SEQUESTRATION OF BLUE LAND: AN URBANIZATION CONFLICT IN THE CASE OF JANAKPUR DHAM SUB-METROPOLITAN CITY, NEPAL

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dc.contributor.authorSAH, MANISHA KUMARI
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-07T05:49:36Z
dc.date.available2024-02-07T05:49:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.descriptionUtilizing a comprehensive research approach, including interviews with local elders, households, and policymakers, as well as site inspections, observations, and photographs, this study investigates the diminishing glory of Janakpur Dham's Blue Lands over time and its impact on the city's settlement patterns. By exploring the multifaceted forces driving the degradation of these ponds and their surrounding areas, we seek to unravel the intricate urbanization conflict. A critical sub-objective of this study is to outline the various factors contributing to the decline of these precious ecosystems. Urbanization pressures, encroachments, and shifting community dynamics have converged to imperil these invaluable resources.en_US
dc.description.abstractWater is the 'elixir of life,' but because modernity and haphazard urbanization have changed human lifestyles and behaviors, people who formerly depended on the Blue Land have been cut off from it. Once thriving centers of activity and culture, ponds now face challenges from waste buildup and greywater drainage, which results in pond encroachment in vital resources to be converted into urban infrastructure such as roads, public buildings, or privately owned assets, often controlled by wealthy people, i.e. mahant. Declared the "City of Pond," Janakpur Dham is situated at the center of a major urban dispute arising from the sequestration of its valuable Blue Land resources by its users. The pond is the basis or evolution of the towns surrounding it. The accelerated rate of urbanization is posing a serious threat to these water bodies, which have immense historical, religious, and cultural value. The objective of this research is to formulate blue land inclusion planning, aiming to benefit the local community, enhance climate resilience, and contribute to disaster risk reduction.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://elibrary.tucl.edu.np/handle/20.500.14540/21742
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherI.O.E. Pulchowk Campusen_US
dc.subjectSequestration,en_US
dc.subjectBlue land,en_US
dc.subjectConflict,en_US
dc.titleSEQUESTRATION OF BLUE LAND: AN URBANIZATION CONFLICT IN THE CASE OF JANAKPUR DHAM SUB-METROPOLITAN CITY, NEPALen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
local.academic.levelMastersen_US
local.affiliatedinstitute.titlePulchowk Campusen_US
local.institute.titleInstitute of Engineeringen_US
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