Books

Nine Volumes Shaping the Global Urbanism Discourse

From affordable housing and resilient streets to Japanese urbanism and Hindu temples, Vinayak Bharne’s nine books bring together scholars, practitioners, and civic leaders from across the world. Each volume is a rigorous, cross-cultural exploration of the forces shaping our cities — and our futures.

In a time when an estimated 1.2 billion people across the world lack access to secure housing..

This volume explores the evolving potential of the most ubiquitous public space in our cities…..

Urbanism Beyond 2020 explores numerous questions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic….

A focused case-study of the award-winning 150-acre brownfield redevelopment project….

A case-study of the award-winning brownfield redevelopment project Nirlon Knowledge Park….

Moving across Japanese history from its ancient Shinto beginnings to its largest recorded….

A collection of 30 essays exploring the global complexity, guises, and potential of heritage conservation….

This book embraces the complexity and ambiguity of the Asian urban landscape, and surveys its bewildering array of urbanities and…

This volume examines the multifarious dimensions that constitute the workings of the Hindu temple as an architectural and urban….

Urban Designer & City Planner
Los Angeles, USA

Vinayak Bharne, AICP, is an urban designer and city planner whose 25-year career spans practice, research, education and advocacy. His work includes projects across the United States, Canada, India, Australia, China, the United Arab Emirates, Panama, Kenya and Mauritius.