Seema Mundoli
Bangalore
Seema Mundoli is an Assistant Professor at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Her research focuses on the role of nature in addressing the challenges of environmental sustainability, social justice and climate change in Indian cities. Her recent co-authored books (with Harini Nagendra) include, “Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities” (Penguin India, 2019) and the illustrated children’s book “So Many Leaves” (Pratham Books, 2020).
More by this author at The Nature of Cities
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Night is not just a time, but a diverse habitat we know little about. What is the nature of the dark hours in cities?
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A new rurality is emerging—not nostalgic, but reinvented. Can we move beyond urban-rural divides and embrace the fluid, interwoven realities of today’s landscapes in ways that foster resilience, innovation, and equity?
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Economy, Employment, Environment. Can We Have It All?
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Connecting Nature and Culture in the Urbanising Global South: The Lakshmipuram Urban Cemetery, Bengaluru, India
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The goal is to mainstream Nature-based Solutions, by widening public acceptance and making it the standard and default practice of urban design. What will it take to get there?
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From a Buzzword to a Standard: Challenges in Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in Urban Planning in the Global South
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Where Have All Our Gunda Thopes Gone? An Illustrated Story of Loss and Hope Around Peri-Urban Commons in Karnataka, India
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Smart cities are coming. Can they be as much about nature, health, and wellbeing as traffic flows, crime detection, and evermore efficient provision of utilities?