Emerging Patterns in Roadside Landscape: A Case Study of Lahore Ring Road
Lahore is a conurbation that has experienced many vicissitudes throughout its existence. Streets and roads have given a route for transportation. This development has introduced new components like underpasses, overhead bridges and a periphery Ring Road. The current study has analyzed the landscape of Lahore Ring Road over a period of four years. The focus of the study is to comprehend the landscape design along the first segment of this road. In order to track the changes in the landscape at this time, visual surveys of the Lahore Ring Road were conducted at interval of four years. The field observations were compared to the digital data to draw comparisons between the two sets of visual evidence. There is already one Ring Road in Peshawar. Given that Rawalpindi is developing a Ring Road, which will eventually include landscape, this analysis assumes greater significance.
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Ring Road, Landscape, Highway, Vegetation
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(1) Samirah Pervaiz
PhD. Scholar, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Fariha Tariq
Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Saroosh Tariq
Research Associate, Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.