Description: one of a series of participatory planning workshop studios in Agonda Village, Goa
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This studio is the third in a series of participatory planning workshop studios in Agonda Village, Goa. Building on previous years studios (2010, 2011), this studio sought out to approach the issues of land use planning, climatic design, waste management and sustainable tourism, and how it would affect Agodan lifestyle.
Please review the full 2012/13 studio report .
With lush coastal landscapes, friendly people and its Portuguese cultural and historical heritage, Goa is a popular visitor destination. In 2009, Goa prepared a Draft Regional Plan (RP2021), which provided a platform for the Panchayats (local elected government) to prepare their respective Settlement Plans. India’s Constitutional Amendments 73 and 74, intended to correct some ‘top-down’ governance practices, empower the Panchayats with an assigned set of responsibilities which include preparing Settlement P