#Cycles4Change: Barriers to a carbon-neutral future
We have been conducting surveys in Panaji to understand barriers to low-cost mobility interventions and to understand citizen’s perceptions around such proposals.
Future Cities
Urban Living Labs: a new wave of experimental governance
Panaji is home to India’s first Urban Living Lab, set up by Transitions Research, Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited, Oxford Policy Management and The Resources and Energy Institute. This blog details what urban living labs are and why they are significant in the context of Indian cities.
Book Review: The Smart Enough City
Amidst the cacophony surrounding smart cities, cities could do just fine being ‘smart enough’
Monsoon Academy: Planning for Climate Resilience in Urban Areas
This Course Handbook from our Monsoon Academy aims to enable individual and group learning on the core concepts, applications and practical toolkit for climate adaptation solutions.
Human Face of Climate Change, From Risk to Resilience in Indian Cities – A Tale of Three Cities: Agra, Delhi and Panaji
This series of case studies explores the social vulnerabilities that exacerbate climate impacts for communities in three cities: Agra, Delhi and Panaji
Human Face of Climate Change, From Risk to Resilience in Indian Cities – An Agenda for Policy and Action
Climate change will continue to disproportionately impact vulnerable populations in Indian cities. Policies need to strengthen the agency and capacity of vulnerable communities to absorb, adapt and recover from the adverse effects of disasters without compromising their socio-economic development.
Human Face of Climate Change, From Risk to Resilience in Indian Cities – Social vulnerability in Informal Settlements
This paper investigates climate change impacts within informal settlements in three Indian cities – Delhi, Agra and Panaji. It shows how vulnerability within these settlements is shaped by a range of social conditions
Future Cities 2040: Policy Lab
The main objective of this Policy Lab on Future Cities 2040: Navigating urban transitions for inclusive, sustainable and resilient futures, was to identify partnerships and to outline a research and advocacy agenda for shaping action on future cities.