The Need for Urban Resilience

There is an undying and crucial relationship between ‘cities’ and ‘water’ – as many river channels have been originators of human settlements. With cities continually turning their backs to such river systems, the Sabarmati Riverfront development project in Ahmedabad, Gujarat presented a case of ‘urban regeneration’ and ‘spatial restructuring of the city’ that envisaged extensive land reclamations on the riverbanks with its numerous beautification projects aiming at improving the city’s