Ery Urbanism: Framework for Water Inclusive Urban Growth in Chennai

Chennai’s urban history has evolved and flourished around an elaborate cascading system of water tanks, locally known as ‘Erys’. Traditionally, as an agrarian society these erys were ecological commons that engendered biodiversity, and community building. They served as essential water reservoirs an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: VijayKumar, Mona
Other Authors: Ghosn, Rania
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147251