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At a glance : Check out our latest seminars, conferences, lectures, film screenings and more.
Conferences
The Center for South Asia Studies, at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore organised a 2-day conference on urbanisation in India titled: “The 21st Century Indian City: Towns, Metros, and the Indian Economy” on 26 and 27 March, 2013 at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore, India.
Workshops and Seminars
TiE Cleantech SIG and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements hosted the inaugural event in the “Sustainable City Series” themed “Sustainable Campuses” on 20 April, 2013 at R. V. College of Engineering.
Publics@iihs
IIHS hosted publics on “Ecological Urbanism” by Prof. Mohsen Mostafavi on 15 April, 2013 at IIHS Bangalore City Campus, Bangalore.
Film Screening
IIHS hosted film screening of “O Friend, This Waiting!” by Sandhya Kumar and Justin McCarthy on 5 March, 2013 at IIHS Bangalore City Campus, Bangalore.
2012
IIHS hosted a talk on Life between buildings: The use and abuse of FSI by Shirish Patel at the IIHS Bangalore City Campus from 9:45 – 10:45 am. |
Kavita Wankhade, Shashikala Gowda and Somnath Sen participated in the panel discussion on “Western Ghats and the Urban” at the Save the Western Ghats Practitioners Conclave 2012. |
IHS Trust along with TiE Bangalore organises “The Sustainable Growth of Cities Series, Part I: Reinventing Waste Management through Entrepreneurship” at Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore City Campus, Sadashivanagar. |
Aromar Revi participated at the closing panel discussion on Policy slowdown & its impact on real estate and urbanization of the 5th GIREM Leadership Summit on “Real Estate Strategies for Industrial Growth and Urbanisation” at Shangri-La’s-Eros Hotel, New Delhi. |
The Association of African Planning Schools, together with IIHS and UFBAC in Brazil organised a networking event “Knowledge Production in the Global South.“ |
30 August – 1 September, 2012 Closing keynote address by Aromar Revi on “Energy Positive Habitats – The Future” at the Energy Positive Habitats Workshop organised by Auroville Green Practices, Auroville. |
Aromar Revi presented a talk at Open House: McKinsey report on “India’s urban awakening” – Trendspotting for Entrepreneurs at TiE Bangalore. |
Amlanjyoti Goswami participated in a conference on ‘New Questions Concerning Land in Modern India‘ in the panel on ‘Land and the Law’ at Yale University, New Haven, CT. |
Amlanjyoti Goswami delivered a talk on ‘Land Acquisition: Law and Politics’ at MIT, DUSP, Cambridge, MA. |
Prashant Dhawan presented a talk on “Re-imaging the Campus” at the School of Architecture, RVCE to determine the purpose of the campus environment in today’s changing urban landscape. |
2011
IIHS, in partnership with Sustainable Urbanism International, organised a seminar titled “Sustainable Urban Futures – Heritage, Culture and Environment” at Bangalore. |
Dr. H S Sudhira gave a talk at a symposium on “Socio-economic challenges of smart cities in India” at IISc, Bangalore. |
IIHS along with India Water Portal hosted Water Hackathon – Bangalore, a World Bank Initiative. |
Critical Reflections by Aromar Revi on the state of thinking on innovation in India at the NISTADS International seminar on Innovation, Sustainability and Development, New Delhi.Watch the video here. |
Dr. Gautam Bhan conducted a seminar on “The Juridicalisation of Politics: Thinking through Evictions in Millennial Delhi” at TISS. |
IIHS co-organised a workshop on “Inclusive cities in India” jointly with SEWA, IIHS, World Bank and DFID, UK. |
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Dr. Gautam Bhan facilitated a discussion on “Forced Evictions and Human Rights” at UCL, London. |
Aromar Revi participated in the Urban India Conference, Yale University |
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| 30 March – 1 April, 2011 Aromar Revi participated in the UNEP/University of Stellenbosch Urban Infrastructure transitions and Governance workshop, Stellenbosch |
28 March – 30 March, 2011 Aromar Revi participated in the African Centre for Cities/University of Cape Town IBSA Urban research workshop, Cape Town |
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| 25 March, 2011 Aromar Revi presented at the University of California Berkeley Conference on The 21st Century Indian City: Setting the Agenda for Urbanization in India, IIC Delhi |
22 March – 24 March, 2011 Aromar Revi attended the IPCC Expert Group meeting on Human settlements, Infrastructure and Spatial planning, Kolkata |
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| 9 March, 2011 Aromar Revi gave a presentation on India’s Urban Transformation: turning Challenge into Opportunity, World Future Council, Workshop on Regenerative Urbanisation, IHC New Delhi |
24 February – 25 February, 2011 Aromar Revi attended the INISDR Advisory Board review of Global assessment of Risk Report 2011, Geneva |
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| 2 February, 2011 Aromar Revi gave a presentation at the CSDS and IDS Cities and Environment workshop Climate Change in India, IIC, Delhi |
27 January, 2011 Aromar Revi attended the TIFAC/IIASA/CEPT Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation workshop on Climate Change: An Adaptation & Mitigation Agenda for Indian Cities, CEPT |
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| 11 January – 14 January, 2011 Aromar Revi attended the IPCC Assessment Report 5 (AR5) First Lead Authors meeting, Tsukuba |
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2010
| 23 October, 2010 Aromar Revi gave a presentation on Emerging Urban India and the Informal City, 361 degree Conference on Design and Mumbai |
| 15 October, 2010 Aromar Revi gave a Keynote address on Climate Change: an Adaptation and Mitigation Agenda for Indian Cities UGEC, Arizona State University, Tempe |
12 October, 2010 Aromar Revi gave a lecture on India’s Urban Transformation from Challenge to Opportunity, GSD Harvard |
| 11 October, 2010 Aromar Revi gave a lecture on India’s Urban Transformation from Challenge to Opportunity, Korbel School of International Affairs, University of Denver |
9 October, 2010 Aromar Revi gave a lecture on The Indian Institute for Human Settlements Asia’s New Global Universities, American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Conference, Minneapolis |
| 5 – 8 October, 2010 Aromar Revi presented the Key Note Address at Association of African Planning Schools(AAPS), Dar es Salaam on “India’s Urban Transformation and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements” |
9 September, 2010 Aromar Revi participated in the Sustainability, Heritage and Urban Development: Issues and Challenges in India, UNESCO-IHN Conference on Heritage Based Sustainable Development, New Delhi |
| 14 July, 2010 Aromar Revi participated in a Round Table Discussion on “Challenges of rapid urban growth: Readiness of Critical infrastructure Institutions in Urban Mega-Centres” at IIM, Bangalore |
23 June, 2010 Mihir Shah (Indian Planning Commission) presented on “Institutional Challenges of the Twelfth Indian 5 Year Plan (2012-2017)” : The Example of Planning Water for the Future at London |
| 10 May, 2010 Aromar Revi gave a lecture on “India’s Urban Transformation: from Challenge to Opportunity” at Cape Town |
2009
| 18 November, 2009 Aromar Revi (IIHS) “India’s Urban Transformation: from Challenge to Opportunity” at London |
12 November, 2009 Aromar Revi (IIHS) “India’s Urban Transformation: from Challenge to Opportunity” IDEO |
| 5 October, 2009 Aromar Revi (IIHS) “Laurie Baker Memorial Lecture” at Thrissur |
30 September, 2009 Dr. Gautam Bhan (IIHS) “Eviction and Urban Citizenship in New Delhi” at MIT |
