Indian Urban Futures V

Indian Urban Futures V

Authors:

Dr Nicholas Falk and cited presenters

Date:

June 2023

Collection:

Themes:

Environment and sustainability

Locations:

Summary:

‘As India becomes the world’s most populated and fastest growing country how can mid-sized cities with limited planning capacity respond to climate change, and learn from experience elsewhere ? The symposium built on the first four Indian Urban Futures events which started in 2017, and explores the challenges of scaling-up innovation with leading experts.

Video links to the presentations can be found below:

00:00:00 – Introduction by the meeting Chair, David Rudlin, Director of Urban Design, BDP
00:02:36 – Introduction. Dr Nicholas Falk, Executive Director, The URBED Trust.
00:06:38 – Maxine Relton, Artist and tour leader. An introduction to SCAD and short film.
00:13:12
 – A short film about SCAD Nirman (Social Change and Development) by the Nirman Trust
00:20:44 – Amirthan Christy Charles, Programme Director SCAD Nirman.
00:37:36 – Some questions and answers.
00:48:43 – Sowmya Parthasarathy, Director, Urban Design and Masterplanning, Arup. Cities alive: Rethinking cities in arid environments.
01:03:23
 – Brian Q Love, Chief Executive, Connected Cities
01:19:17 – David Milner, Project Director and Urban Designer, Create Streets, asks ‘What is (probably) the best way to build for the long term’
01:35:20 – Savini Rajapakse, Urban Designer, the projects team with the Princes Foundation
01:46:56
 – Roxana Slavcheva, Global Lead, Connected Places Catapult. Pilots and Partnerships, UK-India
02:03:36
 – Questions and answers.
02:18:12 – Concluding observations from David Rudlin and Nicholas Falk.