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Nagar Nadi Dispatch 4: January – February 2023 (Riverfront Observatory Initiative)
August 7, 2023
The relationship between cities and rivers is a historic one, and has existed ever since the formation of the very first settlements along these water bodies, which were considered preferable for their diverse geographical qualities. Many urban settlements have evolved with rivers serving as a […]
- ANNOUNCEMENT | August 7, 2023
Nagar Nadi Dispatch 4: January – February 2023 (Riverfront Observatory Initiative)
The relationship between cities and rivers is a historic one, and has existed ever since the formation of the very first settlements along these water bodies, which were considered preferable for their diverse geographical qualities. Many urban settlements have evolved with rivers serving as a […].. Read More
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Paving the Way: Street Vendors as Catalysts for Sustainable Urban Development, Another City is Possible
August 7, 2023‘Another City is Possible’ is a PRC initiative to strengthen the public dialogue about urban and various issues it is plagued by. Fostering urban as an inclusive space, another city is possible is a podcast series conducted as on-ground sessions, webinars and interactive discussions with […] Read More
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Beejpatra: Seventh Leaflet | Dec’22
July 19, 2023The Seventh Edition of Beejpatra explores ‘Violence in the City: Urban Commons and Commoning in the City’ As the urban sprawl increases, more and more villages are being declared as urban spaces, and being swallowed up by municipal corporations. These rural spaces are now being […] Read More
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Sowing Sustainable Cities : Lessons for Urban Agriculture Practices in India
July 18, 2023A Compendium in collaboration with Indian Institute of Human Settlements The collaboration between the People’s Resource Centre and the Indian Institute of Human Settlements resulted in the publication of a compendium on Urban Agriculture Practices (UPA) in India. The purpose of this project was to […] Read More
Resources for Social Transformation
PRC intends to build conditions and infrastructures so that a fairer, better system emerges out of the existing one. Apart from conducting action-oriented research and community-level interventions, PRC publishes resource material on politics of resource appropriation. PRC is also working towards republishing a series of forgotten/less-known texts of relevance to contemporary movements.
Programmes
Urban Futures
We synthesize the ideas and scholarly research on alternative models of development, systematize the state of the art, update theories with recent findings... read more
Infrastructure
While a lot has been researched about land issues and the land relations has been explored and continues to get explored by academicians, journalists.. Read more
Climate Justice
While the climate change and the consequent threats on existence of life on earth are now getting wider attention, the issue of justice in the climate action remains mostly side-lined. Read more