Center for Development Studies and Activities

Center for Development Studies and Activities

The Center for Development Studies and Activities, (CDSA), is a research and post graduate teaching institution located in Pune, India. Founded by the architect and urban planner Christopher Charles Benninger in 1976, the institute became well known for its pioneering work in decentralized planning, micro-level planning, and water shed management. The institute has carried out policy analysis for the World Bank, United Nations, various central ministries of the Government of India, the Government of Sri Lanka, the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Asian Development Bank and various countries in Asia. The Institute offers a Masters Degree in Development Planning and Administration, a Masters of Science in Development Planning and Administration and programs leading to the Doctorate in Philosophy. The Institute is affiliated with the University of Pune, the Indian Council of Social Science Research, and other research organizations. The CDSA is located on a fifteen acre campus, designed by the founder director which is widely published as an example of Critical Regionalism.


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