रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Mar 9, 2024

On #PopulationDensity leading to #slums in #Mumbai due to bad #BuildingLaws:

“The Ruin Of Mumbai”, Asterisk (https://asteriskmag.com/issues/05/the-ruin-of-mumbai).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39639903

#FAR #UrbanPlanning #India #FloorAreaRatio #Policies #Cities #RentControl #Bombay #Dharavi

The Ruin of Mumbai—Asterisk

Mumbai’s land use regulations are designed to keep population density low. Instead, they force Mumbaikars into slums, while all of India pays the price.