urbanology.org - information about domain
- Server Status: available
- Server IP: 94.126.20.9
- Server Response Time: 79ms
Site title
urbanology
Keywords
urbanology, urbanologist, urbanism, urban, city, ghetto, development, culture, global, network, urban planning, hip hop, movement, nomad, nomadism, nomadology, urbanist, new york, brooklyn, bed-stuy, bedford-stuyvesant, tokyo, ciudad bolivar, bogota, colo
Description
Urbanology is a think & action tank active in the fields of urban development, design, architecture and new media. We explore, document, archive, research and intervene in urban spaces around the world. In the last ten years Urbanology has lead projects i
Alexa information
Alexa rank: 4,965,751
Rank Trend
Bounce Trend
DNS Information
| Host: | Class: | Type: | IP: | TTL: | Target: | Other: |
| urbanology.org | IN | MX | 3600 | nova.nomades.ch | ||
| urbanology.org | IN | A | 94.126.20.9 | 3600 | ||
| urbanology.org | IN | SOA | 1800 | mname: ns1.nomades.ch rname: hostmaster.o-t.ch serial: 2011090203 refresh: 10800 retry: 1800 expire: 604800 minimum-ttl: 1800 |
||
| urbanology.org | IN | NS | 21600 | ns2.nomades.ch | ||
| urbanology.org | IN | NS | 21600 | ns1.nomades.ch |
Server Location
Site source
Show / hide source
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-US">
<head profile="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<meta name="verify-v1" content="UMWr6SS3do8U25/LC62ZOz5h6EIl6wNbno+jLGFbwTg=" />
<title>urbanology </title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;" />
<meta name="keywords" content="urbanology, urbanologist, urbanism, urban, city, ghetto, development, culture, global, network, urban planning, hip hop, movement, nomad, nomadism, nomadology, urbanist, new york, brooklyn, bed-stuy, bedford-stuyvesant, tokyo, ciudad bolivar, bogota, colombia, columbia, urban image, urbz, research, rahul, srivastava, rahul srivastava, mathias, matias, echanove, matias echanove, sendoa, nomades, mumbai, tokyo, dharavi, shimokitazawa, shimokita, khotachiwadi, harlem, architecture, architect, urbanist, urban. urbanity, anthropologist, anthropology, tribal, fiction, adventure, action, participatory, workshop, workshops, participation, ghetto, slum, shanti, informal, economy, technology, communication, information, media, graphic, novel, mangrove" />
<meta name="author" content="mathias, matias, echanove, sendoa, rahul, srivastava, urbanology, airoots, eirut, urbanology" /> <meta name="robots" content="follow" /> <meta name="revisit-after" content="1 days" />
<link rel="Shortcut Icon" type="image/gif" href="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/themes/urbanology/images/U.jpg" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/gif" href="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/themes/urbanology/images/U.jpg" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/themes/urbanology/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="urbanology RSS Feed" href="http://www.urbanology.org/feed/" />
<link rel="pingback" href="http://www.urbanology.org/xmlrpc.php" />
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
/*#page { background: url("http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/themes/urbanology/images/kubrickbgwide.jpg") repeat-y top; border: none; }*/
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='NextGEN-css' href='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/css/nggallery.css?ver=1.0.0' type='text/css' media='screen' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='thickbox-css' href='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=20090514' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.3.2'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/plugins/google-analyticator/external-tracking.js?ver=2.8'></script>
<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.urbanology.org/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" />
<link rel='index' title='urbanology' href='http://www.urbanology.org' />
<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.8" />
<!-- all in one seo pack 1.5.5 [-1,-1] -->
<meta name="description" content="Urbanology is a think & action tank active in the fields of urban development, design, architecture and new media. We explore, document, archive, research and intervene in urban spaces around the world. In the last ten years Urbanology has lead projects in Mumbai, Tokyo, New York and Bogota. Urbanology works with a variety of partners including community groups, NGOs, media, academic institutions, governments and corporations acting in the capacity of project managers, advisers, consultants, resource persons and coordinators. Our projects are collective and innovative in nature. We are committed to the idea of social responsibility and of developing creative urban visions for a sustainable future. We invite you to browse through our projects and contact us." />
