- Cities, Towns and Built Environment
http://wpb.sustainurban.org/?page_id=27 - Culture and Heritage
http://wpb.sustainurban.org/?page_id=23 - People and Livelihood
http://wpb.sustainurban.org/?page_id=4 - Environment and Ecology
http://wpb.sustainurban.org/?page_id=29
Sustainable Urbanism International is a research and design initiative committed to the conservation of cultural heritage, and developing strategies for promoting culturally and environmentally sensitive strategies for urban development. SUI was established as a non-profit NGO in Bangalore in 2003 and is also a research unit at theGraduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University in New York. SUI works with governments, communities, and private investors to develop strategies for urban development that bring about the benefits of modernization while minimizing the cultural dislocations arising from it. Know More
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Sustainable Urban Futures- Heritage, Culture and Environment
A Two-day Short Course
March 23, 24, 2012In a short course that integrates theoretical concepts with practical strategies, Dr. Jyoti Hosagrahar, the course convener, will explore ways to apply universal norms and standards of sustainability and heritage conservation to benefit particular places and communities. In contrast to the current divide between urban development aimed at modernization and heritage conservation, Dr. Hosagrahar urges integrative solutions. Dr. Sathyaprakash Varanashi will co-host the course along with Dr. Hosagrahar.
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SUI Digital
Heritage in Digital Multimedia aims to promote knowledge, awareness, and excitement about cultural heritage using new media and digital technology to interpret, document, visualize, reconstruct, build support networks and make the heritage sites and monuments accessible.
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