Aromar Revi
Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Directors Office, Department Member
- Sustainable Development, Environmental Sustainability, Development Studies, Development Economics, Public Finance, Law, and 37 moreHuman Rights Law, Human Rights, Higher Education, Environmental Health, Governance, Technology, Science and Technology Policy, Rural Development, Urban Development, Geopolitics, Complex Systems Science, Futures Studies and Foresight, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change policy, Water, Energy, Renewable Energy, Design, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, History, Environmental History, Comparative Politics, Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, Economic Development, Local Economic Development, Sustainable Urban Environments, Sustainable Transportation, Social Movements, Social transformation, Housing, Affordable Housing, Transformation of University Systems, History of Universities, and Public Policyedit
- Aromar Revi is the founding Director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) India’s prospective interdi... moreAromar Revi is the founding Director of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) India’s prospective interdisciplinary national urban University. Over fifteen years, he built IIHS into one of the world’s leading education, research, training, advisory and implementation-support institutions, located in the global south.
He is a polymath, global practice and thought leader, educator and institution builder with close to 40 years of local to global interdisciplinary experience. He is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi and the Law and Management schools of the University of Delhi.
Aromar has led 235 major practice, consulting and research assignments across a dozen broad areas. He has deep governance, institutional development, management and implementation experience, across public, private, civil society and academic institutions.
He is an globally cited scholar across half a dozen fields. Aromar’ policy, practice and research work lie at the interface of four themes: sustainable development and sustainability science; sustainable urbanisation and the emerging discipline of ‘urban science’; climate action and climate science; and disaster risk reduction and risk science. Aromar has lectured and taught at over 100 leading universities across all six continents.
Aromar has been a senior advisor to multiple ministries of the Government of India, since the late 1980s; consulted with a wide range of international development institutions, national and transnational firms on economic, environmental and social change at global, regional and urban scales. He has helped structure, design and review development investments of $ 15 billion; worked on 5 of the world’s 10 largest cities; urban and rural areas across India; and on projects in over a dozen countries.
Aromar is a global expert on implementing Sustainable Development; Co-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), where he led a successful global campaign for an urban Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 11) for the UN. He is a member of the UCLG-Ubuntu, Commissioner of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water that presented its report to the UN Global Conference on Water 2023.
Aromar is one of the world’s leading experts on global environmental change. He is a Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) of the: IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR15), 2022 synthesis chapter on Climate Resilient Development Pathways and member of the Core Writing Team (CWT) of the 2023 IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report (SYR). In 2014, he was a CLA of the IPCC Assessment Report 5 (AR5) on Urban Areas. He was a co-lead of the 2022 four report Summary for Urban Policymakers series of the IPCC AR6 cycle launched at CoP27 and CLA of the Scaling up Climate Finance Report 2021, commissioned by the Green Climate Fund.
He is one of South Asia’s most experienced risk and disaster management professionals having led teams to plan & execute rehabilitation programmes for ten major earthquake, cyclone and flood events affecting over 5 million people. Aromar has been a member of the UNDRR' Advisory Board for eight of its Global Assessment of Risk (GAR) reports.edit
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The second edition of IIHS’ urban atlas series is entitled Urban India 2015: Evidence. The themed urban atlas covers a set of sectors: socio-spatial demographics, transport, energy, affordable housing, water supply and sanitation, urban... more
The second edition of IIHS’ urban atlas series is entitled Urban India 2015: Evidence. The themed urban atlas covers a set of sectors: socio-spatial demographics, transport, energy, affordable housing, water supply and sanitation, urban economy, and poverty, inequality and exclusion.
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India’s urban transition, a once in history phenomenon, has the potential to shift the country’s social, environmental, political, and economic trajectory. It could catalyse, the end of calorie poverty if post-1989 China is any example.... more
India’s urban transition, a once in history phenomenon, has the potential to shift the country’s social, environmental, political, and economic trajectory. It could catalyse, the end of calorie poverty if post-1989 China is any example. It could deepen democracy and human development, leading to more Indians living longer, better quality and better educated lives. It could enable the transition to a less resource intensive development, with lower throughputs, footprints and nvironmental impacts that could reshape global trends because of India’s demographic and economic size. But these are only aspirations. Hard evidence indicates that much work needs to be done to realize these opportunities over the next twenty to thirty years.
Research Interests: Landscape Ecology, Urban Geography, Economic Geography, Public Finance, Remote Sensing, and 23 morePoverty, Community Development, Infrastructure Planning, Urban Planning, Migration, Migration, Urban Regeneration, Rural Development, Urban Studies, Public Budgeting and Finance, Economic Development, Migration Studies, Urban Sociology, Biodiversity, Urban And Regional Planning, India, Place Marketing, Poverty Studies, Technology for Community Development, Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Forestry, Land Use/ Land Cover Dynamics and LULc Modeling, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Public Policy
Earthquakes come without warming, and often cause massive devastation, resulting not only in the loss of property but also of lives. Many of the survivors suffer from intense and lasting psychological trauma. This book covers the... more
Earthquakes come without warming, and often cause massive devastation, resulting not only in the loss of property but also of lives. Many of the survivors suffer from intense and lasting psychological trauma. This book covers the experience of recent earthquakes in India, and what has been learnt (and what we have failed to learn) in the process of managing the aftermath in each case. This includes immediate medical attention, long-term mental health care, and the reconstruction of housing and infrastructure in both rural and urban areas.
The experiences of the contributors, many of whom have actively contributed their expertise to disaster management and recovery, help us understand what problems require a swift response and which aspects should be based on detailed analyses keeping in mind local conditions. Reconstruction is seen as offering an opportunity to rebuild society such that all sections of the population are empowered and brought into the community’s decision-making process. It is also an opportunity to develop construction techniques that are suited to local materials and skills but are also more earthquake-resistant than the old. And finally, there is the realisation that the best first responders are local community groups which need to be nurtured, and trained in crisis management and risk mitigation
The experiences of the contributors, many of whom have actively contributed their expertise to disaster management and recovery, help us understand what problems require a swift response and which aspects should be based on detailed analyses keeping in mind local conditions. Reconstruction is seen as offering an opportunity to rebuild society such that all sections of the population are empowered and brought into the community’s decision-making process. It is also an opportunity to develop construction techniques that are suited to local materials and skills but are also more earthquake-resistant than the old. And finally, there is the realisation that the best first responders are local community groups which need to be nurtured, and trained in crisis management and risk mitigation
Research Interests: Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, and 18 moreEarthquake Engineering, Hydrology, Community Resilience, Disaster Studies, Meteorology, Disaster risk management, Infrastructure Planning, Financial Risk Management, Housing, Risk Management, Disaster Management, Flood Mitigation, Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Flood Forecasting, Disaster risk reduction, Lightning, Participatory Decision Making, and Disaster Culture
In September 1995, a four-person delegation of Habitat International Coalition (HIC) undertook a fact-finding mission (FFM) in Kobe, Japan to investigate allegations of housing rights and human rights abuses related to the period... more
In September 1995, a four-person delegation of Habitat International Coalition (HIC) undertook a fact-finding mission (FFM) in Kobe, Japan to investigate allegations of housing rights and human rights abuses related to the period following the 17 January 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. The basis upon which the FFM team analyzed the situation in Kobe was international human rights law, with particular emphasis placed on the human right to adequate housing. Moreover, the team – two members of which have extensive post-earthquake experience in their own countries - sought to examine how experiences in other nations previously affected by large-scale natural disasters, most notably Mexico and India, might be of use in assisting in the longer-term implementation of a post-quake reconstruction plan in a manner fully consistent with international human rights standards
Research Interests: Human Rights Law, Earthquake Engineering, Human Rights, Community Resilience, Disaster risk management, and 9 morePost-conflict Reconstruction and Development, Modern and Contemporary Japan, Housing, Risk Management, Disaster Management, Japan, Disaster risk reduction, Participatory Decision Making, and Disaster Culture
"The volume is one of the first international publications to link the improvement of the built environment on the 'world of the child'. It underlines the need for the integration of a child focused perspective into human settlement... more
"The volume is one of the first international publications to link the improvement of the built environment on the 'world of the child'. It underlines the need for the integration of a child focused perspective into human settlement programs worldwide and presents an integrated method of child-centred program appraisal.
