Reinforcing the Long Forgotten Southern Frontier of Madras -- A Design Strategy for Integrating Densified Housing and Agriculture within Peri-Urban Zones -- A Review on Plastic Waste Assessment, and its Potential Use as Building Construction Material -- Envelope Performance Analysis of Office Buildings in Warm and Humid Climate -- Scientific Ideation towards Visionary Development Strategies for Indian Urban Environments -- Conservation and Protection of Peri Urban Rural Landscapes from the Impacts of Urbanization -- Place Identity along Highways: Location Choice of Elements using Distance and Isovist Measures -- Optimization of Building Envelope towards Energy Efficient Design -- Optimization of Building’s Wall using Phase Change Material (PCM) towards Energy Performance Improvement -- Sustainable Water Management -- The Sustainable City-Intercellular Approach, Study of Urban Fabric Pattern, A Case Study Of Chennai City -- Redefining the relationship between Heritage and its community for sustainable development -- Shade Net to Reduce Building Cooling Load.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Visionary Action towards Liveable Urban Environments (VALUE 2020). Various topics covered in this book include context responsive architecture, green architecture, energy efficient buildings, energy conservation, inclusive spatial environments, security in buildings and cities, green/smart/ intelligent architecture, sustainable mobility and smart communities. This book will be a valuable reference for students, researchers, and professionals interested in built environment and allied fields.