Faculty: Mercy Samuel | Pratha Bisani | Sarthak Tapasvi
TA: Darshan PR | Vanshika ShahUrban Governance and Management
The studio will expose the students to the legislative and administrative civic structure and systems governing a city for efficient service delivery. The scale of exploration can be a micro unit within the city which can be municipal ward for big cities or a city itself in case of small cities. Students will develop an understanding of municipal services, rules, policies and acts governing the same. The services covered would include Solid Waste Management, Water Management, Street Vending and Parking Management etc., while understanding different facets of city governance like Municipal Finance, Citizen Participation, E governance along with Contracts and PPP. The students are required to study urban schemes, missions, and programs in the ecosystem of Municipal Management along with the 74th Amendment and the State Municipal Act. The teaching modules would also cover decision making tools like Sensitivity Analysis, Scenario Building, Balance Scorecard Analysis and GIS for managers. Students would be exposed to appropriate exercises along with case city visits and case studies of progressive practices in city management. The studio is required to be conducted with support from the Municipal Corporation or Municipality as applicable for the study.