The volume articulates the role of habitat and housing processes as 'organizing principles' and entry points into the process of social mobilization and poverty alleviation, through a mixture of perspective papers and detailed case studies from child focused development, the Rights of the Child to technology, finance and project management. The cases are primarily from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and India, with a few other international examples"
The volume articulates the role of habitat and housing processes as 'organizing principles' and entry points into the process of social mobilization and poverty alleviation, through a mixture of perspective papers and detailed case studies from child focused development, the Rights of the Child to technology, finance and project management. The cases are primarily from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and India, with a few other international examples"
Research Interests: Education, Participatory Research, Participatory Action Research, Housing & Residential Design, Human Rights, and 22 moreChild Poverty, Poverty, Child health, Participatory Design, Community Development, South Asia, Child Welfare, Pakistan, Rural Development, Housing, Sri Lanka, Built Environment, Public Health, Nepal, Affordable Housing, Urban And Regional Planning, Child Protection Social Work, India, Place Marketing, Poverty Studies, Community participation and engagement, and Technology for Community Development
Describes the status of building construction and design, including live design projects for solarisation, in two high altitude cold desert areas of the Northern Himalayas - Ladakh and Spiti
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Shelter in India, presented for the first time the argument (just after the 1987 Bruntland Commission report) that shelter was much more than just a basic need but a powerful integrating concept to enable sustainable national development.... more
Shelter in India, presented for the first time the argument (just after the 1987 Bruntland Commission report) that shelter was much more than just a basic need but a powerful integrating concept to enable sustainable national development. It presented evidence based on a 35 year review of policy that formal rural and urban housing programmes in India had limited impact and house building by people was the dominant mode of production. Hence, if change was to be implemented both the state system and the private sector would need to provide infrastructure, resource, institutional and technological support to a people and community led activity
Research Interests: Public Finance, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Rural Development, and 10 moreUrban Studies, Public Budgeting and Finance, Housing, Urban Policy, Urban And Regional Planning, India, Place Marketing, Poverty Studies, Technology for Community Development, and Public Policy
Adaptation to climate change depends centrally on what is done in urban centres – which now house more than half the world’s population and concentrate most of its assets and economic activities This will require responses by all levels... more
Adaptation to climate change depends centrally on what is done in urban centres – which now house more than half the world’s population and concentrate most of its assets and economic activities This will require responses by all levels of government as well as individuals and communities, the private sector and civil society. The serious impacts of extreme weather on many urban centres each year demonstrate some of the risks and vulnerabilities to be addressed. Climate change will usually add to these and other risks and vulnerabilities. Urban policies also have major implications for mitigation, especially for future levels of greenhouse gas emissions and for delivering co-benefits.
Research Interests: Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Climate Change Adaptation, Adaptation to Climate Change, Climate change policy, and 18 moreDisaster risk management, Water resources, Urban Planning, Energy, Adaptation, Urban Studies, Risk Management, Energy and Environment, Disaster Management, Public Health, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Urban Development, Climate Change Impacts, Urban Design, sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), Climate Change and Food Security, Climate Change in Developing Countries, and Adapting to the Climate
Human interference with the climate system is occurring,and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth... more
Human interference with the climate system is occurring,and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, limits, and other aspects associated with adaptation.
Research Interests: Coastal Management, Climate Change, Poverty, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, and 16 moreClimate change policy, Marine Ecology, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Risk and Vulnerability, Rural Development, Sustainable Urban Environments, Poverty Reduction Strategies, Human Security, Freshwater Ecology, Risk Management, Impacts Of Climatic Change On Agriculture, Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change Impacts, Food Security, and Sustainable Livelihoods
Human interference with the climate system is occurring.Climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth... more
Human interference with the climate system is occurring.Climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the
Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change and how risks can be reduced through mitigation and adaptation. It recognizes that risks of climate change will vary across regions and populations, through space and time, dependent on myriad factors including the extent of mitigation and adaptation"
Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change and how risks can be reduced through mitigation and adaptation. It recognizes that risks of climate change will vary across regions and populations, through space and time, dependent on myriad factors including the extent of mitigation and adaptation"
Research Interests: Climate Change, Poverty, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Adaptation to Climate Change, and 13 moreClimate change policy, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Adaptation, Rural Development, Risk Management, Public Health, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Environmental Sustainability, Urban Development, Climate Change Impacts, Food Security, and Climate Change and Food Security
This chapter explores the de jure and de facto impact of spatial illegality on access to rights and entitlements by urban residents in Indian cities and does so focusing on the question of access to such entitlements by residents of... more
This chapter explores the de jure and de facto impact of spatial illegality on access to rights and entitlements by urban residents in Indian cities and does so focusing on the question of access to such entitlements by residents of ‘slums’. It is structured in four parts. The first reviews debates on how to consider and define spatial informality and illegality and presents a generalized set of empirics of illegal inhabitation in Indian cities. The second, then, looks at a range of social security programmes for health, education, housing, and access to basic services. Within each, it shows the impacts that spatial illegality has in determining and limiting access to rights and entitlements for particular residents. Through this analysis, it argues that even within increasingly universally imagined programmes, spatial illegality has the potential of undoing a viable social safety net. The third section then suggests a possible framework on how to overcome such limitations: shifting the foundation of place-based entitlements from proof of a certain term or tenure of residence to an Intent to Reside (ITR) approach based on universalized entitlements. In the concluding section, it outlines key challenges that such a shift will
inevitably face in conception as well as implementation.
inevitably face in conception as well as implementation.
