integrate cities with nature to fight climate change now
Concrete jungle’ is a word we’re all too familiar with nowadays and the places we inhabit fit the bill a little too well. Cities are filled with buildings to the hilt and next-to-nil spaces like parks where people can interact with nature are easily the norm are vanishing rapidly. Many Indian cities fall way below the United Nations recommended standard of 9 m2 of green space per person, including Mumbai (1.24 m2/person) and Chennai (0.81 m2/person). Even Bangalore, known as the ‘Garden City’ is a poor performer with only 1.9 m2 of green space per person.Source -...
You Could Be Losing More Sleep Than You Realise in The Summer Heat
Many of us take our sleep routines for granted, using a give-and-take formula, where we oversleep one moment and remain...
City Scripts, an Annual Festival, to Kick Off on May 20 in Bengaluru
City Scripts, the annual urban writing festival, by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), is back for its 7th edition...
Bengaluru Introduces the First Live BiCyle Counter in the City
Build bicycle lanes and people will cycle, a global mantra of bicycle-friendly cities from Copenhagen in Denmark to Paris in...
Comic Strips Becoming Nudge for Behaviour Change in Tamil Nadu
Comic strips with relatable animated characters are 'nudging' children and the community in the urban slums of Tamilnadu to adopt...
Strengthen Vaccine Confidence Through Civic Engagement
The COVID19 pandemic is far from over. Globally, the public health experts are asking to take precautions and follow Covid...
Decade Old Ahmedabad’s Dhal Ni Pol Gets A New Life
Community participation & participatory planning in heritage conservation is the key to preserve & conserve the living heritage. In a...
india’s tryst with designing pedestrian-friendly streets
Pondy Bazaar, has been Chennaites’ most sought after shopping destination for several decades, long before the large shopping malls sprung...
ahmedabad opens people friendly happy street
The two-decade-old Khau Gali, the gastronomy high-street of Ahmedabad, has returned in a new avatar as “Happy Street Ahmedabad" after...
electric buses making inroad in cities in india
The urban mobility sector in India is presently facing various challenges such as increasing private vehicle ownership, degrading air quality,...
decoding india’s e-mobility policy & future landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little...
god is in the market: is city planning in india getting hijacked by free-market overtures?
In the summer of 2015, the Narendra Modi government announced the 100 Smart Cities Mission. Once the list of cities...
why affordable housing in gujarat is a riddle?
When in 2012, Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) reappeared in front of the people and the media after almost a decade...
making walkability in vogue in india, still a far cry
In the growing urban centres of today’s world, accessibility and walkability have become one of the growing concerns. Accessibility, in...
understanding the social cost of climate-change in india
Based on the IPCC 2018 report, it is estimated if trends in climate change and land holdings in India continue...
what nations can learn from australia bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly...
what’s in store for sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate action in budget2020
Indian budget, Budget2020, preparation process now over and to be presented on the floor of the parliament by the Union...
