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#13 | Lutyens London | Speculation in Land Markets
An essay on how top-down efforts to impose order in wartime London clashed with the city’s organically evolved, negotiated urban form, and an…
Apr 3
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#12 | The Town Planning Scheme | Human Habitats | Rationality and Power
An essay on the benefits of the town planning scheme as a peripheral expansion mechanism, an explanation of human habitats, and a recommendation to read…
Feb 23
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#11: Importance of Planning Theory | Regulatory Buffers | Natural Habitats
An essay on the need for a new theory of urban planning in India, an insight on the regulation of buffers in cities, and an explanation of the idea of…
Oct 10, 2025
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#10: Land in Cities | Planned vs Unauthorised | Natural Monopoly | Abundance
An essay on land, law and urban planning, an insight on Delhi's planned vs unauthorised areas, an explanation of natural monopoly, and a recommendation…
Aug 8, 2025
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#9: The Power of Agglomeration | Public but Gated | Transaction Costs in Cities | Governing City-Regions
An essay on the importance of agglomeration in urban planning, an insight on the impact of gated streets, an explanation of transaction costs, and a…
Jul 15, 2025
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#8: The Parking Problem | Regulations and Common Facilities | Public Goods in Cities | Making of Hong Kong
An essay on tackling India’s parking problem, an insight on regulation of common building facilities, an explanation of urban public goods, and a book…
Jun 24, 2025
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#7: Making Urban Planning Work | Regulations and Land Utilisation | Positive Externalities | Let Cities Vary
An essay calling for a liberal planning theory, an insight into building coverage rules, an explanation of positive externalities, and a book…
May 30, 2025
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#6: The 15-Minute City | Urbanisation in Gujarat | Negative Externalities | Arbitrary Lines
An essay critiquing the idea of the 15-minute city, an insight on growth in built-up area in Gujarat, an explanation of negative externalities, and a…
May 12, 2025
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