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Research Interests: Hydrology, Hydraulics, International Development, Energy, Environmental Management, and 19 moreCorporate Sustainability, Slum Development, Mumbai, India, Urban Development, Slums, Favelas, and Shanty-towns, Urban land market in developing countries, India, Urbanisation, Slums Studies, Water Supply, Water and Sanitation, Slum upgrading, Greenhouse Effect, Institutional Sustainability, Sustainability in construction industry, Water and Waste Water Engineering, Sustainable Water & Sanitation, Waste, Materials and Consumption, and Social Aspects of Sustainability
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The Goa 2100 project is an award winning entry to an international design competition organized under by the International Gas Union in 2003. Seven international teams were invited for the competition. Sanjay Prakash, Aromar Revi and... more
The Goa 2100 project is an award winning entry to an international design competition organized under by the International Gas Union in 2003. Seven international teams were invited for the competition. Sanjay Prakash, Aromar Revi and Rahul Mehrotra were the team leaders for the Indian team. The resulting proposal for the competition was a planning project for the city of Panjim in Goa, a state in western India. The project looks at planning from a ‘RUrban’ perspective – a method of sustainable development that combines high quality living conditions, a successful economy, and sustainable levels of resource use and waste generation for both the city as well as its rural periphery. The aim of the proposal is to integrate urban and rural communities through physical infrastructure and the formation of symbiotic economic networks. It visualizes the city as a net producer of ecological services rather than a sink for regional and global resources.
Research Interests: Ecological Design, Infrastructure Planning, Green Infrastructure, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Building Design, and 11 moreSustainable Urbanism, Rural Development, Sustainable Urban Environments, Sustainable Design, Urban Development, Ecosystems Services, India, Urban Design, Goa, Sustainable Cities, and Urban and rural development planning
This chapter reviews the key policy and research trends that have helped define the relationship between housing and health in the relationship between housing and health in the developing countries. It has identified a significant gap... more
This chapter reviews the key policy and research trends that have helped define the relationship between housing and health in the relationship between housing and health in the developing countries. It has identified a significant gap between problem articulation in the policy domain, which claims significant differential vulnerability of women and children, and the medical and scientific literature, which few data are available on the actual exposure levels of women and children to domestic health risks in developing countries. Further, only some health risks within major disease categories are fairly well defined. The current gap in the medical and scientific literature, therefore, needs to be filled with focused research. A review of the current analytical framework in this area concluded that there was need for an alternative formulation and a new research agenda focusing on the problems and priorities of developing countries. A series of process, environmental and technical interventions was identified, apart from the need for gender sensitivity and child-centredness in both research and the implementation of pilot pgrogrammes.
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Research Interests: Child health, Community Engagement & Participation, Community Development, Child Development, Housing, and 7 moreSlum Development, Participative Research Methodologies, Slums, Favelas, and Shanty-towns, India, New Delhi India, Social inclusion and participative urban planning, and Community participation and engagement
The SUP Action Agenda provides the perspective of city and business leaders in response to the three volumes of the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC... more
The SUP Action Agenda provides the perspective of city and business leaders in response to the three volumes of the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC AR6). The Action Agenda explicitly focuses on the policy and solution space, outlining both the opportunities for, and business investments required, to incentivize engagement from all relevant stakeholder communities for co-created solutions to the climate change crisis. While grounded in the scientific understanding of the climate crisis, the Action Agenda goes beyond the SUP Series and the foundational IPCC reports to include inputs from city and business leaders. Distinct from the official SUP Series, which is authored by the scientific community with input from practitioners, the Action Agenda is written from the perspective of city and business leaders and organizations that represent them.
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There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort, arguing that actionable research on urban adaptation needs to recognize the nature of cities as... more
There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort, arguing that actionable research on urban adaptation needs to recognize the nature of cities as social networks embedded in physical space. Given the pace, scale and socioeconomic outcomes of urbanization in the Global South, the specificities and history of its cities must be central to the study of how well-known agglomeration effects can facilitate adaptation. The proposed effort calls for the co-creation of knowledge involving scientists and stakeholders, especially those historically excluded from the design and implementation of urban development policies.
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Given the far-reaching impact of urbanisation across the globe, the Editor of Urbanisation, Aromar Revi, calls for a better understanding of cities as systems and of the challenges and opportunities of sustainable urbanisation. The... more
Given the far-reaching impact of urbanisation across the globe, the Editor of Urbanisation, Aromar Revi, calls for a better understanding of cities as systems and of the challenges and opportunities of sustainable urbanisation. The article assesses this need in a moment of key international accords in Paris, New York and Quito. National governments displayed exceptional solidarity at the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Summit, when they adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, the global discussion around the New Urban Agenda (NUA) of Habitat III has made it moderately clear that most of the other SDGs cannot be achieved without sustainable urbanisation, and vice versa. As the operational implications of the political commitment made by governments slowly sink in, the article offers a set of reflections on the role of cities in the implementation of the SDGs, NUA and the Paris climate accord. Moreover, it underlines the need for a comprehensive, mul...
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Introduction: Earthquakes in India: Response, Recovery and Impact Mitigation Shirish Patel 2. Disasters in India: Policy Overview of Vulnerability, Risks and Human Impacts Debarati Guha-Sapir and Philippe Hoyois 3. Uttarkashi Earthquake:... more
Introduction: Earthquakes in India: Response, Recovery and Impact Mitigation Shirish Patel 2. Disasters in India: Policy Overview of Vulnerability, Risks and Human Impacts Debarati Guha-Sapir and Philippe Hoyois 3. Uttarkashi Earthquake: Management of Relief & Rehabilitation Rajeev Kapoor 4. Earthquake Reconstruction in Maharashtra, India: Impact on Assets, Income, and Equity Krishna S. Vatsa 5. A Decade of Lessons from Marathwada: Earthquake Vulnerability, Politics and Participatory Housing Alex Salazar and Rohit Jigyasu 6. Women Take the Lead: Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity for Development Prema Gopalan 7. Compounding Disasters: First the Natural, then the Man-made: Failed Interventions We Can Learn From Sandeep Virmani 8. Planning the Reconstruction of Bhuj B.R. Balachandran 9. Participative Rehabilitation: A Dilemma M.N. Joglekar 10. Lessons from the Gujarat Experience: For Disaster Mitigation and Management V. Thiruppugazh and Sudhir Kumar 11. Disaster Management in India: Policy Intervention and Recent Initiatives Anil K Sinha, Dr Satendra and Shikha Srivastava 12. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Non-engineered Load-bearing Structures Rajendra Desai 13. Medical Management of Earthquake Disasters Brig K.J. Singh 14. Trauma after Earthquakes: Mitigating the Psychosocial and Mental Effects R. Srinivasa Murthy 15. Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Management: Developing Risk Models for the Insurance Industry Haresh C. Shah and Weimin Dong Afterword Aromar Revi
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The eighth edition of the UPD was held over 29-30 November 2022 at IIHS’ Bengaluru City Campus. The convening explored Pathways towards Futureready Indian Cities. This was in recognition of the key role Indian cities have in realising the... more
The eighth edition of the UPD was held over 29-30 November 2022 at IIHS’ Bengaluru City Campus. The convening explored Pathways towards Futureready Indian Cities. This was in recognition of the key role Indian cities have in realising the country’s ambitious economic, developmental, and environmental goals, the serious legacy and emergent challenges they face, and, therefore, the need for reflection on the development agendas that they need to prioritise and pursue. The focus of discussions was on five themes that will determine the preparedness of Indian cities to power rapid, equitable, and sustainable growth and development: next generation urban governance; improving municipal finances; synergising land governance and real estate regulation; accelerating urban infrastructure and service delivery; and decarbonisation.
