sadhana manthapuri

Urban Interdependencies: How Flows, Networks, and Nodes Sustain Urban Systems

When grocery store shelves went empty during COVID, cities didn’t fail.Their dependencies did. Yet when we…
The Rules of the Block: Why Neighborhoods Are Systems, Not Addresses

Most of us experience the city not as a master plan or a policy document, but…
Blind Replications: The Copy-Paste Trap

Preserving and reviving the place’s authenticity means a lot to me. I have been advocating for…
Do We Ever Know Enough? Rethinking Data in Cities

Everyone agrees that urban data shapes the future of cities—but few have quantified how much it…
Whose voices should matter? Power vs Social vs Economy

In this second entry of the “What Really Should Matter to Cities” series, the focus turns…
1. Beyond Growth: Rethinking the City’s Success

This is first part of BLOG series on “WHAT REALLY SHOULD MATTER IN CITIES” Cities are…
So, Your PhD Defense Is in Two Weeks? Here’s What Helped Me Stay Calm and Ready

When I realized my PhD defense was just two weeks away, I did what most of…
The Economic Impacts of Place Branding: A Perspective for Sustainable Urban Development

Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory.…