<meta name="keywords" content="urbanology, urban, urbanism, planning, design, airoots, architecture, development, technology, IT, ICT, culture, street, tokyo, mumbai, new york, bogota, dharavi, khotachiwadi, shimokitazawa, brooklyn, bed-stuy, bedford-stuyvesant, informal, economy, slum, ghetto, creativity, koliwada, urban typhoon, workshop, columbia, colombia, research, action, think, tank, fiction, rahul, srivastava, matias, mathias, sendoa, echanove, organic" />
<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.urbanology.org/" />
<!-- /all in one seo pack -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/stylesheet.css" type="text/css" />
<meta name='NextGEN' content='1.3.2' />
<script type="text/javascript">tb_pathToImage = "http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/js/thickbox/loadingAnimation.gif";tb_closeImage = "http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/js/thickbox/tb-close.png";</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="page">
<div id="header">
<div id="headerimg">
<a href="http://www.urbanology.org/"><img id="IMG_HeaderID" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/themes/urbanology/images/image_index.gif" alt="image index" width="700" height="205" /></a>
</div>
<div id="objectimg">
<img id="IMG_ObjectID" width="700" height="311" alt="image object" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/themes/urbanology/images/img-headers/urbanology.jpg"/>
</div>
</div>
<!--<div style="margin:0pt; padding:0pt;">-->
<div id="sidebar">
<!-- <div id="URB_BlockMainMenu">-->
<ul class="URB_MainMenu">
<!--<li><a title="About Urbanology" href="http://www.urbanology.org/?page_id=2">About</a></li>-->
<li><a title="People" href="http://www.urbanology.org/?page_id=8">People</a></li>
<li><a title="Contact" href="http://www.urbanology.org/?page_id=7">Contact</a><br />
<br />
</li>
</ul>
<br/>
<!-- </div>-->
<!-- <div id="URB_RightMenu">-->
<ul class="URB_MainSubMenu">
<li><a href="/?cat=6">Mumbai</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=20">Tokyo</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=3">New York</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=19">Bogota</a></li>
</ul>
<br/>
<br class="sepDefault" />
<ul class="URB_MainSubMenu">
<li><a href="/?cat=4">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=11">Systems</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=9">Pedagogy</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=12">Fiction</a></li>
</ul>
<br/>
<br class="sepDefault" />
<ul class="URB_MainSubMenu">
<li><a href="/?cat=10">Workshops/Events</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=15">Talks/Texts</a></li>
<li><a href="/?cat=25">Web/Media</a></li>
</ul>
<br/>
<br class="sepDefault" />
<ul class="URB_LinkMenu">
<li><a title="airoots/eirut" href="http://www.airoots.org" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org?referer=');">airoots/eirut</a></li>
<li><a title="URBZ" href="http://www.urbz.net" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urbz.net?referer=');">URBZ</a></li>
<li><a title="Urban Typhoon" href="http://www.urbantyphoon.com" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urbantyphoon.com?referer=');">Urban Typhoon</a></li>
<li><a title="dharavi.org" href="http://www.dharavi.org" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.dharavi.org?referer=');">dharavi.org</a><br />
<br />
</li>
</ul>
<br/>
<br/>
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="http://www.urbanology.org/">
<div><input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" />
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search" />
</div>
</form>
<!-- </li>-->
<!-- </ul>-->
<div>
<p class="URB_AboutHader"> </p>
<p class="URB_About"> The Institute of Urbanology aims at learning from its environment while contributing to its improvement. Its research is intended to be directly relevant to the localities where it works as well as anyone interested in urban development and neighborhood life.</p>
<p class="URB_About"> Urbanology is defined as the understanding of incremental developmental processes and daily practices in any given locality through direct engagement with people and places. The institute contributes to the debate on urban development by engaging with local community groups, creating new concepts, implementing projects and recommending strategies and policies.</p>
<p class="URB_About"> The Institute sharpened its methodology through years of fieldwork in New York, Bogota, Tokyo, Istanbul, New Delhi, Goa and Mumbai. It has offices in Dharavi, Mumbai and Aldona, Goa. In Dharavi, the Institute studies homegrown practices in the fields of housing, artisanship and trade, and physical and theoretical spaces where these fields converge. In Goa, it looks at the transforming role of villages within larger economic, cultural, ecological and urban systems.</p>
<p class="URB_About"> The Institute of Urbanology regularly organizes seminars and workshops that bring together local actors, activists, artists, architects and urbanists. It uses art, architecture, story telling, and other creative means of expression to stimulate debates and intervention in the urban realm. It uses the web as well as live events to document, convene, produce and diffuse diverse modes of development.
