Tuesday 27 September 2016

Whither Mumbai. Future Of The City.

Prevent the Megapolis from turning into a Necropolis?
Coordination between Centre and State is required. Mumbai. Various projects are pending clearances. This one is a take on Urban Management and the author is concerned about the 'financial' index of the city vis-a-vis rest of the worlds' cities. Multiple Structures must come together.

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"... Two issues are crucial to Mumbai’s development: the provision of affordable housing and planned open spaces within the city. While these two could be hard to achieve, given that the existing per capita open space ratio (area of open space a citizen has access to) is a mere 0.99 square metre, it is the need of the hour. In this context, I am happy to note that the chief minister has announced the increase in the floor space index of up to four for the construction of houses for police and public sector employees. ..."
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Architecture India News notes that the terms "sustainable living" and "stakeholders" are intertwined or linked to each other as if this is a necessity. 'What does that mean', you ask? 'So what', you ask? We'll not comment on that. . . We will. . . >> Paisa Paisa.
It's a given? Capitalist Trader will decide sustainability?
Refer http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-city-is-the-solution-not-the-problem/99 .

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