Manoeuvering Lands: Case of Andheri

"Indian cities are the most social, environmental & economic complex systems in the world, which have also realized issues like lack of good quality public realm & inclusive pedestrian infrastructure, insufficient green cover, unaffordable land market and an over regulatory development framework. These issues are a result of an archaic idea of city planning & design with multiple city stakeholders and their interactions. The competing views of various stakeholders - from private to public, from govt to citizens - towards city design, materialize in the form of national/State level policies, city-level development plans & building regulations, all of which culminate in tangible changes to shape cities. This course aims to understand the competing process of push & pull of city-making from macro to micro-scale.