</p>
<p class="URB_About"> The Institute of Urbanology is a registered Trust in the State of Goa. Its trustees are James Ferreira, Frederick Noronha and Abhay Sardesai. Its advisors include Amitav Ghosh and Yehuda E. Safran. </p>
<p class="URB_About"> In September 2010, the Institute of Urbanology signed a collaboration agreement with the Laboratory for Urban Sociology, at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. </p>
</div>
</div>
<!--</div>-->
<div id="content" class="narrowcolumn">
<div class="post" id="post-67">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Urbanology Office at Dharavi </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2009/10/18/dharavi-school-of-urbanology/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Urbanology Office at Dharavi">Urbanology Office at Dharavi</a></h2>-->
<small>
October 2009 <!-- by rahul -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><em><img class="size-full wp-image-78 alignnone" title="banner2009d" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/banner2009d.png" alt="banner2009d" width="700" /><br />
</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Urbanology shares office space with <a href="http://urbz.net" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/urbz.net?referer=');">URBZ</a>. <em>Block No. 4/6/12, New Transit Camp, Dharavi, Mumbai – 400017, India</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Urbanology office brings to knowledge practices the experience and theory of the most unique and significant neighbourhoods of the urban world. The office casts its eye and mind on urban experiences globally and informs them with the logic and insights emerging here. Partnering with URBZ, it generates knowledge collectively with interns from fields as diverse as design, media, architecture, literature, art , planning, the social sciences, engineering and law. It looks at Dharavi’s mixed-use enclaves, diversity of habitats and economic power as starting points of inspiration for urban life everywhere, informed from a variety of disciplines and perspectives<em>.<br />
</em></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/architecture/" rel="tag">architecture</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/design/" rel="tag">design</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/dharavi/" rel="tag">DHARAVI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/engineering/" rel="tag">engineering</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/interns/" rel="tag">interns</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/internships/" rel="tag">internships</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/law/" rel="tag">law</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/media/" rel="tag">media</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/planning/" rel="tag">planning</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/school/" rel="tag">School</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/social-sciences/" rel="tag">social sciences</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/theory/" rel="tag">theory</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/urban-knowledge/" rel="tag">Urban Knowledge</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/dharavi/" title="View all posts in DHARAVI" rel="category tag">DHARAVI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/" title="View all posts in MUMBAI" rel="category tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2009/10/18/dharavi-school-of-urbanology/#comments" title="Comment on Urbanology Office at Dharavi">1 Comment »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-60">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
URBZ: user-generated cities </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2009/07/23/urbz-user-generated-cities/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to URBZ: user-generated cities">URBZ: user-generated cities</a></h2>-->
<small>
July 2009 <!-- by matias -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://urbz.net" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/urbz.net?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-91" title="Banner-Septiembre-2009" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Banner-Septiembre-2009.jpg" alt="Banner-Septiembre-2009" width="700" height="210" /></a></p>
<p>The initial concept of URBZ was born in the mind of a restless group of urban planning students in New York in the early 2000’s. The idea was to exchange knowledge about cities, network and travel globally for events and conferences. URBZ was developed as an early and basic prototype of social networking sites such as Flickr and Facebook. After various phases of trial and development the project nearly died. It was resuscitated in Tokyo and in Mumbai by Geeta Mehta, Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava as participatory urban planning, architecture and research tool. The recent spread of open source web content management systems such as Drupal and Worpress made it easier to develop media rich participatory websites. <a href="http://urbz.net" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/urbz.net?referer=');">www.urbz.net</a> functions as a virtual office for projects in cities including New York, Tokyo, Mumbai, Goa and Geneva. In addition to maintaining its website and providing support to partner organizations and initiatives, URBZ members organize workshops where ideas and visions about localities are expressed and shared. URBZ believes that the encounter of local actors and global contributors unleashes new potentials at all levels.