Food production involves a variety of processes from cultivation to crop production and management and collection to further distribution. Each stage involves a variety of specialised labour being put in by many people. However, what often goes unrecognized here, is the crucial role that women...
Rivers have been the lifeline of cities throughout history. Most importantly, ancient cities were built on the banks of rivers due to the fertile floodplains, which were favourable for farming. Modern cities, too, are located on the banks of major rivers, including London by the...
India’s Rivers have played a dynamic role in shaping the country’s history, culture and economy. According to the Central Water Commission (2019), there are more than 300 cities which are located on the riverbanks of India. With the ever-increasing trend of Urbanisation, decreasing urban commons,...
Cities are now home to some 55 % of the global population, likely to be 66 % by 2050. According to a UN-HABITAT report, the number of city dwellers is expected to grow at an average of 29 million annually. With increasing city dwellers, the...
List of discussion points Metro ‘vs.’ Smart Cities Metro: Why and Why Not Is there any intent to learn? “Public” Transport Ridership and “Data Artifice” Revenue: Shades of Knowledge Politics Funding: The Dark Core Riding on Debt: The Problem Land Value Capture: What it Captures...
Towards Urban Agriculture Policy for the NCT of Delhi: Why to have one and what it should do Urban Agriculture in Delhi Need for Urban Agriculture Policy Existing Institutional Context Challenges a UA Policy can address Approaches to UA Policy for Delhi Aspects of UA...
Abstract The process of urbanization is central to the viciously exclusionary and unsustainable trajectory of the dominant developmental model. Urban development guided by linear thinking and extraction-oriented urban planning is pushing for expansion of cities outwards, upwards and downwards, and thus creating newer conflicts over...