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Chitrakar, Rajjan; Baker, Douglas C.; Guaralda, Mirko
(Elsevier, 2022-08-22)
Public spaces are being increasingly controlled and managed by non-government agencies, and their publicness is shifting constantly, prompting concerns about the nature of the public realm in contemporary cities. Using a ...
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Chitrakar, Rajjan
(The Kathmandu Post, 2020-01-20)
Public open spaces are no longer the central element of contemporary residential neighbourhoods in the Kathmandu Valley.
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Chitrakar, Rajjan; Shrestha, Brinda
(Nova Science Publishers, 2020-11-13)
Contemporary urban development of Kathmandu Valley, the major urban centre of Nepal, has largely failed to deliver positive outcomes, with direct consequences on its public realm. While the problem demands effective ...
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Chitrakar, Rajjan
(Melbourne Polytechnic, 2020-11-19)
This talk presents a case study of the traditional towns of Kathmandu Valley, the major urban centre of Nepal, to illustrate how these towns have evolved as a constructive conglomeration of the tangible and intangible urban ...
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Shrestha, Brinda; Chitrakar, Rajjan
(Nova Science Publisher, 2020-11-13)
Traditional urban spaces contribute to delivering city’s unique ethos
that helps to build urban identity and gives character to a place. However,
these historic hubs are constantly being challenged by the growing
conflict ...
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