Unfriendly neighbourhoods
In their rush to meet the housing requirements of cities, planners are turning a blind eye to the quality of the built environment
The state of housing: What CSE research tells us about rents in Indian cities
Affordable rental housing has emerged as the new way to achieve the objective of housing for all
How to design, build an eco-friendly and low-cost urban mud house
Veena Lal, who runs a charitable society for destitute children by the name of Karm Marg, has made it possible
Zurich is world’s most sustainable city, according to a new index
100 global cities were ranked according to their performance on three parameters—people, planet and profit
Living problems
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Lessons from COVID-19: Need better demand estimation factors to provide housing for all
Physical distancing as well as home quarantining have changed the housing standardisation game; an overhaul is needed
The Bulldozer in the Countryside
Imagine an assembly line construction of 17,000 homes on 3,500 acres of land costing US $135 million. Just on the borders of expanding cities. …
Truth about PM’s 'Housing for All' scheme: it is far off target
Eighteen months and Rs 4,275.31 crores later, not even 0.1 per cent of the project could be completed
New agenda for Africa’s sustainable urbanisation to be adopted at UN meet in Quito
Weak planning of urbanisation is resulting in lost opportunities for growth and transformation for Africa
High on skyscrapers
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How we lost the art of manipulating microclimate
The current mass housing construction is in contrast from the traditional urban forms of the city, which had smaller shaded spaces, were more …
Slums on rent
Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?
If we’re smart about water, we can stop our cities sinking
As more cities sink, rethinking how we use groundwater can ease pressure on precious aquifers
How can Delhi provide affordable housing near transit to its poor
India’s capital and other metros have performed woefully in this regard, even as their global counterparts have progressed
Real estate: Market happy, but civil society finds it lacking
External commercial borrowings in low-income housing projects will become unaffordable, they say
More dreams sans cars
From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually
Owning the road
Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission
Dharavi's real estate threat
The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …
Builder-driven housing schemes are a risk
Housing for all still a distant dream
Honing old homing skills
RAY at a glance
Make more room
Berlin’s grassroots plan to renationalise up to 200,000 ex-council homes from corporate landlords