Are You Living In The Wrong City? Best City To Live In

Which is the best city to live in India, or in the world, in fact? The popular opinion is that slums are a sign of a city regressing. Contrary to this belief, we discuss how factors such as increased traffic, slums & overcrowding indicate the growth of a city. While city planning is important, what are the long-term consequences of a planned city when compared to a non-planned city? What are some factors to look out for when choosing a city to settle in? In this episode, we discuss & elaborate on all these points & more. Watch until the end to reflect on whether you’re living in the right city or not. Book mentioned in this episode: Seeing Like A State by James C. Scott: https://tapthe.link/JPj_5m6Sz More episodes you might enjoy: Why Planning Fails? Government vs People: https://youtu.be/YecGDT7BvXU Why Is India The Most Populous Country: https://youtu.be/Sjur6Bu30YM Opportunity Cost Explained: https://youtu.be/fgtiC6RkRwg The Income Distribution of India: https://youtu.be/z4Qf44Ti338 Pollution Is Making You Dumb: https://youtu.be/ANvfe_pPg-Q Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v Chapters: 00:00 Overcrowding is Good 01:15 You Will Always Be In Commute 03:42 Slums Are Good For The City? 05:46 Is Village Better Than City? 07:44 Planned Cities Are Bad? 10:31 Should We Just Give Up? 12:10 So Which City Should You Choose? Sources Cited: Marchetti's Constant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchetti%27s_constant MIT Study on Commuting Times: https://news.mit.edu/2014/study-commuting-times-stay-constant-even-distances-change The Wrong Kind of City: https://asteriskmag.com/issues/07/the-wrong-kind-of-city Agglomeration Effects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_agglomeration The Challenge of Slums (UN Habitat Report): https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/download-manager-files/The%20Challenge%20of%20Slums%20-%20Global%20Report%20on%20Human%20Settlements%202003.pdf #futureiq #bestcity #slums #traffic #cityplanning