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Understanding Urbanization with Binoy Mascarenhas
Welcome to the second episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2 !
In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with a fellow GIPE alumnus, Binoy Mascarenhas, on the process and importance of planned urbanization.
Binoy Mascarenhas is an Urban Planner and Economist with 14 years of experience in implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to global urban challenges. He served as the Head of Urban Transport at the World Resources Institute (WRI) till 2019 where he managed urban transport and road safety work across India and south-east Asia.
Dr. Ashish Kulkarni is an Assistant Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, specializing in Macroeconomics, commodities and derivatives.
They discuss a wide range of topics from the importance of historical buildings, urban planning, and preference of pedestrians to planned/ smart cities, flyovers, and paid parking. Not to forget the advice given to students who want to get into this exciting field!
Notes and references (with time stamps) :
1) 00:00:20.architecturehttps://architexturez.net/pst/az-cf-179420-1467089878. 2) 00:1:16: BV Doshi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._V._Doshi 3) 00:2:49: Links : the sunday times article on the need to maintain historic buildings https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/how-indias-push-to-modernise-threatens-its-signature-buildings/articleshow/80075722.cms 4)00:9:57:66 Mumbai coastal road plan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_Road_(Mumbai) 5) 00:18:50:BRT pune failure https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/a-decade-many-efforts-later-brts-fails-to-run-smoothly-in-pune-5976756/ 6)00: 20:31 price parking better in India:https://www.parkingtoday.com/articledetails.php?id=2547&t=on-street-parking-issues-in-india 7)00:35:00 Podcast:https://youtu.be/vPB51biw5f0 8) 00:42:18 https://www.amazon.in/Games-Indians-Play-V-Raghunathan/dp/0143063111 9)00:50:44 Arcosanti https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/paolo-soleri-arcosanti-arizona https://allthatsinteresting.com/chinese-ghost-cities 10)00:52:00 Ghost towns in china https://allthatsinteresting.com/chinese-ghost-cities 11) 00:53:00 hukou system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou 12)1:24:54 Haussmann renovation something along that lines in Pune if it is possible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haussmann%27s_renovation_of_Paris 13) 1:29:42 thoughts on Auroville? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auroville
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By The Undismal ParadoxWelcome to the second episode of The Undismal Paradox Season 2 !
In this episode, Prof. Ashish Kulkarni chats up with a fellow GIPE alumnus, Binoy Mascarenhas, on the process and importance of planned urbanization.
Binoy Mascarenhas is an Urban Planner and Economist with 14 years of experience in implementing innovative and sustainable solutions to global urban challenges. He served as the Head of Urban Transport at the World Resources Institute (WRI) till 2019 where he managed urban transport and road safety work across India and south-east Asia.
Dr. Ashish Kulkarni is an Assistant Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, specializing in Macroeconomics, commodities and derivatives.
They discuss a wide range of topics from the importance of historical buildings, urban planning, and preference of pedestrians to planned/ smart cities, flyovers, and paid parking. Not to forget the advice given to students who want to get into this exciting field!
Notes and references (with time stamps) :
1) 00:00:20.architecturehttps://architexturez.net/pst/az-cf-179420-1467089878. 2) 00:1:16: BV Doshi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._V._Doshi 3) 00:2:49: Links : the sunday times article on the need to maintain historic buildings https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/how-indias-push-to-modernise-threatens-its-signature-buildings/articleshow/80075722.cms 4)00:9:57:66 Mumbai coastal road plan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_Road_(Mumbai) 5) 00:18:50:BRT pune failure https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/a-decade-many-efforts-later-brts-fails-to-run-smoothly-in-pune-5976756/ 6)00: 20:31 price parking better in India:https://www.parkingtoday.com/articledetails.php?id=2547&t=on-street-parking-issues-in-india 7)00:35:00 Podcast:https://youtu.be/vPB51biw5f0 8) 00:42:18 https://www.amazon.in/Games-Indians-Play-V-Raghunathan/dp/0143063111 9)00:50:44 Arcosanti https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/paolo-soleri-arcosanti-arizona https://allthatsinteresting.com/chinese-ghost-cities 10)00:52:00 Ghost towns in china https://allthatsinteresting.com/chinese-ghost-cities 11) 00:53:00 hukou system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou 12)1:24:54 Haussmann renovation something along that lines in Pune if it is possible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haussmann%27s_renovation_of_Paris 13) 1:29:42 thoughts on Auroville? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auroville
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