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HomeURBAN PLANNING

URBAN PLANNING

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Health

Why flawed planning may have a role in annual outbreak of diseases in Mumbai

January 27, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Mumbai is troubled by certain diseases in high numbers every year. Can better urban planning ensure good health for Mumbaikars?

mills at Lower Parel
Infrastructure

How Mumbai has changed: An interview with veteran urban planner Shirish Patel

January 26, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar and Sabah Virani

From housing to commute, and specific projects such as the Coastal Road, Patel shares his thoughts on developments in Mumbai through the years.

Welcome written on colourful iron sheets of a house
Infrastructure

Explainer: Dharavi redevelopment — What lies ahead

January 9, 2023 Sabah Virani

With the Dharavi redevelopment project in full swing, where do residents, businesses and livelihoods stand in the drive towards profit?

photo of slums
Governance

Can the Navi Mumbai Development Plan 2018-38 pave the way for more inclusive housing?

November 28, 2022 Marina Joseph, Dulari Parmar, Sujit Nikalje and Raju Vanjare

This looks at how slums have been invisibilised and the need for their inclusion in the draft Development Plan for Navi Mumbai.

Photo of Hiranandani Gardens, Powai provided to the builder to construct affordable housing
Governance

Why ‘affordable housing’ is just a myth in Mumbai today

September 19, 2022 Hussain Indorewala

Land meant for public use has been turned into commercially exploitable properties in the city instead of constructing affordable housing.

slum housing in Dharavi
Infrastructure

27 years on, Mumbai’s Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has failed to deliver

August 31, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

Despite the schemes of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), the dreams of making Mumbai slum free and ensuring permanent housing for all has failed.

People walking and sitting under a flyover turned into a public space under tactical urbanism
Infrastructure

How tactical urbanism is transforming Mumbai, bit by bit

June 27, 2022 Sabah Virani

With a series of small low-cost changes to the urbanscape, the BMC’s tactical urbanism drive seeks to improve the experience of life in the city.

open ground at cross maidan on churchgate
Governance

What is the way forward for the planning of open spaces in Mumbai?

March 3, 2022 Berjis Driver

Given the lack of open spaces in Mumbai, urban planner Berjis Driver explains three focus areas that need to be addressed in our development plans.

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Infrastructure

The state of urban planning in Mumbai: A discussion

February 1, 2022 Radha Puranik

A webinar hosted by Citizen Matters discussed the state of urban planning in Mumbai by analysing different areas like environment and infrastructure.


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