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The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilities. ...
If one were to go by recent home-grown choices made in Mumbai, a process has started that would catalyse the road to Mumbai’s decline. ...
To control diseases in a more sustainable manner, the health of the inhabitants has to become a key factor of urban development.
Indian cities are in dire need of more water, and rainwater harvesting (RWH) can significantly contribute towards meeting this essential requirement. Despite government push, the growth of RWH sector has been slow. In this article, the author argues that practical problems with RWH systems must ...
‘One home, one toilet’ is the only lasting solution to combat the coronavirus in Mumbai’s informal settlements
It is necessary to detail the steps that our transit agencies can take in the face of the restart after 17 May.
Overcoming mass mobility challenges post lockdown. ...
Most Indian cities experience water supply shortages, particularly during the summer season when the demand for water is phenomenally high. In such situations, poor communities living in slums and unauthorised colonies suffer the most. This article aims to explain the role rainwater harvesting can play ...
The urban nature of the pandemic becomes clearer when we consider the megacities and the large Indian cities.
Why have the informal workers not been able to form a pressure group, or demand for better rights to housing or living in Mumbai?
The COVID19 pandemic is a wake-up call to the world to realise that the sustainability quotient, in terms of the scale that city population densities provide, need to be looked through the lens of the grave risks that densities pose.
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K. M Gopakumar is a Senior Researcher and Legal Advisor at Third World Network (TWN) and based in New Delhi, India. TWN is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that carries out policy research and advocacy on issues around trade and development, ...
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