Human civilization is a story of constant change. From a phase of hunting and gathering, settled down and farming; from farming evolved complex villages where multiple trades were carried out;…
“Survival is built on resilience, and resilience on community.” This sums up the essence of Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, which is located in the heart of…
There are always two sides to urbanisation in cities: informal and formal. The planned ones, developed by government authorities and located on legal land, are the formal settlement areas. On…
Affordable housing refers to housing affordable with a household income at or below the median as rated by the local government recognised by an affordability housing index. Affordable housing includes…
William J. Collins and Katharine L. Shester’s outstanding 2011 paper, “Slum clearance and urban renewal in the United States,” published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, discusses the regional…
A city that nurses dreams and gives wings to everyone’s ambitions does not have the space to house them all. What is it that the city offers that makes people…
The commonest of all urban forms in the world is the city. The city has been in documented existence since the times of the Harappan Civilization, and it has developed…
Also referred to as informal settlements, slums in cities are highly populated urban residential areas consisting mostly of closely packed, decrepit housing units in a situation of deteriorated or incomplete infrastructure,…
History of the Slums of Dharavi: In pre-colonial India, the Koli fishing community had settled at the northernmost tip of the island of Parel. Their community was right next to…
Iran, the storied empire of Persian antiquity is majorly a desert plateau ringed by lofty mountain ranges. Famed for their handsome architecture and verdant gardens, the old Iranian cities of Pasargad and Neishabour were exceptional…