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbz.net" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urbz.net?referer=');">www.urbz.net</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/cities/" rel="tag">cities</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/geeta-mehta/" rel="tag">geeta mehta</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/generated/" rel="tag">generated</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/goa/" rel="tag">goa</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/ict/" rel="tag">ict</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/matias-echanove/" rel="tag">matias echanove</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/mumbai/" rel="tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/participation/" rel="tag">participation</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/rahul-srivastava/" rel="tag">rahul srivastava</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/research/" rel="tag">RESEARCH</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/tokyo/" rel="tag">TOKYO</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/urban/" rel="tag">urban</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/urban-planning/" rel="tag">urban planning</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/urbz/" rel="tag">urbz</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/user/" rel="tag">user</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/tag/web/" rel="tag">web</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2009/07/23/urbz-user-generated-cities/#respond" title="Comment on URBZ: user-generated cities">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-39">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Bazaar City </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/04/23/bazaar-city/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Bazaar City">Bazaar City</a></h2>-->
<small>
April 2008 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.artindiamag.com/quarter04_07/matias.html" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.artindiamag.com/quarter04_07/matias.html?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-40" title="bazaarcity" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/bazaarcity.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="291" /></a></p>
<p>Let’s imagine a city. Not any particular city but rather a mix of cities; a messy collage of Mumbai, Goa, Tokyo, Barcelona, Mexico City, New York, and a few others. An endlessly sprawling global village where everything is distributed evenly in “small granules or pavilions across the landscape in a continuous network”.</p>
<p>In typical Postmodern fashion, this city is composed of disparate architectural elements: an art-deco hotel, a tourist resort, an electronic billboard, a neon sign, a delirious cathedral, mass housing, sun-breaking office towers, and so on. These archetypes majestically come together to produce the skyline of our imaginary city. Spreading over and under, within and between, even spilling outside, the “continuous network” is everywhere. Formless more than informal, it is the glue tying urban elements together. This is what we could call the ‘Bazaar City’ – the city in its raw form.</p>
<p>Lead essay published in Art India Magazine, Mumbai, April 2008</p>
<p><a href="http://www.artindiamag.com/quarter04_07/matias.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.artindiamag.com/quarter04_07/matias.html?referer=');">Read more on the Art India Website</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/" title="View all posts in MUMBAI" rel="category tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/research/" title="View all posts in RESEARCH" rel="category tag">RESEARCH</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/streetlife/" title="View all posts in STREETLIFE" rel="category tag">STREETLIFE</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/talkstexts/" title="View all posts in TALKS / TEXTS" rel="category tag">TALKS / TEXTS</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/04/23/bazaar-city/#respond" title="Comment on Bazaar City">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-6">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
airoots/eirut </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/04/22/airootseirut-mumbai-tokyo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to airoots/eirut">airoots/eirut</a></h2>-->
<small>
April 2008 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-21" title="airoots" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/airoots.jpg" alt="" width="700" /></a></p>
<p>airoots/eirut is a multipolar blog oscillating between dream and reality. It is about adventitious roots, urban forests and villages, natural cities, lost tribes, new nomads and everything in between and under. It is a space for creative thought and expression in words, images and sounds and a laboratory for ideating and experimenting with new visions about urbanism, technology, pedagogy and other things.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?referer=');">www.airoots.org</a>anic<a href="http://www.eirut.com" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.eirut.com?referer=');"> </a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/streetlife/" title="View all posts in STREETLIFE" rel="category tag">STREETLIFE</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/webmedia/" title="View all posts in WEB / MEDIA" rel="category tag">WEB / MEDIA</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/04/22/airootseirut-mumbai-tokyo/#respond" title="Comment on airoots/eirut">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-5">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
