Homes in
association with S+T Hospital 3Tree 6han2 was launched $y
,a"huchandran
Nair national 0ice-president ,E6AI $y handin" o0er a tea!
saplin" to a "irl
child1
Accordin" to Sunil umar .ana"in" 6irector o4 Asset Homes as
responsi$le
$uilders we are tryin" to thin! $eyond the s8uare 4eet and
pro"rammes li!e these
helps to spread the messa"e that sustaina$le approach is indeed
practical when it
comes to $uildin" ur$an li0in" spaces1
