The masterplan envisions Udaipur as a net-zero carbon city by 2070 that has a circular economy, and regenerates itself and the wider region.

Udaipur is also known as the City of Lakes and relies on its tourism and mining industries. Despite its beauty, it still has poorly-performing health and economic indicators. It experiences polluted water and air, deforestation, and a heating climate, amidst a rapidly expanding population.

Udaipur is on the cusp of a wave of urban development. To put the city on the route of sustainable development, city-wide strategies were the focus, with revamped circular systems, policies and spatial principles.

One locale, centred on the underused secondary railway station Ranapratapnagar, was chosen as a case study of how these strategies would apply to a key development area.

The Ranapratapnagar locale is a nexus of five key elements: the Ayad (the river), Sardar Patel Marg (an arterial road), Subhash Nagar (a retrofitted neighbourhood), Central (a new transit hub), and Ayad Nagar (a new-build neighbourhood).

A toolbox of strategies is proposed for each element to provide liveable, active, clean and cool spaces, enabling Udaipur to be a liveable and regenerative city for generations to come.