JIBGAR.COM – the official website for Dr. Jibgar Joshi, an expert in urban planning, sustainable development, and urbanization in Nepal.

The concept of housing is not confined to just a house or a building. An expensive and beautiful house does not necessarily satisfy our housing needs. The resilience of buildings against earthquake along with the level of satisfaction of housing related needs during and after the disaster really matters. No doubt we need a roof…

Nepal first adopted regional planning during the Fourth Plan (1970-75) and subsequent periodic plans have emphasised regional balance as an important policy guideline. However, it remains the least understood concept. The confusion is apparent even in the proposition of leading economist-planners who presume regional growth models without assessment of local resources. It is, thus, not…

ABSTRACT The main goal of the paper is to highlight Nepal’s experience in sustainable urbanization. It will give a brief background on Nepal; and present some planning approaches that have helped to deal with the problems of urbanization to make it more sustainable. It will show how policies evolved over time that helped to resist…

Summary Regional imbalances and disparity have caused a growing concern in the process of planned development in Nepal. The objectives of planned development efforts did not limit to economic growth alone. A more equitable distribution of development benefits around different areal units became an equally urging development objective. Formerly, it used to be presumed that…

With Nepal’s current Three Year Plan focusing on the environmentally friendly public buildings and green housing for the poor, urban planning is now a scheme needs to put a heavy focus on. Poor cities hold more potential and opportunities for green business as the sustainable construction and green development in general as they tend to…

Abstract The paper deals with the worsening condition of the environment in Kathmandu Valley. It gives an analysis of the transformation of the Valley; and identifies the causes in order to sustain its ecology and social system. It addresses how its identity and character have survived so far, It also looks into how the people…

In this book, Dr Jibgar Joshi gives an account of some of the planning approaches that he has applied during the course of his long career. He has presented the concept of planning as a tool for making decisions in a wide spectrum of situations in a lucid and concise manner. The book is a…

The global economy defines the way we manage our cities. At the same time, the way we manage our cities has immense impact on the global environment, not to speak of climate change. This book is an attempt to show how cities and environment should be managed for sustainable development. It works on their integration.…

Kathmandu: tante città, una sola Valle Articoli di questo autore (2) 242 Jibgar Joshi Presidente della Società Pianificatori urbani e regionali del Nepal. Insegna alla Tribhuvan University e alla School of Environmental Management La valle di Kathmandu è ricca in termini di patrimonio, grazie ai famosi centri urbani, alle architetture e ai molti insediamenti storici…

1. What would a new urban ethos be? A new urban ethos should realise the linkage between rural and urban issues. We just entered the urban millennium. Despite the rural concerns of the last century, urban issues and problems have dominated the human life. With the shift to an urbanizing world, human challenges have immensely…

jibgar-joshi ppt.presentation slides Abstract The purpose of the paper is to explore what elements lead to policy formulation and how to improve it. For solving the problems of the society and for satisfying the needs of its people, any nation creates some mechanisms to help it to make policies; and takes decisions that facilitate actions.…

Abstract The paper views urbanization as a driver of economic growth as well as poverty alleviation in Nepal. It will analyze the urbanization trend in Nepal focusing on the following three issues in particular: 1. Competitiveness of cities, 2. Inclusive service, and 3. Fiscal sustainability of municipalities. Nepal has natural resource advantage; but this is…