High time to move away from the master plan approach for Indian cities
Initiatives such as GIS-based master & development plans for 500 AMRUT cities are encouraging but we are still far behind
Road to cool cities: Codes based on unique ‘urban form’ can be helpful
Urban India is a heat trap, but road orientation, building materials and zone-specific master plans can drastically enhance thermal comfort
Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management
The impact of floods has become more severe due to land degradation, human pressures & over-extraction of groundwater
Indian cities no longer cooling down at night, finds CSE study
Heat waves are becoming deadlier due to a combination of rising temperatures, increasing humidity & urban expansion