A Journey from Petare to Dharavi

A year ago, as part of a design studio course in the Universidad Simón Bolívar I had the opportunity to Continue reading →

Slum-free Mumbai

Above: Dharavi redevelopment collage, source: internet For this point I want to reference you to an article written by Yue Continue reading →

Skins + Signs:: Iconography

Above: mototaxi in Peru; source: internet ‘THE FABRIC OF MUMBAI’s SOCIAL CHANGE” Building on the posts exploring representation and identity – Continue reading →

Resilience in Peri-urban Areas: A Case of the Arnala Village

[First published on the WRI India blog, October 05, 2015, and has been adapted from the blog title, “Beyond Mitigation: Continue reading →

Is the Burden of Climate Change Borne Unequally by Women?

[First published on the WRI India blog, March 06, 2015, and has been adapted from the blog title, “The Role Continue reading →

Field notes from Virar: A photo essay

I spent Christmas day cycling through Virar, along a transect that connects the city core to its rural hinterlands. Virar Continue reading →

Moving in the City

Even though there is clear evidence from the academy and practice that cities need to promote sustainable transportation we still Continue reading →

What makes a new community successful?

Post by Marines Pocaterra This week I traveled through  several shelter developments with 2 common denominators: density & low income.  Some Continue reading →