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Question of Cities

Question of Cities

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Tag: Urbanisation

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Three loops of learning to rethink the cities-ecosystems relationship

For climate adaptation to move from crisis management to a transformative rethinking of urban life, the three loops of learning framework – improving immediate responses, questioning planning assumptions to integrate ecology, and building adaptive co-management – is useful. Bengaluru’s floods…
By Arvind Lakshmisha and Harini Nagendra6 hours ago
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  • Built Environment
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Building with nature not a luxury, calls for political will

Amid the transformation in cities, a question steadily crowded out is what happens to the ecological systems when urban land is treated primarily as a surface for construction. Urban tree canopies, water bodies and wetlands, green spaces and corridors are…
By Sanchi Singh, PhD6 hours ago
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  • Built Environment
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Multispecies justice and political economy of Shillong

Multispecies justice recognises that humans are deeply interconnected with a host of other species but this is hardly represented in urban planning. Shillong, as part of the Smart Cities Mission, saw built-up areas expand as scattered, unregulated development interspersed with…
By Satakshi Gupta6 hours ago
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Delhi has plans to restore
the Ridge. Ecologists
have questions

Can humans truly build a forest with a few native species and art-themed woodlands has been the lingering question since the first of the 70 lakh saplings were planted this month in the Central Ridge. Restoration plans should have furthered…
By Ankita Dhar Karmakar6 hours ago
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Wayanad’s mountains have spoken, again. Who’s listening?

The recent Kalladi landslide showed that, like fear after the Choolarmala landslides two years ago, key questions too did not fade. Just how much cutting, tunnelling and construction can these mountains absorb, how much engineering intrusion is too much? The…
By KA Shaji6 hours ago
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  • Rivers & Waterbodies
  • Natural Environment
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Groundwater as critical as the Godavari for Nashik’s
water security

Water supply was shut down every Saturday in many parts of Nashik this May, something that has not happened in about 20 years. The lack of respect for the Godavari River and its unmonitored overuse was one reason; the other…
By Prajakta Baste, PhDJune 26, 2026
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  • Climate Change
  • Heat Waves

Rising heat makes cool
Kashmir history

As Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir turn hotter than ever in summer and winters become warm, discussions revolve around declaring heat waves in a region known to be bitterly cold to cool. Heat is no longer an aberration but…
By Athar ParvaizMay 29, 2026
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Urgent call: A new imagination of cities with abundant trees

Vast acres of tree covers and forests are being ruthlessly hacked for infrastructure projects and urban development even as extreme heat rises in cities. Research shows that the mean urban temperatures in India’s cities may rise by an additional 45…
By QoC EditorialMay 15, 2026
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Do not touch our trees: Citizens echo across cities

From Pune to Hyderabad, citizens are protesting large-scale tree cutting linked to roads, metros, flyovers, mining and real estate projects despite worsening urban heat. In Pune, activists say decades of infrastructure-led concretisation have devastated tree cover, even as the city…
By Team QoCMay 15, 2026
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Dehradun, we dream a future without air purifiers and ailments

Two summers ago, when the temperature of Dehradun touched 47 degrees Celsius, many realised the price of sacrificing trees for development and came out to protest. The picturesque hill station has been marred by over-tourism, congestion, excessive construction, and poor…
By Ranjona BanerjiMarch 6, 2026
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