Publications

Chullickal Energy Survey Report

As a part of Solar City Project by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, a pilot energy survey was done by c-hed at Chullickal ward (division 25) of Kochi Municipal Corporation. The survey was done with the help of …

IMPRESSIONS

C-hed : A True Planning Institute  By Conor Noone, Curtain University, Perth, Australia. Here is a small piece on the past 2 months I have spent as an intern in Kochi, India. I first heard of the Centre for Heritage, Environment and Deve…

Is Kochi prepared to face climate change challenges ?

Dr. Rajan Chedambath (Director, Centre for Heritage , Environment and Development) shares his views on whether Kochi is prepared to face climate change challenges. Read on : https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2019/nov/13…

Let cities fight Carbon

Let cities fight Carbon By Dr. Rajan Chedambath, Director, c-hed The whole “sensible” world is thinking loudly about ways and means to mitigate climate change and its impact. One of the major causes of global warming and subsequent climat…

How Kochi can combat Climate Change

Dr. Rajan Chedambath (Director, Centre for Heritage , Environment and Development) explains how the city of Kochi can fight climate change. Read on : https://kochipost.com/…/how-kochi-can-combat-climate-change/ …

Subhash Park Tree Naming and Handbook Release

The Subhash Bose park which is maintained by the Center for Heritage, Environment and Development is rich in biodiversity.  Under the interact bio project, jointly conducted by Kochi Municipal Corporation, c-hed and ICLEI,&nbsp…

Kochi Water Policy

The city of Kochi is facing unique water related problems like continued increase in population due to urbanization and industrialization which is causing severe decline in the quality and quantity of water. It is against this backgroun…

Recommendations for Kerala e-mobility policy

Kerala has a high vehicle population of over more than 10 million vehicles on the road. These vehicles roughly benefit 20 percent of the total population of Kerala, the rest 80 percent depend upon public transport and shared mobility syste…

Cochin Book

Known as the economic capital of the state of Kerala, the city of Cochin has a vibrant cultural landscape. This city is unique in its own way. Here one can see the ancient civilization merging with modern life. c-hed  has brought out a book on C…

Mosques of Cochin

The  historic port-city of Cochin located on the Malabar coast in the state of Kerala, has some of the very first vernacular mosques, which reveals a distinctive bequest.The surviving mosques of Cochin are a part of the rich cultural hist…