dharavi.organic </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/03/26/dharaviorg-mumbai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to dharavi.organic">dharavi.organic</a></h2>-->
<small>
March 2008 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.dharavi.org" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.dharavi.org?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19" title="dharaviorg" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dharaviorg-700x297.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="297" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dharavi.org" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.dharavi.org?referer=');">dharavi.org</a> is a multimedia wiki website designed to gather information, images, and ideas on Dharavi in Mumbai. Dharavi is one of the largest informal settlements in the world. dharavi.org offers a space to discuss the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and its alternatives.</p>
<p>Contributions are welcome regardless of political views, background, language or place of residence. Anyone can log in and add content to dharavi.org. It is open source and open to all. Contributions can be in English, Hindi and Marathi. Translations are also welcome. We are in the process of developing a Hindi interface for dharavi.org. This website is an experiment in information sharing and participatory planning. dharavi.org is a global public space that relies on all of us. If you want to contribute information, please go ahead. Anyone can register.</p>
<p>Dharavi.org runs on a “deki wiki” system powered by <a href="http://wiki.mindtouch.com/Download" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/wiki.mindtouch.com/Download?referer=');">MindTouch</a>, a San Diego based startup. We are developing the system and adapting it to the needs of Dharavi and its people. This project was initiated by urbanology.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dharavi.org" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.dharavi.org?referer=');">www.dharavi.org</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/dharavi/" title="View all posts in DHARAVI" rel="category tag">DHARAVI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/" title="View all posts in MUMBAI" rel="category tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/systems/" title="View all posts in SYSTEMS" rel="category tag">SYSTEMS</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/webmedia/" title="View all posts in WEB / MEDIA" rel="category tag">WEB / MEDIA</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/websites/" title="View all posts in WEBSITES" rel="category tag">WEBSITES</a> | <span>Comments Off</span></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-4">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Urban Typhoon Koliwada-Dharavi /Mumbai </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/03/26/urban-typhoon-koliwada-dharavi-mumbai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Urban Typhoon Koliwada-Dharavi /Mumbai">Urban Typhoon Koliwada-Dharavi /Mumbai</a></h2>-->
<small>
March 2008 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.urbantyphoon.com" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urbantyphoon.com?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-22" title="ut21" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ut21.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="367" /></a></p>
<p>Nearly 100 people from Koliwada, Dharavi, Mumbai, India and other countries participated to a multidisciplinary workshop that documented the unique character of Koliwada and produced alternative visions for its future. This happened at a time the Government is planning a massive redevelopment of Dharavi, a large informal settlement where anything between 500,000 and 1 million people live. The 2.2 km2 area defined as Dharavi is worth billions of dollars, due to its proximity to the new central business district of Mumbai.</p>
<p>Koliwada is approximately 40,000 m2 with an adult population of around 15,000 people. The population is in majority Hindu with a large Catholic community. This former fishermen village is one of oldest parts of Dharavi, with historical records pre-dating the existence of Mumbai. Many original residents are property owner and claim their right to develop the land themselves, refusing to be included in the redevelopment project of the Government.</p>
