[Applications for the Nagar-Nadi Fellowship are now closed. Please keep subscribe to our website for future updates.] About the fellowship People’s Resource Centre (PRC), an independent research organisation based in Delhi, is conducting research on infrastructure development on riverbanks in Indian cities, with a particular...
A Preliminary Report on Patna Riverfront In recent years, a new generation of river-related developmental projects has received a strong push from central and state governments. After dubious claims of success in riverfront development projects on the Sabarmati river, the policymakers are now ready with...
– Geetanjali Gurlhosur [Originally published in The Firstpost. Link to the original article] At Mumbai’s Worli coast, 130 motorboats go out to the sea from the Worli bateri (canal) and over 200 smaller boats from two more jetties in the vicinity. The boats belong to...
[पहले दिन के कार्यक्रम को हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें] Session-1 Directions for New Urbanism The introductory session of Farming the City 21 will be centred around the idea of how modern capitalist cities are the engines of multifaceted crisis which is...
सत्र-1 विषय: नई शहरियत के लिए दिशाएँ फार्मिंग द सिटी-21 का पहला सत्र इस विषय पर केंद्रित होगा कि आधुनिक पूंजीवादी शहर कई प्रकार के संकटों के वाहक हैं और उनका इस स्वरूप को बड़े पैमाने पर हो रही बेदखली और पर्यावरणीय गिरावट के रूप...
Recordings of the discussion can be watched here. | सभी सत्रों की रिकॉर्डिंग को आप यहाँ देख सकते हैं. People’s Resource Centre, in collaboration with Institute for Democracy and Sustainability (IDS) and with technical support from Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) IIT...
Another City Is Possible: A Discussion Series Exploring Ideas for New Urbanism Session 1: Democratising urban governance People’s Resource Centre invites you to a webinar discussion on why and how to democratise city planning and governance. We will discuss ideas for a decentralised, participatory and...
Urban farming is taking place in one form or another in different countries, arising out of variegated needs under diverse contexts. In India, especially in Delhi, urban and peri-urban farming is responsible for fulfilling a significant part of the city’s food needs and acts as...
New Delhi, April 1, 2021 To Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Delhi Re: Requesting recognition and inclusion of farming in Master Plan of Delhi 2041 In the context of the ongoing process of preparing the Master Plan of Delhi-2041, we would like to share with you...
PRC is looking for volunteers for the upcoming second edition of Farming The City-2021, the annual convention on urban farming being organized in collaboration with the Institute for Democracy and Sustainability and TRIPP, IIT Delhi. It is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested...