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1. The problems of Karachi
E DUCATION
For a metropolis, the literacy rate of the city must be high. Instead, today, Karachi has
Low literacy rate
Poor quality education
Incoherent education systems
- Government system
- Private system
Cambridge
Local
Madressah
No. or few libraries.
DISOWNING KARACHI
Trash dumping
Graffiti
Encroachment due to
- Political activities
- Economic activities
Corruption
INEFFICIENT POPULATION
People are preoccupied with urgent issue like
Utility supplies
- Electricity
- Water
Security
Stability
- Economic
- Social
- political
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2. Techniques to solve these problems
UNIFORMITY
There should be a uniformity in
Education
Utility supplies
P ATRIOTISM
There should be campaigns to popularise concepts like
I love Pakistan
I own Karachi
Etc.
P ILOT CITIES
The techniques should be first applied in pilot study areas
Optimising international methods for Pakistan
Ensuring
- Peace/stability/safety
- education
- utilities and infrastructure
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3a. Land use actions
Development of blocks or zones, one at a time, and not
all at once.
Optimum distance between workplace and residence
- Accessible, safe, and economical public transport
system
Spatially planned
- Educational institutions (one school per neighbourhood)
- Not more than one (for each neighbourhood)
Planned, well funded, and maintained
Library
Mosque
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3b. Transportation actions
Making cycling and walking more fashionable
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3c. Housing and building actions
Banning gas heaters in favour of built-in solar heaters
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3d. Economic development actions
Usage of latest technology
Adaptability to new techniques and technology
Promoting value addition
Creating a stable local and international market for products generated.
Harness local resources
- Use imported raw materials in the worst case scenario.
Penalising hoarders
Abolishing obsolete techniques
Preventing the growth of monopolies, cartels and mafias.
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3e. Open space and recreation actions
Compulsory parks for each
block of every town.
Central sports facilities for
each town.
Compulsory green area
outside each high rise
building.
Inter-town sports
competitions, leading to
national sports events
High penalty on destruction
of open spaces.
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3f. Infrastructure actions
Coordination between different departments
- Utilities
- Road networks
- Security
Sustainable infrastructure
- Roads should last for 10 to 20 years, not 6 to 7
months.
- High quality utility network.
Synchronised development
- Often, roads are dug out to place utility lines.
Preferring local solutions by considering ground realities, instead of applying out of
this world, utopian solutions
- Glass bus stops
- High speed trains
- Etc.
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3g. Resource
conservation
actions
Enforcement and education for the
prevention of resource wastage.
Use of energy efficient equipments
Recycling plants
Dumping of organic waste to create
compost; not letting it rot, and go
wasted.
Categorised trash collection, saving time
and labour.
Subsidised renewable energy appliances
- Solar
- Wind
- thermal
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5. New Urbanism
Development should only proceed if there is
already sustainable infrastructure in place.
Promote interaction between neighbours and
neighbourhoods.
Create: Going green slogans
- Stigmatise the use of inefficient
techniques and equipments
Only one mosque for each neighbourhood.
- Large
- Well maintained
- Low noise pollution
- Promotes religious harmony
Central library for every town.
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6. Transit Oriented development
Prevent the creation of large, inaccessible
zones.
Connect city train with buses
Buses should be accessible at walk-able
distance.
Buses and trains should be synchronised to
reduce passenger ‘wait’ time.
Promote mixed land use type
- Reduce travels.
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7. Best development
practices
Best religious harmony practices
Best social & political harmony practices
Best efficient economy practices
Best education practices
- Best research practices
Best inter-departmental practices
Best planning practices
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