Do Our Urban Leaders Truly Understand the Cities They Govern?
Why are Indian cities still gasping for air—quite literally and figuratively? The cracks in city governance are no longer subtle, from missing…
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urbandesign
Experts, Meet Doers: Why India’s Urban Future Needs Both Wheels of the Cart
Every few months, a new buzzword pops up in the world of urban planning — climate-resilient cities, child-friendly neighbourhoods, walkability, zero waste,…
Urban Planning in India Need ‘Rethinking’ & ‘Retrofitting’ in Covid19
COVID19 has come in our lives as a blizzard unaware. In the last six months of the year 2020, we have seen…
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 dense, mixed-use,…
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 appeals and…