<p>The workshop itself was a joyous and participatory takeover of the neighbourhood. It combined the city’s historic spirit of activism with the celebratory, independent and culturally dynamic traditions that the Kolis of Mumbai have always demonstrated. The workshop builds on these impulses in the best traditions of a festive exchange with visitors, guests, strangers and locals of all shades and hues.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbantyphoon.com" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urbantyphoon.com?referer=');">www.urbantyphoon.com</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/action/" title="View all posts in ACTION" rel="category tag">ACTION</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/dharavi/" title="View all posts in DHARAVI" rel="category tag">DHARAVI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/" title="View all posts in MUMBAI" rel="category tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/pedagogy/" title="View all posts in PEDAGOGY" rel="category tag">PEDAGOGY</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/workshopsevents/" title="View all posts in WORKSHOPS / EVENTS" rel="category tag">WORKSHOPS / EVENTS</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/03/26/urban-typhoon-koliwada-dharavi-mumbai/#respond" title="Comment on Urban Typhoon Koliwada-Dharavi /Mumbai">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-37">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Master Cities & Defiant Neighborhoods /Tokyo & Mumbai </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/03/23/master-cities-defiant-neighborhoods-tokyo-to-mumbai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Master Cities & Defiant Neighborhoods /Tokyo & Mumbai">Master Cities & Defiant Neighborhoods /Tokyo & Mumbai</a></h2>-->
<small>
March 2008 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.irmgard-coninx-stiftung.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/urbanplanet/identities/ws2/021%20Echanove.pdf" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.irmgard-coninx-stiftung.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/urbanplanet/identities/ws2/021_20Echanove.pdf?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-38" title="defiantneigh" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/defiantneigh.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="292" /></a></p>
<p>Throughout the world, countless urban communities are challenged by generic redevelopment plans presented as urban rationalization and modernization. While these redevelopment plans usually benefit real estate actors and financing institutions operating on a global scale, they are often threatening local social networks and economic activities. This paper argues that a conceptual vacuum allows the rhetoric and imaginary of the generic city to dominate the field of urban planning and development. The paper also questions the category ‘slum’ which needs to be investigated and transcended. The concept of the organic city is presented as an alternative to both, the generic city and the slum. Examples are drawn from the author’s own involvement with urban communities in Tokyo and Mumbai.</p>
<p>This paper received an honorable mention at the Urban Planet Berlin Roundtable, International Essay Competition and Workshop organized by the Irmgard Coninx Foundation, the Social Science Research Center Berlin and the Humboldt-University Berlin, 11-16 June 2008.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.irmgard-coninx-stiftung.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/urbanplanet/identities/ws2/021%20Echanove.pdf" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.irmgard-coninx-stiftung.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/urbanplanet/identities/ws2/021_20Echanove.pdf?referer=');">Download PDF</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/dharavi/" title="View all posts in DHARAVI" rel="category tag">DHARAVI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/" title="View all posts in MUMBAI" rel="category tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/research/" title="View all posts in RESEARCH" rel="category tag">RESEARCH</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/tokyo/shimokitazawa/" title="View all posts in SHIMOKITAZAWA" rel="category tag">SHIMOKITAZAWA</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/talkstexts/" title="View all posts in TALKS / TEXTS" rel="category tag">TALKS / TEXTS</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/tokyo/" title="View all posts in TOKYO" rel="category tag">TOKYO</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/03/23/master-cities-defiant-neighborhoods-tokyo-to-mumbai/#respond" title="Comment on Master Cities & Defiant Neighborhoods /Tokyo & Mumbai">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-54">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Tales of Lucid Sleep </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/01/26/tales-of-lucid-sleep/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Tales of Lucid Sleep">Tales of Lucid Sleep</a></h2>-->
<small>
January 2008 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/?p=345" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?p=345&referer=');"><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/lucid.jpg" alt="lucid" /></a></p>
<p>Tales of Lucid Sleep is a graphic novel set in contemporary Mumbai. It draws on the many hidden histories that lie beneath; Portuguese, Koli, African, Zorastrian and English. The city is the main character, reincarnating through many lives.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/?p=345" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?p=345&referer=');">http://www.airoots.org/?p=345</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/fiction/" title="View all posts in FICTION" rel="category tag">FICTION</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/talkstexts/" title="View all posts in TALKS / TEXTS" rel="category tag">TALKS / TEXTS</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2008/01/26/tales-of-lucid-sleep/#respond" title="Comment on Tales of Lucid Sleep">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-55">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Urban Fables </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2007/12/27/urban-fables/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Urban Fables">Urban Fables</a></h2>-->
