TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mehrotra,Rahul
AU  - Vera,Felipe
AU  - Mehta,Dinesh
AU  - Mehta,Dipti
TI  - Kumbh Mela : : mapping the ephemeral megacity / 
SN  - 9783775739900 (hbk.)
U1  - 294.53609542 KUM 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Cambridge, USA : 
PB  - Harvard University, South Asia Institute
KW  - Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival)
KW  - India
KW  - Allahabad
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Festivals
KW  - Management
KW  - Infrastructure (Economics)
KW  - City planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-445); Machine generated contents note: PREAMBLE
PURPOSE
Understanding the Kumbh Mela /​ Kalpesh Bhatt
URBANISM
The Ephemeral Megacity /​ Felipe Vera
Setting the Megacity Vignette /​ Vineet Diwadkar
DURING THE KUMBH MELA: JANUARY 14 TO MARCH 22
During the Kumbh Mela Photo Essay /​ Dinesh Mehta
Health and Safety at the Kumbh Mela /​ Jennifer Leaning
Maximum Load Vignette /​ Chuan Hao Chen
Investigating Population Dynamics of the Kumbh Mela through the Lens of Cell Phone Data /​ Tarun Khanna
DEPLOYMENT &​ DECONSTRUCTION
Deployment Photo Essay /​ Dinesh Mehta
Deployment Maps /​ Juan Pablo Corral
Physical Infrastructure Vignette /​ Johannes Staudt
Deconstruction Photo Essay /​ Dinesh Mehta
GOVERNANCE &​ BUSINESS
Government and the Minimalist Platform: Business at the Kumbh Mela /​ John Macomber
Governance and Organizational Structures /​ Vineet Diwadkar
LESSONS
Contents note continued: Learning from the Pop-Up Megacity: Reflections on Reversibility and Openness /​ Felipe Vera
Individual Portraits /​ Giles Price
APPENDIX
N2  - Kumbh Mela is the largest celebration on earth: depending on the zodiacal positions of Jupiter, the sun, and the moon, Hindus travel to certain places along holy rivers, the Ganges for example, for the purpose of bathing and cleansing themselves of sin. In 1989 fifteen million people are said to have attended, in 2001 around thirty million, and in 2013 approximately thirty-four million. In order to transport, house, and feed these enormous crowds of people, functioning temporary structures are required, which in each case are created by the communities hosting the gathering. In 2013, a team from Harvard University monitored the large-scale event from its preparation to the actual celebration itself. The volume presents the comprehensive research findings and includes city maps, aerial images, and photographs
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