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A forest in a city: Maintaining Chandigarh’s green cover in the face of urbanisation

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Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2021-05-27

With Chandigarh’s growing reputation as nature’s paradise, every aspect of this man-made creation, originally spread over 47 blocks of 246 acres each, vindicates the visionary thinking of the early planners. Surely, Le Corbusier, Dr. M.S. Randhawa and others must be smiling at the evolution of Chandigarh into a standard for sustainable living amidst the chaos typical Indian cities are.

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https://india.mongabay.com/2021/05/a-forest-in-a-city-maintaining-chandigarhs-green-cover-in-the-face-of-urbanisation/