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The 6 th Assessment Report cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (AR6) comes at a precipitous moment in history. Human influence has warmed the planet, and widespread and rapid impacts are occurring to natural and human... more
The 6 th Assessment Report cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (AR6) comes at a precipitous moment in history. Human influence has warmed the planet, and widespread and rapid impacts are occurring to natural and human systems in all regions of the world. In response, immediate action is needed if there is to be any hope of limiting global warming to 1.5°C or well below 2°C below pre-industrial levels, as well as preparing for and adapting to current and future risks. The transformations needed in response to climate change will require decisive action in cities and urban areas. Cities and urban areas are a major source and driver of emissions; they are also crucial sites for system transitions in the near term and transformations over longer time frames
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A challenge of the IIHS mission is creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary, South Asia-centric and global relevant curriculum that spans the two dozen-odd disciplines and practice areas that define urban transformation. The primary... more
A challenge of the IIHS mission is creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary, South Asia-centric and global relevant curriculum that spans the two dozen-odd disciplines and practice areas that define urban transformation. The primary objectives of the IIHS curriculum are to create for human settlements professionals, practitioners and researchers from India and others parts of the world: This note outlines the principles, foundations, structures and first formulations of this curriculum at the graduate, undergraduate and doctoral levels and the academic and research programmes in which it will be housed.
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Policy debates in South Asia have only recently started to focus on climate change, even though it is a major concern for civil society and the media. More broadly, social science research on global environmental change needs to break out... more
Policy debates in South Asia have only recently started to focus on climate change, even though it is a major concern for civil society and the media. More broadly, social science research on global environmental change needs to break out of traditional disciplinary boundaries if it is to have greater impact. This will only happen with appropriate institutional and funding support and incentives.
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In 2022, the Urban Fellows Programme at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, completed six years with 227 graduates. Collectively written by Faculty and sta at IIHS, Towards a New Urban Practice marks this moment as a... more
In 2022, the Urban Fellows Programme at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, completed six years with 227 graduates. Collectively written by Faculty and sta at IIHS, Towards a New Urban Practice marks this moment as a point of Reflection. Using the programme as an archive, the book reflects on questions of contemporary urban knowledge, interdisciplinary and southern urban pedagogy, what it means to teach about and from practice, and how our thinking on pedagogy needs to be equally rooted in questions of institutional design, operations, admissions, and the political economy of employment for new urban practitioners.
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The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) initiative provides a distillation of the IPCC reports into accessible and targeted summaries that can help inform action at city and regional scales. This is a collection of the three volumes of... more
The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) initiative provides a distillation of the IPCC reports into accessible and targeted summaries that can help inform action at city and regional scales. This is a collection of the three volumes of the SUP series combined together.
This commentary from the Journal Editorial Board sets out the research agenda for the journal and invites contributions. We want to elicit and synthesize research- and practice-based knowledge toward the goal of resilient, equitable... more
This commentary from the Journal Editorial Board sets out the research agenda for the journal and invites contributions. We want to elicit and synthesize research- and practice-based knowledge toward the goal of resilient, equitable cities in a world with less than 1.5°C of warming, focusing on the transformational change needed to achieve this goal. Within this focus, we set out two primary areas that are pivotal to demonstrate the economic and political strategies necessary to stop climate breakdown: ecologically and socially viable and just economic systems; and purposeful, progressive, and inclusive government and governance. We set out key principles of transformational change and invite a plurality of conceptualizations, particularly emphasizing the need and potential of drawing on emerging thinking at regional, national, and international levels and applying it to city-scale. We outline the need for action-oriented, policy-relevant research in collaboration with city actors, ...
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The Paris Agreement put adaptation prominently on the global climate action agenda. Despite a surge in research and praxis-based knowledge on adaptation, a critical policy roadblock is synthesizing and assessing this burgeoning evidence.... more
The Paris Agreement put adaptation prominently on the global climate action agenda. Despite a surge in research and praxis-based knowledge on adaptation, a critical policy roadblock is synthesizing and assessing this burgeoning evidence. We develop an approach to assess the multidimensional feasibility of adaptation options in a robust and transparent manner, providing direction for global climate policy and identifying knowledge gaps to further future climate research. The approach, which was tested in the IPCC Special Report on 1.5 °C (SR1.5) to assess 23 adaptation options, is underpinned by a systematic review of recent literature, expert elicitation, and iterative peer review. It responds to the challenge of limited agreement on adaptation indicators, lack of fine-scale adaptation data, and challenges of assessing synergies and trade-offs with mitigation. The findings offer methodological insights into how future assessments such as the IPCC Assessment Report (AR) six and regio...
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The Special Report on 1.5°C assesses three main themes: • What would be required to limit warming to 1.5°C (mitigation pathways) • The impacts of 1.5°C of warming, compared to 2oC and higher • Strengthening the global response to climate... more
The Special Report on 1.5°C assesses three main themes: • What would be required to limit warming to 1.5°C (mitigation pathways) • The impacts of 1.5°C of warming, compared to 2oC and higher • Strengthening the global response to climate change; mitigation and adaptation options The connections between climate change and sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty are discussed throughout the report. This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable development, including its focus on eradicating poverty and reducing inequality in their multidimensional aspects, and climate actions in a 1.5°C warmer world. These fundamental connections are embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The chapter also examines synergies and trade-offs of adaptation and mitigation options with sustainable development and the SDGs and offers insights into pos...
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Recent evidence shows that climate change is leading to irreversible and existential impacts on vulnerable communities and countries across the globe. Among other effects, this has given rise to public debate and engagement around notions... more
Recent evidence shows that climate change is leading to irreversible and existential impacts on vulnerable communities and countries across the globe. Among other effects, this has given rise to public debate and engagement around notions of climate crisis and emergency. The Loss and Damage (L&D) policy debate has emphasized these aspects over the last three decades. Yet, despite institutionalization through an article on L&D by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the Paris Agreement, the debate has remained vague, particularly with reference to its remit and relationship to adaptation policy and practice. Research has recently made important strides forward in terms of developing a science perspective on L&D. This article reviews insights derived from recent publications by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others, and presents the implications for science and policy. Emerging evidence on hard and soft adaptation limits in ce...
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The second volume in the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) series, Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, offers a concise and accessible distillation of the IPCC Working Group II Report.... more
The second volume in the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) series, Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, offers a concise and accessible distillation of the IPCC Working Group II Report. Cities are places of high risks from climate change, resulting from the interaction of climate change hazards, the exposure of infrastructure, people and ecosystems, the vulnerability of exposed elements and communities, and the negative or unintended effects of responses to climate change to people and ecosystems. This report assesses the feasibility and effectiveness of different adaptation options but highlights that adaptation has limits and can even lead to maladaptation, triggering unintended effects which increase risk, emissions and lock-ins. It synthesises the latest evidence on the necessary urban-led transformation, as well as evidence on operationalizing the five simultaneous system transitions across land, coastal, ocean and freshwater ecosy...
