By TREADS Team on September 23rd 2025
Authors: Debarshee Dasgupta, Subia Ahmad, Arnaaz Zaman & Archit Shukla
By TREADS Team on August 25th 2025
Authors: Debarshee Dasgupta, Subia Ahmad
By TREADS Team on August 24th 2025
Authors: Srinivas Chokkakula, Debarshee Dasgupta
By TREADS Team on August 14th 2025
Indian cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis, be it air pollution in Delhi, rising sea levels in Mumbai, heat in Chennai, or flooding in Bengaluru. In contrast, development in Indian cities has been majorly driven by statutory Master Plans without adequate attention to climate considerations. Climate mainstreaming offers cities the opportunity to […]
By TREADS Team on July 18th 2025
The talk explored how water-sensitive urban planning and urban design can help reimagine our cities, offering a mix of vibrant public spaces along with an enhanced ecological network. Using the revitalisation of the Patna Riverfront along the Ganga as a key example, the talk delved into how the project was implemented incrementally from 2014 to […]
By TREADS Team on July 11th 2025
Authors: Srinivas Chokkakula, Debarshee Dasgupta
By TREADS Team on June 19th 2025
This talk explored the evolving landscape of urban planning in India, where state-level Town Planning Acts intersect with centrally sponsored schemes to shape cities across scales spanning from regional to local.
By TREADS Team on June 6th 2025
Authors: Naresh K Mathur, Debarshee Dasgupta
By TREADS Team on April 30th 2025
The session discussed the role of the River Cities Alliance (RCA) in institutionalising river-centric urban planning across 145 cities, and deliberate on the opportunities and challenges of mainstreaming URMP recommendations into statutory planning to secure the future of India’s urban rivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OBGCvFynZw&list=PLP–AcVZ7s56CUS6cL27zi9JvA7T7z3Xq&index=13
By TREADS Team on December 16th 2024
Authors: Debarshee Dasgupta, Subia Ahmad