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The early bird builds its nest: Portland’s early start for promoting natural areas

Posted on January 20, 2012 | 54 Comments
Having been here for a few months, it started becoming evident that a lot of the Portland metropolitan region’s innovative best practices in planning and conservation — be it the bicycle movement that Portland leads the US in, or progressive land-use planning — took root...
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3 – Point Agenda for Mumbai.

Posted on January 18, 2010 | 17 Comments
Affordable Housing Strategy: The city has a housing shortage of 2.62 million units in 2009.This will almost double to 4.47 by 2025 if not addressed. We need to develop new strategies and tools to solve the crisis. Develop a Climate Change Action Plan Many scientists agree that even the current level of carbon in our atmosphere is going to contribute to changes in our environment. So even though it is important to mitigate climate change or reduce the carbon emissions. There is an urgent need for adapting Mumbai City to climate change impacts and a future of extreme climate events. It needs to start with a comprehensive scientific analysis and modeling to understand the potential impacts of climate change on the city.
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The Urban Planet

Posted on January 25, 2009 | 5 Comments
The idea of cities has held the fascination of many theorists, poets and other intelligentsia; and they have all described the city in many many ways over centuries. But the single most important value that a city epitomizes is : Human Aspiration. Cities at their very core are simply...
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