The second lecture of the series was delivered by Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Associate Professor, Faculty of Planning at CEPT University, Ahmedabad on "Healthy Cities: Linking Urban Planning and Green Spaces". In the current lecture, Ashwani Kumar discusses the environmental issues involved in urban planning through the following points:
What is a ‘healthy city’ and how does the WHO define it?
What are the challenges and benefits of developing healthy cities?
The ‘lungs’ of major cities across the world and their contribution to the health of these cities.
Correlating a city to the human body and visualizing its health parallel to our vital organs.
The following is the link for YouTube lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anyCxydgefc