Mumbai
Jakarta
Dhaka
Case Studies
The research presents the identified local vernacular flood adaptation measures that the urban slum dwellers adopt based on the lessons and experiences from the past events in the assessed cities of Jakarta in Indonesia, Dhaka in Bangladesh. Mumbai, Surat and Kolkata, the three coastal cities are assessed in India. The identification of the measures is done through case-study-analysis approach involving direct observations, interpretation from collected images and literature review of the formal policies, action plans and previously published research. Together, they are not meant to offer an exhaustive collection but rather a significant atlas of measures that endorse reliable research while contributing towards the creation of the lexicon of flood adaptation for coastal urban slums.
Published articles:
Lessons from Coastal Slums of Global South toward Flood Resilience
Goyal, A., Silva, M.M. (2024). Lessons from Coastal Slums of Global South Toward Flood Resilience. In: Battisti, A., Piselli, C., Strauss, E.J., Dobjani, E., Kristo, S. (eds) Greening Our Cities: Sustainable Urbanism for a Greener Future. GU URS 2022 2022. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham.
Strategies and Approaches pertinent to Public Space for Addressing Floods. An Assessment from Coastal Urban Slums in India
Goyal, Anubhav. ESTRATEGIAS Y ENFOQUES PERTINENTES AL ESPACIO PÚBLICO PARA HACER FRENTE A LAS INUNDACIONES. A: “Seminario Internacional de Investigación en Urbanismo”, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Grup de Recerca en Urbanisme, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2021, núm. 13.
Livelihood Strategies to Address Water Induced Vulnerability on Marginal Settlements: Lessons from Northern Mozambique and Mumbai
Goyal, A., & Pereira, J. (2022). Livelihood strategies to address water induced vulnerability on marginal settlements: Lessons from Northern Mozambique and Mumbai. Urban Research Notebooks, 0 (143), 79-98. doi:
