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Observe
Study urban risk, community adaptation and resilience in the field.
All expedition circuits
Himalayan Resilience Expedition
Future Mountain Settlements
Designing the Himalayas of Tomorrow
Explore the future of mountain living through an immersive design and resilience expedition in the Kumaon Himalayas. Study settlements, infrastructure, climate adaptation, and community systems while developing innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient mountain communities. Participants leave with practical frameworks and visionary ideas for shaping Himalayan settlements in 2050 and beyond.
Duration
5 Days / 4 Nights
Age group
18-35 Years
Season
March-June, September-November
The Himalayas are your classroom.
Interpret
Connect field observations with the expedition's central question.
Document
Create field notes, sketch maps and observations.
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Discuss
Learn directly through expert sessions and group interpretation.
One expedition. One big question.
What should resilient Himalayan settlements look like in 2047?
The Future Mountain Settlements Expedition is the capstone experience of the Himalayan Resilience Expedition portfolio.
Alternative communities
Creative economies
Slow living models
Knowledge-based economies
Experience the expedition in the field
Settlement systems analysis in Almora
Environmental systems mapping in Mukteshwar
Climate resilience assessment workshop
Community infrastructure audit
Future of Himalayan Living dialogue
Settlement Design Studio
Himalayan Settlement 2050 Challenge
Expert Design Review Panel
Follow the expedition route
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Dehradun
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Almora
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Mukteshwar
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Kasar Devi
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Almora
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Dehradun
Dehradun → Almora → Mukteshwar → Kasar Devi → Almora → Dehradun
The expedition, day by day
5 Days / 4 Nights
Departure from Dehradun
- Travel Tribes Orientation Session
- Topic-Why Do Settlements Exist?
- Discussion
- Geography
- Resources
- Mobility
- Economy
- Culture
- En Route Observation
- Participants document
- Settlement patterns
- Road infrastructure
- Agricultural systems Water systems
Arrival Almora
- Settlement Walk
- Topics
- Urban morphology
- Historic settlement growth
- Mixed-use development
- Public spaces
- Activity-Settlement Observation Journal
- Participants begin documenting
- Housing
- Mobility
- Public infrastructure
- Community spaces
Reflection Circle
- Question-What makes a settlement successful?
Travel to Mukteshwar
- Learning Session-Settlements and Ecological Systems
- Topics
- Watersheds
- Forests
- Topography
- Climate
- Field Exercise-Environmental Systems Mapping
- Teams identify
- Water resources
- Ecological assets
- Risk zones
- Development pressures
Climate Resilience Workshop
- Participants assess
- Water security
- Heat vulnerability
- Extreme weather risks
Travel Tribes Learning Dialogue
- Question-How should settlements respond to climate uncertainty?
Theme-Designing Resilient Communities
Learning Session-Housing, Infrastructure and Services
- Topics
- Housing systems
- Mobility
- Waste management
- Energy systems
- Field Exercise-Community Infrastructure Assessment
- Participants study
- Roads
- Water supply
- Public spaces
- Community facilities
Design Studio 1
- Challenge: Reimagining a Himalayan Settlement
- Teams begin developing
- Community plans
- Infrastructure concepts
- Resilience strategies
Mentor Review Session
Field Visit
- Participants explore
- Alternative communities
- Creative economies
- Slow living models
- Knowledge-based economies
- Learning Session-Future of Himalayan Living
- Topics
- Remote work
- Creative economy
- Sustainable tourism
- Knowledge communities
Design Studio 2
- Challenge: Design a Himalayan Settlement for 2047
- Teams address
- Housing
- Water
- Mobility
- Energy
- Economy
- Community wellbeing
- Tourism
- Climate resilience
Preparation of Final Projects
Student Presentations-Himalayan Settlement 2047
- Teams present
- Vision
- Design principles
- Resilience framework
- Implementation roadmap
- Expert Review Panel
- Suggested Reviewers
- Architect
- Planner
- Sustainability Expert
- Community Development Practitioner
- Travel Tribes Reflection Session
- Question-If you were designing a mountain settlement today, what would you do differently? Return to Dehradun Closing Ceremony Certificates
How the expedition works
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Pre-field briefing
Understand urban risk, community adaptation and resilience before entering the field.
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Field observation
Observe urban risk, community adaptation and resilience directly.
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Guided interpretation
Connect observations with scientific concepts.
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Documentation
Record findings through notes, maps and field journals.
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Reflection and discussion
Turn observations into questions and insights.
Designed for learners who want to go beyond the classroom
Recommended age18-35 Years
Duration5 Days / 4 Nights
Architecture Schools
Urban Planning Programs
Design Schools
Landscape Architecture
Sustainability Programs
Public Policy Programs
Engineering Schools
Future Studies Programs
International Universities
What participants take away
Understand settlement systems
Analyze resilience challenges
Study sustainable planning approaches
Explore climate-resilient design
Develop future-thinking capabilities
Create settlement innovation frameworks
Settlement Observation Journal
Environmental Systems Map
Infrastructure Assessment
Climate Risk Analysis
Community Resilience Framework
Future Settlement Design Proposal
Himalayan Settlement 2050 Vision Document
Final Presentation
Learn from people who study the mountains
Architect
Planner
Sustainability Expert
Community Development Practitioner
Choose your expedition experience
Standard Academic Expedition
Investment
₹25,000 - ₹35,000 per participant
per participant
Plan expedition
Premium Academic Expedition
Investment
₹40,000 - ₹60,000 per participant
per participant
Design toolkit
Expert sessions
Settlement planning handbook
Expedition format
Signature University Expedition
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Investment
₹65,000 - ₹90,000 per participant
per participant
Faculty mentor
Studio-based project
Design review panel
Final settlement proposal report
Go beyond conventional destinations.
Engage with landscapes, communities and experts.
Return with new perspectives, questions and knowledge.
Take the classroom into the mountains.
Bring your learners into the field to observe, document and discuss the expedition's central question.
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