rethinking urban livelihood: thriving informal economy in urban areas in india
Globalisation vs ‘Right to the city’ Over the years, economic policies and strategies adopted for sustainable urban development had resulted...
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...
the confession of a young anthropologist in dharavi
I worked with a research collective called Urbz that has a strong base in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, lies on...
the himalaya’s himalayan task- fighting plastic menace
The mighty Himalayas is facing a Himalayan crisis of plastic menace. The picturesque Himalaya is infested with widely strewn plastic...
making chennai walkable: dream or reality?
Ever since Jane Jacobs' classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, urbanists have extolled the ideal of the...
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...
how to design accessible & walkable cities in india?
In India, city after city has been focusing on making motorised vehicles the prime focus of transport infrastructure investment. Congestion...
making cities safe for women by design
Time and again, any horrific crimes against women bring up the argument ‘How safe are our cities’. What follows is...
what will turn the tide of climate change: individual action or policy action?
Climate change is real, and we all feel its effects. It is heartening to see a lot of individual action...
civic-ism: the exigency, design and urgency for civic innovation
Technology - designed by a few, ingrained in the lives of a billion. There is no escaping the tremendous impact...