Excerpts of our work on mapping India's urbanisation over four decades using satellite imagery that was included in Volume II of the Economic Survey released by the Union Ministry of Finance in August 2017.

Luis Bettencourt

Reuben Abraham and Pritika Hingorani speak on Urbanisation and Affordable Housing in Mussoorie at LBSNAA in June 2017.

Can incrementalism deliver amidst the inadequacy of capacity and funds? More pertinently, why shelve the idea of new cities?

The seven types of global cities driving the world economy.

It is important to recognise and fix the flaws in the current method of defining urban areas as it forms the basis for important policies such as eligibility for government schemes.

The article talks about forgotten history of the maritime trading network and the importance of matrilineality in the South East Asian history

The State must adopt a balanced and informed approach to optimise Urban Planning. 

The article stresses on the need to take urban governance seriously and empower urban local bodies

Watch 5,700 Years of the Rise and Fall of Cities in this Metrocosm Animation