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The Institute of Urbanology learns from its environment while contributing to its improvement. It focuses on questions of urbanization, construction and housing, mobility, and rural urban systems. \\Its methodology was developed over years of fieldwork in Sao Paulo, New York, Tokyo, Istanbul, New Delhi, Goa and Mumbai. It has offices in Mumbai and Goa and collaborators in the US, Brazil and Switzerland.\\Urbanology is defined as the understanding of developmental processes and daily practices in any given locality through direct engagement with people and places. \\The institute contributes to the debate on urban development by engaging with local community groups, creating new concepts, implementing projects and recommending strategies and policies.\\Founder-Directors\\Matias Echanove\Rahul Srivastava\\Advisers\\Amita Bhide, Professor, School of Habitat Studies, TISS, Mumbai\Amitav Ghosh, Writer based in Brooklyn, Kolkata and Goa\Bhau Korde, Social activist based in Dharavi, Mumbai\Yehuda Safran, Philospher and Teacher based in New York, Boston and Paris\\Trustees\\James Ferreira, Fashion Designer, Khotachiwadi, Mumbai\Frederick Noronha, Cyberactivist, Goa\Abhay Sardesai, Editor, Art India, Mumbai
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