शहरी खेती बहुत लम्बे समय से ही भारतीय शहरों का एक अभिन्न हिस्सा रही है। संसाधनों की कमी और बढ़ते पारिस्थितिक पदचिह्न से जूझते शहर में ये एक विकल्प है जिसके जरिये शहर और शहरी समुदाय अधिक आत्मनिर्भर बन सकते हैं। अधिकांश शहरों में, यह...
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भारतीय शहरों में शहरी खेती की स्थिति: राँची
राँची में शहरी खेती पर हमारे अध्ययन के आधार पर तैयार की गयी इस रिपोर्ट को प्रस्तुत करते हुए हमें अत्यंत हर्ष है. शहरी खेती बहुत लम्बे समय से ही भारतीय शहरों का एक अभिन्न हिस्सा रही है। संसाधनों की कमी और बढ़ते पारिस्थितिक पदचिह्न...
Another City Is Possible: Democratizing Urban Governance
The problems lurking in the prevalent system have initiated an urgent need to reimagine the structure of governance and the process of planning undertaken in the urban centres. Various people’s movements and initiatives also point towards the many disabilities rampant in the current governance system...
Report on ‘Sinking Cities’
The uncontrolled and destructive urbanisation has badly impacted the health of all rivers. Large scale damming, the concretisation of river channels, real estate development on the flood plains and dumping of wastewater have altered the very nature of the rivers and has endangered their mere...
State of Urban Agriculture in Indian Cities: Pune
We are happy to present this report based on the research conducted as part of the Urban Agriculture Fellowship-2021 by Rosamma Thomas. Rosamma conducted this research over a period of roughly two months in Pune. Through extensive community interaction and interviews of practitioners of urban...
State of Urban Agriculture in Indian Cities: Mumbai
We are happy to present this report based on the research conducted as part of the Urban Agriculture Fellowship-2021 by Geetanjali Gurlhosur. Geetanjali conducted this research over a period of roughly two months in Mumbai. By employing both community interaction and review of existing literature,...
Emerging Fronts and Dwindling Ganga
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...
Report on ‘Seeds of Resistance and Hope’
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...
शहरी खेती पर बुकलेट शृंखला | Booklet Series on Urban Agriculture
शहरी खेती पर हमें चिंतन और चर्चा करते हुए कई साल हो गए। इतने सालों में तमाम चर्चाओं और अलग-अलग समूहों से बात करके हमने ये जाना कि शहरों में खेती करने वाले तो एक अच्छी तादाद में हैं लेकिन व्यवस्थित तौर से इसकी भूमिका...
Fishing in the Shadow of A Megacity: Delhi and its ‘Unseen’ Fisherfolks
Like all city-regions in the world, modern-day Delhi has also evolved on the banks of a river, The Yamuna. The river has been a source of life for thousands of years, providing drinking water, resources for food, livelihood and even a breeding ground for many...