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2015 was a seismic moment for urban stakeholders around the world. A coalition of policymakers, academics and practitioners came together to successfully advocate for an urban goal to be included in the UN Sustainable Development Goal... more
2015 was a seismic moment for urban stakeholders around the world. A coalition of policymakers, academics and practitioners came together to successfully advocate for an urban goal to be included in the UN Sustainable Development Goal framework. Although the value of a place-based approach to development has been demonstrated by a number of cities and countries worldwide, it was 2020–2022 (three years of cataclysmic global events) that highlighted the necessity for a universal place-based approach to planning in order to foster resilience and sustainability. In this article, three academic-practitioners reflect upon the transformative potential of the 2015–16 urban agendas.
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The eighth edition of the UPD was held over 29-30 November 2022 at IIHS’ Bengaluru City Campus. The convening explored Pathways towards Futureready Indian Cities. This was in recognition of the key role Indian cities have in realising the... more
The eighth edition of the UPD was held over 29-30 November 2022 at IIHS’ Bengaluru City Campus. The convening explored Pathways towards Futureready Indian Cities. This was in recognition of the key role Indian cities have in realising the country’s ambitious economic, developmental, and environmental goals, the serious legacy and emergent challenges they face, and, therefore, the need for reflection on the development agendas that they need to prioritise and pursue. The focus of discussions was on five themes that will determine the preparedness of Indian cities to power rapid, equitable, and sustainable growth and development: next generation urban governance; improving municipal finances; synergising land governance and real estate regulation; accelerating urban infrastructure and service delivery; and decarbonisation.
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The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) initiative provides a distillation of the IPCC reports into accessible and targeted summaries that can help inform action at city and regional scales. Volume I in the series, What the Latest... more
The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) initiative provides a distillation of the IPCC reports into accessible and targeted summaries that can help inform action at city and regional scales. Volume I in the series, What the Latest Physical Science of Climate Change Means for Cities, identified the ways in which human-induced climate change is affecting every region of the world, and the cities and urban areas therein. Volume II, Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of different adaptation options. To achieve climate resilient development, synergies between policies and actions for climate change adaptation, mitigation and other development goals are needed. This third volume in the series, What the Latest Science on Climate Change Mitigation Means For Cities and Urban Areas offers a concise and accessible distillation of the IPCC Working Group III Report for urban policymakers. The 21st century i...
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The Constitution (Seventy-fourth) Amendment Act 1992 sought to empower urban local bodies as a third-tier of governance. Thirty years hence, the reality of Indian ULBs is far from their initial aspirations. ULBs in most states continue to... more
The Constitution (Seventy-fourth) Amendment Act 1992 sought to empower urban local bodies as a third-tier of governance. Thirty years hence, the reality of Indian ULBs is far from their initial aspirations. ULBs in most states continue to struggle on almost all dimensions of the funds, functions, and functionaries continuum. Most have limited autonomy of functioning and capacities for planning, budgeting, expenditure management, procurement, implementation, and monitoring. The fiscal space for ULBs has been shrinking in most states, especially with constraints in expansion of the overall tax base, the growing central and state fiscal deficit, and the weakening of the vertical and horizontal institutional mechanisms for resource mobilisation, coordination, and transfer.
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Urban India produces over 60 per cent of its GDP, with less than a third of its population. The urban informal sector at a quarter of total employment produces a quarter of India’s GDP making it as important in scale and contribution to... more
Urban India produces over 60 per cent of its GDP, with less than a third of its population. The urban informal sector at a quarter of total employment produces a quarter of India’s GDP making it as important in scale and contribution to the economy as the formal sector. Yet, the urban sector is deeply underinvested, has shallow human and institutional depth and urban poverty has historically had very limited political and policy attention.
Urban poverty is multi-dimensional in scope; widening in numbers and deepening faster than rural poverty in India. Traditional uni-dimensional poverty reduction approaches that have had some success in rural India have and will fail in urban India. The governance, resources management, and risk mitigation frames have a strong rural emphasis – making change even more difficult.
UNDP can lead in the creation of a new multi-dimensional and human development-centred entitlement framework and discourse to address urban poverty in the XII Plan. This will enable: significant increases in urban employment; the urban informal sector to grow faster and at higher productivity than the national economy; filling of institutional and knowledge gaps so that available resources and innovation can be deployed efficiently and scaled effectively. This would meet the inclusion, sustainability and growth imperatives of the Plan and help close structural gaps: between large villages and small towns; manufacturing and services-led development; rapidly developing and deeply vulnerable economic and social groups and regions.
Urban poverty is multi-dimensional in scope; widening in numbers and deepening faster than rural poverty in India. Traditional uni-dimensional poverty reduction approaches that have had some success in rural India have and will fail in urban India. The governance, resources management, and risk mitigation frames have a strong rural emphasis – making change even more difficult.
UNDP can lead in the creation of a new multi-dimensional and human development-centred entitlement framework and discourse to address urban poverty in the XII Plan. This will enable: significant increases in urban employment; the urban informal sector to grow faster and at higher productivity than the national economy; filling of institutional and knowledge gaps so that available resources and innovation can be deployed efficiently and scaled effectively. This would meet the inclusion, sustainability and growth imperatives of the Plan and help close structural gaps: between large villages and small towns; manufacturing and services-led development; rapidly developing and deeply vulnerable economic and social groups and regions.
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Urban areas in India are currently imagined as growth engines which will generate a surplus that can be invested in redistribution schemes targeting the rural and urban poor. To achieve growth that can be sustained over the medium and... more
Urban areas in India are currently imagined as growth engines which will generate a surplus that can be invested in redistribution schemes targeting the rural and urban poor. To achieve growth that can be sustained over the medium and long term, an explicit focus on employment is required along with growth. A labour intensive growth pathway is essential to create opportunities for our large, unskilled workforce, and to allow India to simultaneously achieve output growth as well as poverty reduction.
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This paper argues that the recent policy rhetoric towards cities in India has been shaped by their increasing economic importance in national output generation, as well as a series of prominent global reports on the role of cities in... more
This paper argues that the recent policy rhetoric towards cities in India has been shaped by their increasing economic importance in national output generation, as well as a series of prominent global reports on the role of cities in driving growth. Policymakers have responded to this, designing urban programmes that focus on removing productivity bottlenecks, and simultaneously relegating concerns of redistribution to the rural sector. This paper argues for a shift in the policy rhetoric from viewing cities as ‘engines of growth’ to ‘engines of inclusive development’. Policymakers need to focus on the role of employment generation in order to achieve growth as well as poverty reduction in urban areas, and there needs to be greater emphasis on linking macro dynamics like urbanisation, employment generation and economic and human development. The paper uses an existing analytical tool, the urban rural growth differential, in a new way to measure the difference between employment generation in urban and rural areas. It highlights that female workforce participation is potentially a key future driver of changing urban employment trends. Finally, it offers a set of directions for governance and industrial policy in order to enable this transition to occur, and provides a set of questions for further research.
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Science and technology have shown that we can reduce or prevent the impact from disasters, and it is therefore the responsibility of Member States to work together with national and international policy and science and technology... more
Science and technology have shown that we can reduce or prevent the impact from disasters, and it is therefore the responsibility of Member States to work together with national and international policy and science and technology communities to work together in an effort to reduce disaster risk and prevent disasters where possible.
