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As India’s cities strain under the pressures of rapid urbanisation, meaningful governance reform, rooted in data, accountability, and community enga
Inclusion in urban planning is often an afterthought, leading to ineffective retrofitting. A paradigm shift is needed to make inclusive design a core
While Open Building holds positive emancipatory potential for urban governance, the adverse impact of technology in an urban space must be kept in min
The Indian government should address the challenge of municipal inequity, and ensure that better opportunities are available to enhance urban governan
The commitment towards local economic development, sustainable development, ease of living, etc. must be showcased by inviting reputed countries of th
Are smart cities the panacea for the increasing urbanisation problems in India? Question asked the Modi government is speeding up its smart city mission.
A city goes through several stages of evolution from being an aggregate of activities and population to developing its own identity as an economic and cultural hub. In the context of urban management, the evolution of a city is seen in its ability to think for itself in terms of resource sustainability and dynamic infrastructure needs. Coimbatore, the second-largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu, has gone through various stages of economic evol
India’s hill cities are unique poles of development. While they have managed to record some degree of economic growth, increasing urban population and unfavourable topography have also made such growth haphazard and unsustainable. In turn, this has threatened the quality of the built environment and of urban life in these cities. This report studies the case of the hill city of Aizawl, the administrative capital of Mizoram, which is part of the
