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While it is expected that urban development authorities will deal in land and use its planning powers and land bank to raise resources, turning into a
Jagmohan's address to the ORF faculty included a discussion on six important topics, namely slums and illegal constructions, human settlement patterns, culturally significant towns, cities and climate change, pattern of governance after the enactment of the Constitution (seventy-fourth amendment) Act, and resource mobilisation for city development
A select group of urban sector professionals in the government and the civil society acknowledge that the problems of inequity observed in almost all Indian towns and cities could be overcome by adopting a balanced and participatory approach to urban development.
The increase in funds allocated for improving the quality of life in urban areas by 12 percent, as pledged in the Interim Budget, is positively receiv
Preparation of a town/city plan is a comprehensive exercise involving collection, tabulation and analysis of data on numerous urban development indicators. The enormous amount of time, labour and resources involved in this process usually go to waste as compliance to plan proposals is often quite minimal.
While megacities generate mega economy, they hurtle down the hill on almost all benchmarks of livability — a way must reverse this trend.
Bhutan’s forthcoming urban expansion will be a great opportunity for Indian urban planners to closely observe an urbanism model rooted in the ethos
Most participants at an ORF conference on urban development and creation of 100 smart cities in India felt that creation of smart cities is an extremely challenging exercise and for this, careful planning and effective project implementation are required.
Mumbai must spearhead the positioning of India as the third economic superpower, in between the forecasted East/West civilisation confrontation.
Wetlands are important ecosystems that provide benefits such as flood control, water purification, and biodiversity conservation. In India, however, wetlands are threatened by pollution, encroachment, and rampant real estate development. This brief assesses the East Kolkata Wetlands to illustrate the challenges of preserving urban wetlands in India. It also presents recommendations to establish more comprehensive wetlands management and conservat
States must be incensitived to heed Central directives on urban planning for proper urban development
It is abundantly plain that the salubrity of cities will increasingly determine ‘India’s global profile’
Under the Interim Budget, the Financial Minister has outlined a few schemes for urban development, but a more comprehensive budget would be required f
Building one hundred smart cities, towns or townships will not change India's urban landscape much. India needs an overall smart, well-discussed, thought-out, and lastly effective and efficiently implemented urban development strategy in a holistic urban policy framework. Now is the time to shape it.
Safer cities are a product of technology, policing, community participation, education, and planning and architectural design. In the policy frame, focus should be on inclusive development, participatory approaches, identity mainstreaming, and sustainable urban development to create a more equal and tolerant urban society.
The façade of federalism is apparent as none of the government levels want to part with their authority
To control diseases in a more sustainable manner, the health of the inhabitants has to become a key factor of urban development.
India’s cities have to be more liveable and have better infrastructure and economic opportunities
Acknowledging health as a central component of urban planning and governance will help achieve health SDGs and ensure policy coherence.
The BRTS falls between two stools. It monopolises rare road space and heavily congests non-BRTS lanes.
A more holistic approach needs to be adopted, keeping the aspirations and apprehensions of the local communities in mind while employing sustainable u
मोठ्या शहरांलगतच्या गावांना सरसकट महापालिकांमध्ये समाविष्ट करण्याची सध्याची पद्धत महापालिका व गावे दोन्हींवर अन्याय करणारी आहे.
भारतातील शहरे अधिक राहण्यायोग्य असली पाहिजेत आणि त्यां�
२०३०पर्यंत भारतात सुमारे ६९ हून अधिक शहरे असतील, ज्यांची लोकसंख्या दहा लाखांहून जास्त असेल. त्यांचा सर्वांगीण विचार होताना दिसत नाही.
मुंबईत पुन्हा एक पूल कोसळला. पूल कोसळण्याची ही घटना या शहराची व्यवस्थाही कोसळत असल्याचे निर्देशक आहे. त्यासाठी मूळातून व्यवस्था सुधारायला हवी.
कोविडनंतर शहरांनी आरोग्याशी निगडित अशा संकटातून उभे राहण्यासाठी, मोठ्या प्रमाणात पायाभूत सुविधांमध्ये गुंतवणूक केली पाहिजे.
अंतरिम अर्थसंकल्पांतर्गत, वित्तमंत्र्यांनी शहरी विकास�
शहरे नक्की कशाने बनतात, कोण टिकवतात, कोण त्यात बिघाड निर्माण करतो आणि नेमकी चूक कुठे आहे, असे कितीतरी प्रश्न आजची परिस्थिती आपल्याला विचारते आहे.
मूल्याधिष्ठित विकासाची जोड मिळालेल्या भूतानच्या येत्य�
‘टीडीआर’मुळेच मुंबईतील मालमत्तेच्या किंमती प्रचंड आहेत. कारण विकासक टीडीआर मिळवण्यासाठीचा खर्च प्रकल्पाच्या खर्चातच जोडतो, प्रकल्पाची किंमत वाढवतो.
