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P.Radhika's discussion was featuredFor Better Pavements: Public Policy, Citizen's Initiatives & Media
Here are some links to discussions on the need to improve pavements. These would largely be what I have called in the workshop note as citizen-centric perspectives, though interestingly not always exclusionary: A draft report submitted by BangaloreMetropolitan LandTransport Authority (BMLTA) a public body, arguing for investment & planning for better pedestrian facilities. BMLTA signals attempts at government-public dialogue over city-related infrastructure issues:…See More
Sacha Kagan commented on P.Radhika's blog post Workshop Session: "Pondering on Pavements""Dear all, please also read Radhika's other blog post: here..."
P.Radhika posted a discussionFor Better Pavements: Public Policy, Citizen's Initiatives & Media
Here are some links to discussions on the need to improve pavements. These would largely be what I have called in the workshop note as citizen-centric perspectives, though interestingly not always exclusionary: A draft report submitted by BangaloreMetropolitan LandTransport Authority (BMLTA) a public body, arguing for investment & planning for better pedestrian facilities. BMLTA signals attempts at government-public dialogue over city-related infrastructure issues:…See More
P.Radhika commented on P.Radhika's blog post Workshop Session: "Pondering on Pavements""surely, do bring along pictures..and stories around them too.."
P.Radhika's blog post was featuredWorkshop Session: "Pondering on Pavements"
The workshop intends to open up thinking about ‘walking’ by focusing on a closely tied object, that of the pavement/sidewalk/footpath. Recent civil society interventions aimed at ‘sustainable development’ have argued for the protection of pavements and the need to encourage walking in cities in the context rapid urban growth in developing countries like India. We find at the centre of this discourse someone who is recognizably a ‘citizen’.The workshop asks what are the meanings of the…See More
P.Radhika posted a blog postWorkshop Session: "Pondering on Pavements"
The workshop intends to open up thinking about ‘walking’ by focusing on a closely tied object, that of the pavement/sidewalk/footpath. Recent civil society interventions aimed at ‘sustainable development’ have argued for the protection of pavements and the need to encourage walking in cities in the context rapid urban growth in developing countries like India. We find at the centre of this discourse someone who is recognizably a ‘citizen’.The workshop asks what are the meanings of the…See More
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Workshop Session: "Pondering on Pavements"
The workshop intends to open up thinking about ‘walking’ by focusing on a closely tied object, that of the pavement/sidewalk/footpath. Recent civil society interventions aimed at ‘sustainable development’ have argued for the protection of pavements and the need to encourage walking in cities in the context rapid urban growth in developing countries like India. We find at the centre of this discourse someone who is recognizably a ‘citizen’.
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Further reading on walking and on arts & sustainability
Walking in life, art and science : a few examples (Sacha Kagan, ed., 2010). eBook in PDF format to download HERE
Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures (Sacha Kagan and Volker Kirchberg, eds., 2008). Available at: Amazon (Germany) ; Amazon (US)
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