Imagine Mumbai’s Marine Drive under water by the year 2031 – back to where it began, land reclaimed from the sea returns to the waters! For coastal cities like Mumbai and Miami, climate change is an immediate concern. Both cities share tropical climatic conditions, are home to historic Art Deco precincts of significant heritage value, and use cement concrete as the primary construction material in the built form.
Tune into this cross-border conversation as representatives from both Mumbai and Miami, twin cities in many ways, exchange notes on building resilience on climate change, and how modern heritage features in that discourse.
Panellists:
– Deborah Tackett, Historic Preservation & Architecture, City of Miami Beach
– Harshita Narwekar, Corporator, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
– Krupali U Krusche, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame
Moderated by:
– Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Freelance Journalist
