Kids Playing in a Park

Shaping Livable Neighborhoods

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Can Public Spaces Make Young People More Climate Aware?

  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Greening
  • Adolescents
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
Young people voicing their public space needs during Patha Utsav (a celebration promoting non-motorized transport corridors) in Bhubaneswar.
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Greening
  • Adolescents
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
Perspectives

Rethinking Cities Through the Eyes of Women Caregivers

  • Sustainable Cities
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Resilience
A mother and a toddler cross a road in Pune. Photo by Ameya Mahale/WRI India.
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Resilience
Perspectives

Transforming Early Childhood Development Centers into Vibrant Public Spaces

  • Nurturing Neighbourhoods
  • Toddler and Caregivers
  • Urban Development
Kohima’s Naga Hospital recently transformed its courtyard into a playful area, for infants, toddlers and caregivers, with multi-height seating areas at the periphery. Photo credit: Sudipto Barua/WRI India
  • Nurturing Neighbourhoods
  • Toddler and Caregivers
  • Urban Development
Perspectives

Humanizing Cities Through Public Spaces

  • Nurturing Neighbourhoods
  • Urban Development
  • Toddler and Caregivers
Puttani Park in Bengaluru’s KSRCTC Colony has given much-needed respite to the colony residents as they now have a safe, accessible public space near their homes where they can socialize with peers and their children can play. Photo by WRI India.
  • Nurturing Neighbourhoods
  • Urban Development
  • Toddler and Caregivers
Perspectives

Reaching for Urban Prosperity: A Public Space Opportunity

  • Public Transport
  • Urban Planning
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
Unit 1 Market, Bhubaneshwar
  • Public Transport
  • Urban Planning
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
Perspectives
Caregivers resting while their children play in the family-friendly public space along Poovath Street. Photo by Visakha KA/WRI India.
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Cities
Perspectives

A Case for Livable Neighborhoods

  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Air Quality
  • Sustainable Cities
The pedestrian plaza at Balekundri Circle, Bengaluru. Bengaluru Smart City Limited and the city traffic police joined hands with WRI India to redesign this junction into a safe, pedestrian-friendly intersection. Photo by Chetan Sodaye/WRI India.
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Air Quality
  • Sustainable Cities

What Does It Take To Shape a Welcoming Neighborhood?

  • Sustainable Cities
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Road Safety
A life-size model of an ideal neighborhood built at the Surat Smart Cities Smart Urbanization Conference 2022.
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Road Safety