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Habitat And Urbanisation

City of Cape Town spent R158 million on cycle and pedestrian lanes

Cape Town - With less than 10% of Cape Town’s more than 4 million inhabitants using non-motorised transport, the City has already spent R158million on the construction of cycle lanes and pedestrian

Publication Date: 
06/02/2018
IOL (South Africa)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, South Africa, Cycles, Non Motorised Vehicles, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding regarding environmental clearance to a housing project at Vadgaon Budruk, Pune, Maharashtra, 05/02/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S Goeal Ganga Developers India Pvt Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/02/2018 regarding environmental clearance to a housing project at Vadgaon Budruk, Pune, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
05/02/2018
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Housing Construction, Pune, Environment Clearance (EC), Maharashtra, Supreme Court, Building Byelaws
Habitat And Urbanisation

Kenya to host conference to explore opportunities in Africa’s green building sector

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Global investors, policymakers and experts will converge in Nairobi mid-March to discuss opportunities in the green buildings sector across Sub-Saharan Africa, the forum organiz

Publication Date: 
05/02/2018
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Environment, Kenya, Green Buildings, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Union Budget 2018: Activists praise scheme to give power to 4 crore homes

The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana was introduced to provide energy access to all by last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining un-electrified households in rur

Publication Date: 
02/02/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Habitat, Budget, Urbanisation, Electricity, Habitat And Urbanisation
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Towards smarter service provision for smart cities: accounting for the social costs of urban service provision

Considered to be the largest contributor to the growth in the world’s urban population in the coming years, India and its urbanisation process have reached a critical juncture. As one of the fastest growing countries, urbanisation is undoubtedly an opportunity and a challenge for India with huge implications for the rest of the world.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2018
Anil Markandya, Aarsi Sagar, Srikanth Shastry, Sahana Goswami, & et al
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Tags:
Urbanisation, Smart City, India, Water Supply, Sanitation, Transport, Energy, Carbon Dioxide
Habitat And Urbanisation

Regional action plan for the implementation of the new urban agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016-2036

An action plan for implementing the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in Latin America and the Caribbean envisions the city as a “macro-level public good” where citizens’ economic, social, cultural and environmental rights are guaranteed.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2018
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Environment, Sustainable Development, South America, Caribbean
Habitat And Urbanisation

Parking outside your house may not be free anymore

NEW DELHI: In a couple of months, you may have to pay for parking your car outside your house, besides shelling out more for the facility across the capital.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Parking Pricing, Parking Policy, Roads, Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Nigeria’s housing deficit hits 17 Million’

As federal and private estate developers search for affordable housing for all Nigerians, an expert has put the country’s current housing deficit at about 17 million.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2018
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Housing, Nigeria, Africa, Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Uganda: Kayunga Council, Residents Split On Town Building Plans

Kayunga Town Council has vowed to reject any building plans where developers lack water-borne sanitation facilities.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Housing, Habitat And Urbanisation, Sanitation, Toilets, Uganda, Sewage, Africa
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Massive' infrastructure spending needed in Africa, says report

Abidjan - Economic growth in Africa picked up steam last year and is set to accelerate strongly in 2018, but "massive investments" are needed in infrastructure, the African Development Bank (ADB) s

Publication Date: 
19/01/2018
News 24 (South Africa)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Infrastructure Development, Africa, Economy

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