The UNISDR Scientiic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) and partners have been working to embed a broader approach to disasters which includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. It is no longer suficient to react oncea disaster has occurred, because even if disasters are well managed, the mental and physical impacts on the survivors, broader society and the economy can be
devastating and felt over the long term. With disasters increasing in frequency andseverity, the International Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report 5 (2014) recognised the urgent need to focus on sustainable development.
The UNISDR Scientiic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) and partners have been working to embed a broader approach to disasters which includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. It is no longer suficient to react oncea disaster has occurred, because even if disasters are well managed, the mental and physical impacts on the survivors, broader society and the economy can be
devastating and felt over the long term. With disasters increasing in frequency andseverity, the International Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report 5 (2014) recognised the urgent need to focus on sustainable development.
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Research Interests: Gender Studies, Development Economics, Education, Social Policy, Peace and Conflict Studies, and 39 moreClimate Change, Water, Human Rights, Renewable Energy, Poverty, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, Sustainable agriculture, Food Security and Insecurity, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, HIV/AIDS, Governance, Gender, Rural Development, Human Development, Food, Urban Studies, Economic Development, Population Dynamics, Education and Labor Markets, Energy and Environment, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Work and Labour, Public Health, Urban Sociology, Low Carbone Cities, Environmental Sustainability, Agricultural extension, Social Inequality (Anthropology), Development, Food Security, Institutions, Sustainable Livelihoods, Low Carbon Economy, Poverty and Inequality, Rural Livelihood Strategies, Small scall Irrigation, and Development Policies and Strategies
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This report applies the International Resource Panel report, Decoupling Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth to cities. The core argument of the Decoupling Report was that a transition to a green economy will... more
This report applies the International Resource Panel report, Decoupling Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth to cities. The core argument of the Decoupling Report was that a transition to a green economy will depend on finding ways to sustain economic growth rates without escalating rates of resource use. To achieve this decoupling, appropriate sustainability-oriented innovation will need to be initiated, promoted and applied on a large scale.
Research Interests: Climate Change, Infrastructure Planning, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Sustainable Building Design, and 9 moreSustainable Urban Environments, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation Strategies, Pathways to decarbonisation, Environmental Sustainability, Urban Design, Green Architecture and Environmental Design, and Green Growth
Research Interests: Development Economics, Development Studies, Urban management, International Development, Sustainable Development, and 14 moreUrban Planning, Transformation, Sustainable Building Design, Urban Regeneration, Sustainable Urban Environments, Urban Studies, Urban Culture, Urban Sociology, Urban Economics, Environmental Sustainability, Urban And Regional Planning, Urban Development, Urban Design, and UN
Getting Started with the SDGs in Cities outlines how cities can get started with implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in cities and human settlements. Effective and decisive action on sustainable development at the local... more
Getting Started with the SDGs in Cities outlines how cities can get started with implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in cities and human settlements. Effective and decisive action on sustainable development at the local level, within all cities and human
settlements, is crucial to the success of Agenda 2030. Despite the key role of local authorities in SDG implementation, there is very little guidance material currently available on how to adapt the global goals to the local level. The SDG Cities Guide aims to fill this knowledge-gap, and
suggest how city leaders, local practitioners and policy makers can use the SDGs to guide on the-ground planning and development.
settlements, is crucial to the success of Agenda 2030. Despite the key role of local authorities in SDG implementation, there is very little guidance material currently available on how to adapt the global goals to the local level. The SDG Cities Guide aims to fill this knowledge-gap, and
suggest how city leaders, local practitioners and policy makers can use the SDGs to guide on the-ground planning and development.
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... “The IIHS Website is our commitment to a different way of looking at things.” 3 – AromarRevi 5 January 2010 Page 4. Unless ... “The Institution will fail or scale based on language.” 4 – Aromar Revi 5 January 2010 Page 5. Unless ...
Research Interests: Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinarity, Innovation statistics, Higher Education, Curriculum Studies, and 11 moreSystems Thinking, Urban Planning, Transformation of University Systems, Urban Studies, Interdisciplinary Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Higher Education Policy, Interdisciplinary Studies, Curriculum and Instruction, India, and University
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India is playing an increasingly important role in the global economy and, correspondingly, in resource use and emissions. Yet, the modelling tools for exploring the opportunities and threats for India, and for other parts of the world as... more
India is playing an increasingly important role in the global economy and, correspondingly, in resource use and emissions. Yet, the modelling tools for exploring the opportunities and threats for India, and for other parts of the world as a consequence of this development, suffer from conceptual limitations. This report explores options for improvement, especially given the large heterogeneity of India that is difficult to capture in aggregate average data. Model-based simulations indicate that India's population by 2050 will be over 1.5 billion, displaying a large population momentum that is one of the drivers of economic growth.
Forward calculations with the demographic model, PHOENIX, and the IFs Economy model show that such developments of population and income are possible, provided that sufficient and timely investments in health care and education take place. Additional model simulations, including those using the TIMER energy model, indicate that ecological and socio-economic constraints might bar these positive developments. Only rigorous government policy initiatives striving for sustainable management of India's resources (land, water, energy) and appropriate investments in education and health can lead to a real increase in well-being for a large part of the population.
Forward calculations with the demographic model, PHOENIX, and the IFs Economy model show that such developments of population and income are possible, provided that sufficient and timely investments in health care and education take place. Additional model simulations, including those using the TIMER energy model, indicate that ecological and socio-economic constraints might bar these positive developments. Only rigorous government policy initiatives striving for sustainable management of India's resources (land, water, energy) and appropriate investments in education and health can lead to a real increase in well-being for a large part of the population.
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The impact of climate changes will become key economic and political questions in South Asia. Indian cities will be affected the most by these. Policies will have to be adopted in such a way that the effect is reduced in India. ... If you... more
The impact of climate changes will become key economic and political questions in South Asia. Indian cities will be affected the most by these. Policies will have to be adopted in such a way that the effect is reduced in India. ... If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large. ... Paper provided by eSocialSciences in its series Working Papers with number id: ...
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Research Interests: Earthquake Engineering, Disaster risk management, Seismic Retrofitting of Historical Masonry Buildings, Disaster Management, Masonry Buildings, and 6 moreIndia, Earthquakes, Urban Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction, Rapid Visual Screening of RC Frame Buildings, Earthquake Safety Aspects In Building Bye Laws and Development Regulations, and Earthquake Resistance of Traditional Housing Typologies In Different Seismic Zones of India
A central challenge within the IIHS mission is creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary, South Asia-centric and globally relevant curriculum that spans the two dozen-odd disciplines and practice areas that define urban transformations. The... more
A central challenge within the IIHS mission is creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary, South Asia-centric and globally relevant curriculum that spans the two dozen-odd disciplines and practice areas that define urban transformations. The IIHS Curriculum Development Process—stretching over two years from 2009 to 2011—is aimed at taking on precisely this challenge.
The primary objectives of the IIHS curriculum are to create for human settlements professionals, practitioners and researchers from India and other parts of the world:
An interdisciplinary innovation-oriented knowledge base appropriate to the transformatory opportunities and challenges of South Asian and international settlements in the 21st century
A quality application-oriented and experiential learning environment that reaches out through and beyond an open campus to across India and other parts of the world.
