circulatoryurbanism / food / mobility
Alternative farmers' Market in Mumbai
We discuss whether the alternatives to the centralised food supply system in Mumbai lead to an ecologically and economically fair development.
city / urban development / Urban Planning
The city: Integration vs Segregation
What looks like a city of aesthetic or economic contrasts may actually be a marker of the relation between urban space and individual agency.
My colleague, Shyam, who helped me understand the diverse landscape that is Dharavi.
dharavi / Dharavi Redevelopment Plan / urban development
Developing the Developed
An Insight into Dharavi and the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP)
Delta V Report, in French (Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland)
versoix
Delta V - Rapport
Rapport du project de quartier Delta V - Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland (in French)
participation / participatory planning / urban development
The Space of the Public
A Swiss city re-imagines public space and experiments with direct democracy in the process (The Hindu 16.03.2019)
planning / urban development / Urban Planning
Lessons in planning from Fort Kochi
Why Fort Kochi is a lesson that urban planners can integrate into a larger vision for India (The Hindu 02.03.2019)
program of the workshop in Lausanne
participatory planning
Lausanne Workshop
Program of the Riponne-Tunnel Workshop/Forum taking place on March 8-9-10 in Lausanne (in French - sorry - but non-French speakers welcome to all events)
dharavi
Beyond the informal
This essay looks at the theoretical and practical implications of a much used and abused notion in urban planning and development circles, that of ‘informal settlements’.
homegrown / tokyo / urbanism
Learning from Tokyo
What the world’s largest city can teach us about local development (The Hindu 16.02.2019)
infrastructure / mobility / neighbourhood
Mobility and the metro
Continuing our study of the Mumbai Metro and its impact on homegrown settlements