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MSLab, Milano Politecnico
Ravali Sathiwada, Sravya Luthikurthi, Sandy Kim, Pedro B. Ortiz
Due to rapid urbanization and human interference the last remaining marshland of Chennai city, the Pallikaranai marshland, a unique ecosystem of its kind, has been reduced to one-third of its original extent. The marsh has been reduced and fragmented, due to the construction of institutes, the Perungudi dump-yard and Sewage treatment plant, IT corridors, residential complexes, etc.
Pallikarnai Marshland is one of the most important wetlands in India. It is natural and unique in its hydrology. It is home to a large number of species of plants and animals. It is, however, under various kinds of threats; threats that are largely due to the rapidly changing surrounding urban landscape of Chennai. The threats are also due to lack of awareness on the ecological value of natural wetlands.
The goal of the project is to analyze the metropolitan complexity using metropolitan cartography method and deliver a sensible wetland project that can stand as an example first of its kind in India and providing a platform to exchange knowledge which can be used at other sponge sites across the Chennai metropolitan area and across the nation. The project would also focus on promoting sustainable growth in relation to climate change and economic conditions of the metropolitan region at a global scale.
Metropolitan Cartography _ TELLme EU Project |