Landscape urbanism around the bay of Mumbai
By
Alan Berger and Rahul Mehrotra
Contributor
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Item Type
Hardbound
Periodical
0
Serial
13725
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Description
243
ISBN / ISSN No.
8190197487
Subject
1. City planning -- India -- Mumbai Metropolitan Area; 2. Water quality management -- India -- Mumbai Metropolitan Area; 3. Landscape architecture -- India -- Mumbai Metropolitan Area.
Summay
This book explores future planning and design in and around the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, specifically focused on the Bay of Mumbai. Over the summers of 2008 and 2009, a multidisciplinary group of graduate students from Massachusetts Institute of Techno([Summary Plus Entry] Co-authored by MIT landscape professor Alan Berger and Mumbai architecture expert Rahul Mehrotra, this seminal 243-page book explores futuristic ecological planning frameworks for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Born out of consecutive multi-disciplinary studios over the summers of 2008 and 2009 with graduate students from MIT, the publication serves as an expansive research manifesto. It tackles rapid urban expansion along the Bay of Mumbai, offering radical architectural and design interventions that combine water quality management, coastal dynamic ecosystem restoration, and strategic Landscape Urbanism to counter rising sea levels and intense seasonal monsoons.)
Keyword
Landscape Urbanism, Mumbai Bay, Alan Berger, Rahul Mehrotra, MIT Urban Design, Coastal Infrastructure, Environmental Planning
DDC Classification No.
711.4
Accession No.
13725
Current Location
Neeti Bagh
Shelving location
7
Status
Available
Category
Architecture-India (Landscape architecture)