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Observe
Study urban risk, community adaptation and resilience in the field.
All expedition circuits
Himalayan Resilience Expedition
Tehri & Human Adaptation
The Story of a Town That Moved, Adapted and Rebuilt.
The journey uses the story of the creation of the Tehri Dam and the emergence of New Tehri as a living case study in resilience, displacement, adaptation and future mountain settlements
Duration
5 Days / 4 Nights
Age group
18-35 Years
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.
How do people adapt when an entire landscape is transformed?
The Tehri & Human Adaptation Expedition explores one of India's most significant examples of landscape transformation and community adaptation.
Experience the expedition in the field
Tehri Dam interpretation
Landscape transformation mapping
Community adaptation dialogues
Future scenario planning
Human adaptation assessment
Follow the expedition route
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Dehradun
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Tehri
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New Tehri
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Chamba
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Tehri Lake Region
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Dehradun
Dehradun → Tehri → New Tehri → Chamba → Tehri Lake Region → Dehradun
The expedition, day by day
5 Days / 4 Nights
Travel Tribes Orientation
- Topic-What is Resilience?
- Discussion
- Adaptation
- Transformation
- Recovery
- Sustainability
Arrival Tehri
- Field Session
- Introduction to
- Tehri Dam
- Reservoir Landscape
- Regional Transformation
Reflection Circle
- Question: Can development create resilience?
Theme-Understanding Large-Scale Transformation
- Learning Topics
- Dam development
- Resettlement
- Infrastructure systems
- Economic impacts
- Field Exercise
- Landscape Change Mapping
- Participants compare
- Historical maps
- Present landscapes
Workshop-Reading a Transformed Landscape
Theme-Adaptation and New Settlements
- Learning Session
- Topics
- Planned settlements
- Urban adaptation
- Service systems
- Community Interaction
- Discussion with
- Residents
- Entrepreneurs
- Educators
- Activity-Adaptation Assessment
Theme-Resilience and Opportunity
- Workshop-New Economies in the Himalayas
- Topics
- Tourism
- Entrepreneurship
- Services
- Recreation
- Future Scenario Lab-What might Tehri look like in 2047?
Teams present
- Challenges
- Opportunities
- Lessons learned
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
Planning
Design
Public Policy
Development Studies
What participants take away
Understand displacement and adaptation
Study resilience frameworks
Examine development impacts
Explore social transformation
Analyze community responses to change
Landscape Change Study
Adaptation Assessment
Community Interview Report
Future Scenario Framework
Choose your expedition experience
Expedition format
Standard Academic Expedition
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Investment
₹25,000-70,000 per participant
per participant
Plan expedition
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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