A set of opportunities for inclusion, integrated human development and an engagement with Indian Constitutional values
Opportunities to develop the technical, integrative and epistemological capacities to:
Design, develop and help deploy the appropriate technologies, infrastructure and management systems from across the globe
Incubate and catalyse technical, institutional and social innovation, sustainability and enable good governance
Effectively respond to contemporary and emerging challenges drawing on both disciplinary and indigenous knowledge
Serve as a platform for dialogue between the state, private and civil society sectors and citizens, especially the most vulnerable
Be rooted in South Asian culture, arts, and craft, language and scholarship and thereby set global standards for praxis, education and research.
Avenues for the deepening of the pedagogical and reflective capacities of the faculty to transact an integrated, interdisciplinary programme to meet these transformatory goals.
The primary objectives of the IIHS curriculum are to create for human settlements professionals, practitioners and researchers from India and other parts of the world:
An interdisciplinary innovation-oriented knowledge base appropriate to the transformatory opportunities and challenges of South Asian and international settlements in the 21st century
A quality application-oriented and experiential learning environment that reaches out through and beyond an open campus to across India and other parts of the world.
A set of opportunities for inclusion, integrated human development and an engagement with Indian Constitutional values
Opportunities to develop the technical, integrative and epistemological capacities to:
Design, develop and help deploy the appropriate technologies, infrastructure and management systems from across the globe
Incubate and catalyse technical, institutional and social innovation, sustainability and enable good governance
Effectively respond to contemporary and emerging challenges drawing on both disciplinary and indigenous knowledge
Serve as a platform for dialogue between the state, private and civil society sectors and citizens, especially the most vulnerable
Be rooted in South Asian culture, arts, and craft, language and scholarship and thereby set global standards for praxis, education and research.
Avenues for the deepening of the pedagogical and reflective capacities of the faculty to transact an integrated, interdisciplinary programme to meet these transformatory goals.
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A challenge of the IIHS mission is creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary, South Asia-centric and global relevant curriculum that spans the two dozen-odd disciplines and practice areas that define urban transformation. The primary... more
A challenge of the IIHS mission is creating a dynamic, interdisciplinary, South Asia-centric and global relevant curriculum that spans the two dozen-odd disciplines and practice areas that define urban transformation.
The primary objectives of the IIHS curriculum are to create for human settlements professionals, practitioners and researchers from India and others parts of the world:
An appropriate innovation-oriented knowledge base
A quality application-oriented experiential learning environment
Opportunities for inclusion, integrated human development and an engagement with Indian
Constitutional values
Deepening of the pedagogical and reflective capacities of the faculty to transact an integrated,
interdisciplinary programme to meet transformatory goals
This note outlines the principles, foundations, structures and first formulations of this curriculum at the graduate, undergraduate and doctoral levels and the academic and research programmes in which it will be housed.
The primary objectives of the IIHS curriculum are to create for human settlements professionals, practitioners and researchers from India and others parts of the world:
An appropriate innovation-oriented knowledge base
A quality application-oriented experiential learning environment
Opportunities for inclusion, integrated human development and an engagement with Indian
Constitutional values
Deepening of the pedagogical and reflective capacities of the faculty to transact an integrated,
interdisciplinary programme to meet transformatory goals
This note outlines the principles, foundations, structures and first formulations of this curriculum at the graduate, undergraduate and doctoral levels and the academic and research programmes in which it will be housed.
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The Digital India mission is a missing link that could help connect the Smart Cities mission to these high-level Sustainable Development Goals outcomes
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The article explores the relationship between India's economic growth slowdown, the expansion of urbanisation and the failure of the real estate and the formal building sector to respond to the demand for affordable housing and job creation
Research Interests: Real Estate, Law, Real Estate Economics, Development Studies, Information Security, and 22 moreSpatial Analysis, Urban Planning, Governance, Computer Aided Design, Property, Real Estate Development, Rural Development, Urban Studies, Housing, Ecology, Transportation, Real Estate Finance, Real estate investment, Affordable Housing, Land-use planning, Housing Policies, India, Social Housing, Urban Design, Environmental Criminology, Landscape Planning, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development aims to provide a forum for cutting edge research and rigorous debate for in-depth and holistic understanding of the complex inter-related environmental, social, economic, political,... more
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development aims to provide a forum for cutting edge research and rigorous debate for in-depth and holistic understanding of the complex inter-related environmental, social, economic, political, spatial, institutional and physical challenges facing urban areas. Its premise is that multi-disciplinary approaches provide the space for the range of disciplines and perspectives related to the full breadth of issues that affect urban sustainable development.
The journal also aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of the two-way interactions between urbanization processes and patterns and environmental changes at the local, regional, and global scales. In addition to mitigation and adaptation concerns these also include related social and economic issues such as the impacts of globalisation and financial crises, evidence-based liveability versus utopian planning principles, restoring dignity to the marginalized beyond mere participation, environmental justice and sustainable resource utilisation. The Journal, thus, seeks to connect theory and practice in ways that are useful to academics, policy makers, community activists and professionals who are concerned with or engaged in building and governing cities in ways that enhance environmental viability and foster urban equity and well being and engender economic vibrancy and political accountability.
The journal also aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of the two-way interactions between urbanization processes and patterns and environmental changes at the local, regional, and global scales. In addition to mitigation and adaptation concerns these also include related social and economic issues such as the impacts of globalisation and financial crises, evidence-based liveability versus utopian planning principles, restoring dignity to the marginalized beyond mere participation, environmental justice and sustainable resource utilisation. The Journal, thus, seeks to connect theory and practice in ways that are useful to academics, policy makers, community activists and professionals who are concerned with or engaged in building and governing cities in ways that enhance environmental viability and foster urban equity and well being and engender economic vibrancy and political accountability.
