Green Infrastructure 2014 Group N - Case Study 4
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Querim-Tiracol River, Goa, India
| Name | Querim-Tiracol | |
| Country | India | |
| City | Tiracol, Goa | |
| Authors | Elena Mihai | |
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Rationale: Why is this case interesting?
This site is located in one of the most spectacular and picturesque areas of India, where jungle vegetation is abundant and the presence of water makes it a facile and foreseeable green infrastructure potential site. The presence of water, history, greenery, wildlife on one hand and the challenges given by a rising economy, growing population and the purpose of preserving world heritage vestiges, this is what makes this site so much interesting. What needs to be considered in analyzing this case is the seasonal movement of waters during the monsoon season, the existence of the Tiracol fort river, the areas that become flood plains during the monsoon, the mitigation of human life with the nature.
Author's perspective
what is your professional/educational background and your relation to the site? I had studied Urban Planning at University of Architecture and Urban Planning Ion Mincu, Bucharest and I also hold a degree in Landscape Architecture from the same University. Now even though I am Romanian, I am analyzing a site from India, because this is the place where I got married with my husband and this is also the place where I have the family. It is as personal as it gets. I've spent here some time and I'm no longer a foreigner to the place.
Landscape and/or urban context of your case
- Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics
'HYSTORY' In the old times the place carried the name "Gomantak", a word with many meanings mainly meaning fertile land. " however, it is the Portuguese who gave Goa its name. Before they arrived on the scene, Goa, or Gove or Gowapura, was the name only of the port town near the mouth of the Mandovi River. This was also the same site on which the Portuguese later built their capital, today's Old Goa." (refference)
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Green Infrastructure benefits for this site
Look again at the multiple benefits of green infrastructure - what could be achieved in your site and which are most relevant?
Potential for multifunctionality
Green infrastructure has typically multiple functions. What could be achieved for your site in this respect?
Projective drawings
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