[sustran] Re: regarding thesis topic

[Lalit Kishor Bhati]

Hello all!

Some of you might have heard of Auroville.

www.auroville.org

About myself - I am an Architect-Urban Planner from Auroville. Auroville is a small growing "Sustainable Eco City in making" in South India. We have about 2000 people from over 40 countries living here. It is interesting to observe that with such a small population base what all inspiring, innovative sustainable development works have been done and is being done. 

It is a very inspiring  model of holistic development. While, it is important to address problem and find creative solutions aiming at bigger cities as huge population resides there and huge resources are used/wasted there, I am of firm belief that, in long run and for true transformation and achieve effective sustainable development - change in the mindset and efforts towards 'Integrated planning and development' are the key. 

New role models can make much more positive contribution and inspire all and always have the potential of triggering and stimulating a new direction...and that is why we also believe "Auroville - The City the Earth Needs".

Well, Auroville is aspiring to be a true holistic city and we are at the very first steps of development with some good work  of 'healing the earth' - e.g. ecological restoration of this entire area. 

Auroville website provides quite comprehensive information about its all aspects and also on planning. For more specific information, please visit following web sites - 

Auroville General Web Site: http://www.auroville.org
Auroville Township Planning Information: http://www.auroville.org\thecity.htm
Auroville Township Master Plan Official Document: http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/masterplan/index.htm 
Planning Related studies (under Asia Urbs) http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/urban_research/activities.htm

So, it is a place intending to go for pedestrian and non motorized traffic options. We are not there as yet. Some seeds are there..

If anyone wishes to work (and thesis etc) on those lines - let me know. Can't say anything else but if involved  - a new range and direction of experiences is assured. 

Contact me for more information

Much love and regards

Happy Xmas and New Year to all

Lalit
Architect-Urban Planner
Auroville


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On 12/23/2006 at 5:24 PM anirudh singh bais wrote:
I am a student of transport planning doing my P.G. from school of
planning and architecture .I have to do my thesis next near starting 
Jan 2007 and want to do something new.I would appreciate fresh
idea's .I want to do something practical and related to ongoing issues in pavement design and highways .
Thanking You
Anirudh Singh Bais 

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