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McKinsey’s Vision Mumbai plan was considered a disaster for its failure to stabnd up to public scrutiny : Vikram via Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/Fv3gy44RWG4) Unsplash Licence

India’s rapid development needs help, but are the consultants value for money or just cashing in on another big project?

The consultancy conundrum

India’s cities mission a smart earner for private firms

India’s rapid development needs help, but are the consultants value for money or just cashing in on another big project?

Politics
A boat washed up a mile inland by the 2004 tsunami. The disaster killed more than 10,000 people in India and displaced more than 600,000. : Flickr: thaths https://www.flickr.com/photos/thaths/1562203542/ CC BY-NC 2.0

Nearly two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, trauma from the disaster remains.

Shock mobility

Long after the tsunami destroyed lives, the waves are still felt

Nearly two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, trauma from the disaster remains.

Conflict
The road to better, cheaper housing starts in your neighbourhood. : Photo by Larry Snickers: Pexels.com https://www.pexels.com/license/

Governments around the world are searching for how to fix housing affordability, but the solutions will have to be local and community based.

Housing affordability

Why building more won’t make houses affordable

Governments around the world are searching for how to fix housing affordability, but the solutions will have to be local and community based.

Economy
The challenge for Australia is how best to help the young get their foot on the ‘property ladder’. : Susannah Binstead/Finder via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/193687615@N08/51358087313 CCBY2.0

Cashed-up parents and governments hold the key to helping a generation of Australians buy a home.

Housing affordability

How to help the young buy a home

Economy
The British-style planning system brings uncertainty into the development process that can get in the way of projects being built. Unsplash: Jamie Street Unsplash Licence : Jamie Street, Unsplash Unsplash Licence

A hard-to-see difference in building planning systems is making the business of creating houses a riskier, more expensive gambit in countries like Britain.

Housing affordability

Playing by the rules could help the housing crisis

Economy
Indian cities are experiencing a severe affordable rental housing crisis, with a steady decline in available rentals. : Saransh Sinha via Unsplash Unsplash Licence

The rise in short-term rentals has put pressure on rentals in India to such a degree, it might be time for authorities to step in.

Housing affordability

Airbnb has driven up rents in India

Economy
There are solutions to the housing affordability crisis : Gustavo Rezende via Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/village-houses-street-town-city-7027249/) Pixabay Licence

The world faces a squeeze on affordable housing.

6 perspectives
Housing affordability

What can be done about the homes crisis

Special Report
Jakarta’s sinking problem began in the 1970s and ties in directly with the number of groundwater extraction wells drilled during the period. : Floods in South Jakarta by Voice of America is available at https://bit.ly/3AXvSgI CC-BY-SA-3.0

Deep groundwater extraction wells are built by the business elites for commercial value. Better transparency will help manage them more sustainably.

Sinking cities

How Jakarta has dug itself into a hole

Environment
The land around Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has sunk dramatically over the years. : Rehman Abubakr CCBY4.0

As more cities sink, rethinking how we use groundwater can ease pressure on precious aquifers.

Sinking cities

If we’re smart about water, we can stop our cities sinking

Environment