urban planning

An urban lake restoration project near Chennai demonstrates how scientific interventions and community participation can recover lost biodiversity and support environmental sustainability.

East Kolkata Wetlands are home to several communities that depend on them for livelihoods. Urbanisation and climate change are threatening this ecosystem.

Small and mid-sized coastal cities in India are highly vulnerable to climate-induced sea-level rise but are overlooked in terms of data, research, and policy. A recent study highlights what they need.

Treating land as a market commodity has proven to be detrimental to urban housing for low-income groups. Could housing societies built on publicly owned land be the answer?

Delhi’s climate policy makers can learn from their counterparts in other Indian states about centering the urban poor as they battle rising global temperatures.

The lack of state-led urban repair and maintenance cycles is hampering the delivery of services such as water and electricity, especially in low-income areas. Here's what needs to change.