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2019

Book Chapter

Eurasia’s historical space of palimpsest—desert, border, riparian and steppe

Sobti, Manu P. (2019). Eurasia’s historical space of palimpsest—desert, border, riparian and steppe. Architecture on the borderline: boundary politics and built space. (pp. 15-35) edited by Anoma Pieris. New York, NY USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315103419-2

Eurasia’s historical space of palimpsest—desert, border, riparian and steppe

2017

Book Chapter

Transforming ruralities and edge-ness in global urbanities

Sobti, Manu P. (2017). Transforming ruralities and edge-ness in global urbanities. Chandigarh re-think: transforming ruralities and edge(ness) in global urbanities. (pp. 10-37) edited by Manu P.Sobti. Novato, CA, United States: ORO Editions.

Transforming ruralities and edge-ness in global urbanities

2016

Book Chapter

Persian civitas: revised readings on networked urbanities and suburban hinterlands in Erich Schmidt’s flights over ancient cities of Iran

Sobti, Manu and Hosseini, Sahar (2016). Persian civitas: revised readings on networked urbanities and suburban hinterlands in Erich Schmidt’s flights over ancient cities of Iran. The Historiography of Persian Architecture. (pp. 14-40) edited by Mohammad Gharipour. New York, NY, United States: Routledge.

Persian civitas: revised readings on networked urbanities and suburban hinterlands in Erich Schmidt’s flights over ancient cities of Iran

2015

Book Chapter

Mobile urbanism: tent cities in medieval European travel writings

Sobti, Manu P. and Gharipour, Mohammad (2015). Mobile urbanism: tent cities in medieval European travel writings. The city in the Muslim world: depictions by western travel writers. (pp. 22-56) edited by Mohammad Gharipour and Nilay Ozlu. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Mobile urbanism: tent cities in medieval European travel writings

2011

Book Chapter

The hues of paradise: examining color design in the Islamic garden

Sobti, Manu P. and Gharipour, Mohammad (2011). The hues of paradise: examining color design in the Islamic garden. And Diverse are Their Hues: color in Islamic art and culture. (pp. 304-325) edited by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom. New Haven, CT, United States: Yale University Press.

The hues of paradise: examining color design in the Islamic garden

2024

Book Chapter

Beyond Water: Step Wells and Community Hydraulics in Modern India

Sobti, Manu P. and Rad Yousefnia, Ali (2024). Beyond Water: Step Wells and Community Hydraulics in Modern India. Rethinking Stormwater Management through Sustainable Urban Design. (pp. 273-292) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-4924-9_14

Beyond Water: Step Wells and Community Hydraulics in Modern India

2020

Book Chapter

Re-eimagining Eurasia: past Flatland stories of urban and landscape heritage

Sobti, Manu P. (2020). Re-eimagining Eurasia: past Flatland stories of urban and landscape heritage. The Routledge handbook on historic urban landscapes in the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 80-97) edited by Kapila Silva. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429486470-4

Re-eimagining Eurasia: past Flatland stories of urban and landscape heritage

2010

Book Chapter

Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India

Sobti, Manu P. (2010). Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India. The courtyard house: from cultural reference to universal relevance. (pp. 65-81) edited by Nasser O Rabbat. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India

2009

Book Chapter

ON DIRT: Figuring the Urban Ground Workshop + Urban Ecotone Design Competition 2007

Sobti, Manu P. (2009). ON DIRT: Figuring the Urban Ground Workshop + Urban Ecotone Design Competition 2007. Calibrations 3: positions. (pp. 58-60) Milwaukee, United States: School of Architecture &​ Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

ON DIRT: Figuring the Urban Ground Workshop + Urban Ecotone Design Competition 2007

2003

Book Chapter

Dwellings in the Steppes and Deserts of Inner Asia

Sobti, Manu P. (2003). Dwellings in the Steppes and Deserts of Inner Asia. Asia’s Dwellings: Tradition, Resilience and Change. (pp. 393-430) edited by Ronald Knapp. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Dwellings in the Steppes and Deserts of Inner Asia

2003

Book Chapter

The Oases Settlements of Central Asia

Sobti, Manu P. (2003). The Oases Settlements of Central Asia. The Interaction between Land and People in Central and Inner Asia. (pp. 145-173) edited by Michael Gervers and Uradyn Bulag. London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

The Oases Settlements of Central Asia

2002

Book Chapter

Urban metamorphosis and change in the central Asian region after the Arab invasions: an analysis of archaeological findings, literature and scholarly writings

Sobti, Manu P. (2002). Urban metamorphosis and change in the central Asian region after the Arab invasions: an analysis of archaeological findings, literature and scholarly writings. Continuity and Change in Central and Inner Asia. (pp. 199-233) edited by Michael Gervers and Wayne Schlepp. Toronto, Canada: Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies.

Urban metamorphosis and change in the central Asian region after the Arab invasions: an analysis of archaeological findings, literature and scholarly writings