The Ruin of Mumbai—Asterisk Mumbai’s land use regulations are designed to keep population density low. Instead, they force Mumbaikars into slums, while all of India pays the price.

On #PopulationDensity leading to #slums in #Mumbai due to bad #BuildingLaws:

“The Ruin Of Mumbai”, Asterisk (asteriskmag.com/issues/05/th...).

Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3963...

#FAR #UrbanPlanning #India #FloorAreaRatio #Policies #Cities #RentControl #Bombay #Dharavi