Awareness of the need for structural change to initiate sustainable development brings stakeholders together. Ranmala is a village 70 km from the city of Pune; once barren, a citizen driven community initiative made it fertile. Water scarcity is still a topical issue and strategies for social spaces are needed; villagers are sensitised to the issue and willing to experiment. How can the “productive city” be promoted and balanced with ecological and social quality? How can water infrastructure and social spaces be upgraded?
The market with heritage significance needs a new vision that combines tradition and modernity to steer a balanced visitor flow all year round. The area in the core of Pune is characterized by a mix of traffic and congestion of vehicles and pedestrians, streams of traders, and customers.How to take advantage of traffic and pedestrian movements to enhance the market outside the festive season? How to combine tradition and craftsmanship with existing and new design centres?
Residential building projects and gated developments need to find a balance with open spaces for interchange withcommercial and industry-related areas.How to balance economic and cultural demands?
A new plan is needed for a chaotic area with safety issues and lack of social control – as stakeholder Preeti Mahurkar,India, says: “University is universitas that means the whole, it has to be a holistic development centre”.The historic campus adjacent to Cummins Road (MKSSS Cummins College) is fragmented in two parts. Safety isespecially crucial to the role of the campus for women: “Women empowerment and upliftment through education”(Jayant Inamdar, India) can only be achieved if there are safe spaces for female students to learn.How to restructure the area by focusing on the urbanity factor? How to make the area attractive for pedestrians andtraffic while preserving the historicity?
as an expert for parametrics andalgorithms, develops the technical basicsfor the target country. Barbara’s researchfocuses on urban transformation.
as an expert for parametrics andalgorithms, develops the technical basicsfor the target country. Barbara’s researchfocuses on urban transformation.
as an expert for parametrics andalgorithms, develops the technical basicsfor the target country. Barbara’s researchfocuses on urban transformation.
as an expert for parametrics andalgorithms, develops the technical basicsfor the target country. Barbara’s researchfocuses on urban transformation.
as an expert for parametrics andalgorithms, develops the technical basicsMember of the Urban Menus Team
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