<small>
December 2007 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/?p=344" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?p=344&referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-21" title="airootswellbenomads" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/airootswellbenomads.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="189" /></a></p>
<p>When Vatsayana finished compiling the Kamasutra, a goddess visited him. She saw him lying exhausted across his wooden desk, legs stretched on either side. Her ethereal eyes glided over the room. The oil in the lamp was nearly extinguished, making the room blink occasionally, with its few last minute bursts of flaming energy. The room was quiet, except for the sound of crickets and the hoot of an owl immediately outside the window. Palm leaf scrolls lay around untidily – with Vatsayana’s passionate scribbles, scratches, and sensual drawings.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/?p=344" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?p=344&referer=');">Read more</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/fiction/" title="View all posts in FICTION" rel="category tag">FICTION</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/talkstexts/" title="View all posts in TALKS / TEXTS" rel="category tag">TALKS / TEXTS</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2007/12/27/urban-fables/#respond" title="Comment on Urban Fables">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="post" id="post-51">
<h2 class="URB_Titre">
Tokyo to Mumbai & Back </h2>
<!--<h2><a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2007/11/02/tokyo-to-mumbai-back/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Tokyo to Mumbai & Back">Tokyo to Mumbai & Back</a></h2>-->
<small>
November 2007 <!-- by admin -->
</small>
<div class="entry">
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/?p=335" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?p=335&referer=');"><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/urbanage.jpg" alt="urbanage" /></a></p>
<p>Paper presented at the <a href="http://www.urban-age.net/03_conferences/conf_mumbai.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urban-age.net/03_conferences/conf_mumbai.html?referer=');">Urban Age</a> Conference Mumbai (November 2007) focusing on the informal, unplanned areas in Tokyo and Mumbai. These have developed organically and gradually over time. This incremental development has contributed to the economic success of Japan. This story is about this incremental development – which is both simultaneously urban and economic. A story that unfolds in the shadow of the skyscrapers that have come to symbolize Japan’s economic miracle. A shadow that actually stretches over a 100 kilometers around Tokyo’s historical core and largely dominates its landscape just as the informal settlements largely dominate the urbanscape of Mumbai.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.airoots.org/?p=335" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.airoots.org/?p=335&referer=');">Read the presentation</a><br />
<a href="http://www.urban-age.net/10_cities/07_mumbai/_videos/HUP-1/13_ME_video.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urban-age.net/10_cities/07_mumbai/_videos/HUP-1/13_ME_video.html?referer=');"> Watch the presentation</a><br />
<a href="http://www.urban-age.net/0_downloads/pdf_presentations/Mumbai/017_Echanova.pdf" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urban-age.net/0_downloads/pdf_presentations/Mumbai/017_Echanova.pdf?referer=');"> Download the slides</a><br />
<a href="http://www.urban-age.net/10_cities/07_mumbai/_videos/HUP-2/03_HUP2_D3.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.urban-age.net/10_cities/07_mumbai/_videos/HUP-2/03_HUP2_D3.html?referer=');"> Watch the discussion following the presentation</a></p>
</div>
<!--<p class="postmetadata"> Posted in <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/dharavi/" title="View all posts in DHARAVI" rel="category tag">DHARAVI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/mumbai/" title="View all posts in MUMBAI" rel="category tag">MUMBAI</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/research/" title="View all posts in RESEARCH" rel="category tag">RESEARCH</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/talkstexts/" title="View all posts in TALKS / TEXTS" rel="category tag">TALKS / TEXTS</a>, <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/category/tokyo/" title="View all posts in TOKYO" rel="category tag">TOKYO</a> | <a href="http://www.urbanology.org/2007/11/02/tokyo-to-mumbai-back/#respond" title="Comment on Tokyo to Mumbai & Back">No Comments »</a></p>-->
</div>
<div class="navigation">
<div class="alignleft">
<a href="http://www.urbanology.org/page/2/" >« Next</a> </div>
<div class="alignright">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5409309-1");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
</script>
<hr />
<div id="footer">
</div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.form.js?ver=2.02m'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/contact-form-7.js?ver=1.10.0.1'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.urbanology.org/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.js?ver=3.1-20090123'></script>
</body>
</html>