“Any believable prediction of the future will be wrong. Any correct prediction of the future will be unbelievable.” #future #technology

Will see more of Climate Refugees and Climate Migrants in the future and urban planners and urban designers will have to take note. #urbanplanning #urbandesign #climatechange Amitav Ghosh

"Using prefab technology when building projects — especially if you’re already using VDC and BIM — is a no-brainer." architizer.com/blog/practice/…

#Concrete choking of #urban #trees even culturally significant ones, in #cities in #India is a common sight. There used to be grass around this before this crime took place. Thane City Thane Municipal Corporation - ठाणे महानगरपालिका

Right step by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for #solar in #India #solarpower source: Economic Times

#traditional #water #harvesting techniques of #India #ladakh #zings

Happy to see #cities allocating budgets for #tactical #urbanism #urbandesign #mumbai Mumbai माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC

#zigzag #technology #brick #kilns reduces #pollution and #energy consumption youtu.be/sVD0cGvPzhc

#indore shows the way to a cleaner greener India #waste #wastemanagement #cities

"While (walking) is certainly not the most efficient way to see a city, it is the most pleasant, insightful, and human. I don’t think you can know a place unless you walk it, because it isn’t about distance, but about content." walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/why-i-walk-p… #walking #city #urban

Child-centric urban planning is about more than just building playgrounds. Here, Kunal Kumar, Rushda Majeed & Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy outline four ways to improve neighborhoods for young children, from creating dedicated spaces for play to improving early childhood care centers.

Have been saying for long but good to have a study to back it- “Construction of flyovers and underpasses, and widening roads or right of way are not better approaches and solutions to deal with congestion and heavy road traffic,study by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)”

A coalition of environmental groups, members of India's indigenous communities, and local residents are fighting a proposal to construct a train car shed inside Mumbai's only urban woodland trib.al/UF0H7BB

This concrete slab uses 70% less concrete. Read more about this new idea: ow.ly/FNRt50KRFhi

Japan is building a futuristic smart city. AI, self-driving cars, robotics, solar power

Creative work is a cure to the overthinking mind.

#urbandesign #streets #trafficplanning #transportation

So true. And I think the English language is remarkable. It’s as malleable as clay. Now I don’t think I’ll ever be able to use the phrase ‘without any problems’ again in place of ‘easily..’