urbz has been engaged in Goa for over a decade through our office in Aldona. Our work in Goa is mostly centred around research on various aspects of Goa's urbanism that challenge the urban-rural binary. In the past, we have worked on projects such as documentation of homegrown settlements in Indiranagar and Chimbel, extensive research on Goa's Comunidades, and several other urban research reports
The first of two posts looking at how Goa represents a distinctive pattern of urbanization, representing a coevolution of its countryside and urban centers.
Privatisation, if seen as an exclusive way to regularise settlements, increases the risk of political manipulation and real-estate speculation. (The Hindu, 29.03.17)
The people of Goa are looking for ways to organize Goa’s growth and future in a manner that does justice to its special cultural and historical distinctiveness.
Can Goa show the way for the rest of the country in a transformation from a rural to an urban economy, thereby offering a convincing urban alternative to the mega-cities?