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This project was created by Nilofer Afza Tajuddin on uni.xyz, a platform for design professionals to showcase their work.

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"Leveraging Socio-cultural networks - Chennai, India" is a Urban Infrastructure, Sustainable Urban Design, Urban Resilience, Urban Ecosystem, Sustainable Cities, Urban Morphology, Urban Dam, Urban Connectivity, Water Management, Urban Intervention, City Vulnerability, Water Resources Utilization, Conservation Architecture, Eco-System, Flood Risk, Water Awareness, Urban Planning, Urban System, Green Corridor, Connecting City, Spatial Resilience, Cultural Architecture, Flooded Area, Urban Environment, Public Infrastructure project showcased on uni.xyz.

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This project is located in Chennai, India.

Leveraging Socio-cultural networks - Chennai, India

Local adaptation strategies across spatial scales for flood resilience in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Ecological restoration is driven by the concept of social capital to redefine how communities interact with water in the city by integrating community infrastructures such as schools and places of workship with water bodies. Completed in July 2018.

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