We are destroying the city of gardens on December 2, 2019Lahore was once known for its lush green gardens but is now known for its maze of underpasses and overpasses. The surge in developmental projects, especially road widening, has taken a toll on the city’s tree cover. The reduction of tree cover has also destroyed the habitat of many species. Chopping down trees to widen […]
Global warming and rising global temperatures on November 1, 2019Global warming is one of the most critical issues the world is facing in the twenty-first century, one that will affect every living creature on the planet. It is also an extraordinarily complex problem, which everyone needs to understand as clearly and completely as possible. The climate of the earth is constantly changing due to […]
Increased Population Growth: Cities need Urban Planners on October 30, 2019Urbanisation is not a new story in Pakistan. In 1947, the year of Partition, masses of Indian Muslims (estimates range from 6 million to 8 million) crossed the new border. Many of these refugees settled in urban areas in the eastern Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Punjab. Additional migratory flows occurred in 1965 and 1971 […]
Cities for women on October 22, 2019The urban scientist, Jane Jacobs, in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities analyses cities that are not similar to a suburb. They are denser. She argues that cities are full of strangers, and therefore to make cities safe, a city’s street should have a clear identification of public places and an […]
National Prosperity Indexes can lead to better governance in Pakistan on October 21, 2019Prosperity indexes can be used for different purposes. It is being observed that four critical factors assist the authorities to work efficiently with prosperity indexes, especially considering its governance factor. First, the government authorities are required to share a common sense of commitment to the rule of laws. It determines the citizens of a region […]
Project Management in Pakistan on October 17, 2019Leadership, as well as project management, are key and professional areas of project management in Pakistan that directly impact project performance. Pakistan is the 6th most populous state in the world, although an emerging country in South Asia as well as the 4th most populous country in the region, but does not provide basic facilities […]