Mapping Livability Within Lower income housing typologies within the city of Mumbai

Description [what is the course about, aims, etc.]

The study on engaging with communities to understand various energy flows within a settlement, demand supply ratio and tracing their energy patterns to create efficient systems and help them build energy efficient resilient communities in the world of climate change. In an urban context informal settlements are continuously evolving in their physical condition and communities evolve economically, as they get integrated into the urban economy. They are recipients of as well as contributors to the environmental stresses of the city: urban heat island effect, pollution of the commons of air, contamination and obstruction of open watercourses and subsoil contamination. And yet they also signify the human capacities for survival, adaptation and resilience in the face of such odds. The physical built environment – its materials of construction and the configurations of built and open space, the flows and cycles of energy, water and waste, with the overarching backdrop of Climate Change – seen in relation to the felt needs and human capacities of such communities provides the broad frame for pedagogic research. We should surmise that bottom-up, community-based design strategies could transform these informal settlements into sustainable communities. Indeed, this process may provide a template for low-carbon, environmentally sustainable urban systems that are affordable for a majority of citizens in developing societies. Conducting comparative analysis of liveability in various slum Rehabilitation schemes provided by the government. Mainly looking at Informal settlement, PAP housing, Site and Services scheme. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of settlements using environmental meters and tools on site. The module focusses on engaging students on site to understand: 1. Relationship of built form with and individual 2. Impact on energy consumption and livelihood 3. Impact of built environment on health and mortality rate 4. Framing strategies to create building inclusive and resilient communities.

Learning Outcomes [statements about knowledge, skills and competencies of students]

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Social Sustainability aspect along with community participation. Adaptation and Mitigation strategies for survival. How to derive vulnerability and livebility index for informal urban developments

across the city.

• Methods and tools to map patterns of objective environmental conditions

• Methods and tools for understanding adaptation of informal settlements to mitigate extreme living conditions

• Systemic knowledge to enable innovative design and strategic action on the ground toward low-carbon, sustainable lifestyles to enable progressive improvement in quality of life for low income

communities.

• Conceptual framework for relating concepts of Sustainable Livability to the built environment for the informal settlements which could inform the design and planning procedures to create

sustainable communities in the city of Mumbai.

• Techniques for informing and communicating with resident communities on environmental issues and possible action.

Student Workload [time a student is expected to spend on the course, both in hours and in ECTS (25 hours ~ 1 ECTS)]

[how does you institution calculate the workload of students for this course, e.g. in % of academic year; how would this translate into ECTS]

On average, a student is expected to spend a total of about 33 hours  (Studio : 23h and Site:10h) ~ 1 ECTS for this course, summing up all class time, reading time and time for assignments.

Course Structure [frequency, duration, format, etc.]

The classes are conducted weekly on Wednesday afternoon session for 100 minutes each. The semester is 16 week long. So 16 classes of 100 minutes in one semester.

Site visits were held outside class time. Four site visits are needed in overall course time.

Prerequisites [requirements for participation]

[Prerequisites for participation, e.g. this class has no prerequisites, limited number of places decided by ..., prior to enrolment course xy has to be completed]

Understanding of climate and building physics
25 Students are enrolled.

Assignments [tasks, homework, tests, expected activities of students, etc.]

Students have to map the environmental conditions using various method, tools introduced to them during the course. Using the empirical data acquired from the monitoring site the students are expected to submit a report discussing the existing condition and how could one intervene to create better living conditions for the community.

Grading [assessment criteria and their weight]

Course evaluation [how does your institution evaluate the quality of the course]

They have a format which they share with the students where students give the rating to a particular faculty based on their performance, organisation, clarity and efficiency the way the studio is conducted.