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Urban Climate serves the scientific and decision making communities with the publication of research on theory, science and applications relevant to understanding urban climatic conditions and change in relation to their geography and to... more
Urban Climate serves the scientific and decision making communities with the publication of research on theory, science and applications relevant to understanding urban climatic conditions and change in relation to their geography and to demographic, socioeconomic, institutional, technological and environmental dynamics and global change. Targeted towards both disciplinary and interdisciplinary audiences, this journal publishes original research papers, comprehensive review articles, book reviews, and short communications on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
Urban meteorology and climate:
• Urban canopy and boundary layer
• Urban heat island effects
• Coastal flooding
• Urban energy budget
• Impact of urban meteorology, materials, and form on urban energy use
• Urban hydrologic cycle
• Urban-coastal interactions
• Feedbacks between air quality, local climate and global climate change
• Urban impact on precipitation
• Urban microclimate and weather events
Urban environmental pollution:
• Emissions and chemistry
• Urban air quality
• Aerosol formation and dynamics
• Large-scale pollution from urban agglomerations
• Emergency preparedness
• Indoor and outdoor environment
• Population exposure and health impacts
• Urban vegetation impacts and green cities
Adaptation to global change:
• Urban drivers of climate change
• Urban vulnerability to climate hazards and climate change
• Urban infrastructure systems
• Flood control
• Energy supply
• Urban ecosystems
• Urban water
Urban economic and social issues:
• Urban climate impacts and environmental justice
• Urban climate and public health
• Urban transportation systems
• Urban materials, energy consumption, and health
• Poverty, gender and vulnerability in urban areas
• Urban migration and demographic change
• Urban housing and land markets
• Urban policy, planning and design
• Urban land use and land cover
• Urban governance, institutions and innovation
• Relationships between urban and non-urban areas
• Cities in the global context
• Neighborhoods and urban spaces
Research Approaches:
• Theory
• Modeling and decision support tools
• Monitoring and analysis
Urban meteorology and climate:
• Urban canopy and boundary layer
• Urban heat island effects
• Coastal flooding
• Urban energy budget
• Impact of urban meteorology, materials, and form on urban energy use
• Urban hydrologic cycle
• Urban-coastal interactions
• Feedbacks between air quality, local climate and global climate change
• Urban impact on precipitation
• Urban microclimate and weather events
Urban environmental pollution:
• Emissions and chemistry
• Urban air quality
• Aerosol formation and dynamics
• Large-scale pollution from urban agglomerations
• Emergency preparedness
• Indoor and outdoor environment
• Population exposure and health impacts
• Urban vegetation impacts and green cities
Adaptation to global change:
• Urban drivers of climate change
• Urban vulnerability to climate hazards and climate change
• Urban infrastructure systems
• Flood control
• Energy supply
• Urban ecosystems
• Urban water
Urban economic and social issues:
• Urban climate impacts and environmental justice
• Urban climate and public health
• Urban transportation systems
• Urban materials, energy consumption, and health
• Poverty, gender and vulnerability in urban areas
• Urban migration and demographic change
• Urban housing and land markets
• Urban policy, planning and design
• Urban land use and land cover
• Urban governance, institutions and innovation
• Relationships between urban and non-urban areas
• Cities in the global context
• Neighborhoods and urban spaces
Research Approaches:
• Theory
• Modeling and decision support tools
• Monitoring and analysis
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India is in the midst of an urbanization process where 800 million people will eventually live in cities – and yet, as many will continue to live in rural areas. The overwhelming scale of the Indian situation is without parallel and... more
India is in the midst of an urbanization process where 800 million
people will eventually live in cities – and yet, as many will
continue to live in rural areas. The overwhelming scale of the
Indian situation is without parallel and requires new ways of
planning, even new ways of educating planners. Aromar Revi
joined the conversation on housing and planning from his office
at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements in Bangalore,
India.
people will eventually live in cities – and yet, as many will
continue to live in rural areas. The overwhelming scale of the
Indian situation is without parallel and requires new ways of
planning, even new ways of educating planners. Aromar Revi
joined the conversation on housing and planning from his office
at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements in Bangalore,
India.
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The Indian Institute for Human Settlements is an independent, privately funded, globally ranked education and action-oriented research institution created by a number of India’s leading entrepreneurs, professionals and thought leaders... more
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements is an independent,
privately funded, globally ranked education and action-oriented
research institution created by a number of India’s leading
entrepreneurs, professionals and thought leaders to address the
multi-dimensional and inter-disciplinary challenge of the country’s
urban growth. Edgar Pieterse speaks to Aromar Revi, the institute’s
future-orientated director, about his revolutionary approach to
curriculum and imagining what is possible.
privately funded, globally ranked education and action-oriented
research institution created by a number of India’s leading
entrepreneurs, professionals and thought leaders to address the
multi-dimensional and inter-disciplinary challenge of the country’s
urban growth. Edgar Pieterse speaks to Aromar Revi, the institute’s
future-orientated director, about his revolutionary approach to
curriculum and imagining what is possible.
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The Millennium Development Goals are expiring and need to be replaced with a new set of globally applicable and locally implementable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. Climate Change negotiations are stalled and need a more... more
The Millennium Development Goals are expiring and need to be replaced with a new set of globally applicable and locally implementable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. Climate Change negotiations are stalled and need a more determined and pragmatic approach if run-away impacts are to be avoided. It is clear that a different economic, social and human development path must be established to ensure greater sustainability and inclusion of all citizens into productive economic life and well-being. Cities and regions across the world provide the opportunity to do this.
Africa and Asia are at the centre of the urban, social and economic transitions that the world will witness over the next two decades. It is important that we see political imaginations and leadership from these geographies that address local, regional and global themes.
Africa and Asia are at the centre of the urban, social and economic transitions that the world will witness over the next two decades. It is important that we see political imaginations and leadership from these geographies that address local, regional and global themes.
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The Millennium Development Goals are expiring and need to be replaced with a new set of globally applicable and locally implementable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. Climate Change negotiations are stalled and need a more... more
The Millennium Development Goals are expiring and need to be replaced with a new set of globally applicable and locally implementable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. Climate Change negotiations are stalled and need a more determined and pragmatic approach if run-away impacts are to be avoided. It is clear that a different economic, social and human development path must be established to ensure greater sustainability and inclusion of all citizens into productive economic life and well-being. Cities and regions across the world provide the opportunity to do this.
Africa and Asia are at the centre of the urban, social and economic transitions that the world will witness over the next two decades. It is important that we see political imaginations and leadership from these geographies that address local, regional and global themes.
Africa and Asia are at the centre of the urban, social and economic transitions that the world will witness over the next two decades. It is important that we see political imaginations and leadership from these geographies that address local, regional and global themes.
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Media briefing on the IPCC Assessment Report 5 Summary for Policymakers on 31st March 2014. Human interference with the climate system is occurring,and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts,... more
Media briefing on the IPCC Assessment Report 5 Summary for Policymakers on 31st March 2014. Human interference with the climate system is occurring,and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation and mitigation. The report assesses needs, options, opportunities, constraints, resilience, limits, and other aspects associated with adaptation.
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Keynote presentation at 14th Winelands conference at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa on Urban Innovation for India and global South
Plenary presentation to the 7th session of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 7 January 2014 on the need for a stand-alone urban Sustainable Development Goal. Comparative analysis... more
Plenary presentation to the 7th session of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 7 January 2014 on the need for a stand-alone urban Sustainable Development Goal. Comparative analysis of early-stage multi-dimensional target and indicator set suggested by SDSN for New York City and Bangalore.
Research Interests: Water, Poverty, Public Transport, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Development, and 17 moreMillenium Development Goals, Sustainable Building Design, Transport Planning, Sustainable Urbanism, United Nations, Rural Development, Human Development, Sustainable Urban Environments, Poverty Reduction Strategies, Housing, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Development, Cities, Bangalore, Shanghai Urban Studies, New York, and Sustainable Water & Sanitation
Presentation at Global Summit of Local & Regional Governments in Rabat on 4 October 2013 on the rationale for an urban Sustainable Development Goal as part of the post-2015 UN developmemt agenda. Supported by UN Habitat, UCLG, Cities... more
Presentation at Global Summit of Local & Regional Governments in Rabat on 4 October 2013 on the rationale for an urban Sustainable Development Goal as part of the post-2015 UN developmemt agenda. Supported by UN Habitat, UCLG, Cities Alliance and ICLEI