Habitat And Urbanisation

Costs and benefits of urbanization: the Indian case

Urbanization has both benefits and costs. In a market economy, the trade-off between benefits and costs determines the level, speed, and place of urbanization. This paper summarizes research findings on how urbanization enhances productivity and economic growth in both rural and urban sectors, taking the case of India.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2016
Kala Seetharam Sridhar
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Urbanisation, Economic Development, Economy, GDP, India, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Industry, Urban Development
Water Pollution

India’s urban environment - Air/water pollution and pollution abatement

This article focuses on air and water pollution in India's cities, provides empirical evidence to demonstrate the seriousness of the challenges, discusses the relevant policies of national and local governments that are used to address the challenges, and presents relevant political economy issues related to introducing pollution taxes or other policies aimed at building green cities.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2013
Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Surender Kumar
Economic and Political Weekly
48
6
22-25
Tags:
Water Pollution, Air Pollution, India, Urban Habitat, Indoor Air Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Vehicular Pollution, Statistics, Waste Management, Groundwater Pollution, Supreme Court, Urban Water Supply
Climate Change

Future of the Urban Habitat

The UN designates the first Monday of October every year, this year being October 3, as World Habitat Day.

Publication Date: 
03/10/2011
Kala Seetharam Sridhar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, India, Development, Green House Gases, Climate Change, South Asia, Energy
Economy

Investment and economic opportunities: urbanisation, infrastructure and governance in North and South India

There are substantial disparities across India

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Kala Seetharam Sridhar, A. Venugopala Reddy
Institute of South Asian Studies
Tags:
Health, Economy, Urbanisation, Economic Development, Poverty, Education, Governance, India, Rural Poverty, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Mumbai and Shanghai

I read Yasheng Huang

Publication Date: 
13/09/2008
Kala Seetharam Sridhar
Economic and Political Weekly
43
37
4
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Urban Land Use, Urban Housing, China, Mumbai