Decentralising Planning: Building Planning Capacity at Ward and Area Levels, to Localise SDGs
The 74th Amendment of our constitution and various related laws legislated at the state levels, prioritise deepening democracy at the local level. In a planning context, it means Bottom up planning; Local Area Plans have to be developed at the grass root levels, at the Area Sabha level, at the Ward Levels, and these need […]
Urban Governance in Karnataka
In this edition of Swaraj for Cities, we hold the lens on the state of Karnataka, for the progress it has made in its urban centres, in terms of decentralisation, devolution and subsidiarity. How far has this otherwise progressive state travelled in realising the ideal of Swaraj? How is the Capital City faring, how are […]
Urban Planning & Governance – Beyond the 74th Amendment
SWARAJ for Cities is a nationwide initiative to help shape ‘Self Governance of Cities’. It is a year-long series of webinars, hybrid conferences, and publications that will focus on the Urban Challenge that India faces, that of Planned and Orderly Growth, and better governance of our cities, towns and peri-urban areas; that is, the fulfilment […]
Political Innovation in Municipal Governance
A unique political start up, Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP) and INHAF present practical aspects of municipal governance. INHAF is proud to present BNP’s model of municipal governance. We are looking for critical evaluation and feedback after you attend these webinars. Does this model make sense to you? Can it be replicated across the country? INHAF […]
ESG Imaginaries to Make Cities Work – Day 3 : Mobility and Infrastructure
Background: For over two decades, ESG has focussed on emerging urban environmental and socio-economic challenges and worked with multiple communities, government agencies, academia, media, etc. in attending to these issues and conflicts. The approach has always been about finding viable and inclusive solutions to vexatious problems by advocating deeply democratic processes which draw on intersectoral, […]
ESG Imaginaries to Make Cities Work – Day 2 : Challenges of Securing Urban Commons
Background: For over two decades, ESG has focussed on emerging urban environmental and socio-economic challenges and worked with multiple communities, government agencies, academia, media, etc. in attending to these issues and conflicts. The approach has always been about finding viable and inclusive solutions to vexatious problems by advocating deeply democratic processes which draw on intersectoral, […]
ESG Imaginaries to Make Cities Work – Day 1 : Waste and Governance
Background: For over two decades, ESG has focused on emerging urban environmental and socio-economic challenges and worked with multiple communities, government agencies, academia, media, etc. in attending to these issues and conflicts. The approach has always been about finding viable and inclusive solutions to vexatious problems by advocating deeply democratic processes which draw on intersectoral, […]
