Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding requisite environmental clearance for a project/ construction at Katraj Road, Wadala, Mumbai, 21/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Austin Francis D’souza Vs Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Mumbai & Others dated 21/11/2017 regarding withdrawal of directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on a project/ construction at Katraj Road, Wadala, Mumbai and the project did not have environmental clearance.

Judgement Date: 
21/11/2017
Tags:
Slums, Slum Upgrading, Urban Housing, Mumbai, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Act 1986, Maharashtra
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the slum rehabilitation scheme, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 01/11/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Susme Builders Pvt. Ltd Vs Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Others dated 01/11/2017 regarding the slum rehabilitation scheme, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Supreme Court directs the Susme Builders to file an affidavit stating that slum dwellers will be permanently rehabilitated within two years from the date of the decision in this appeal and if the rehabilitation is not done within two years, what amount of the Developer should be forfeited.

Judgement Date: 
01/11/2017
Tags:
Slums, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Supreme Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

East Asia and Pacific cities: expanding opportunities for the urban poor

Urbanization in East Asia and the Pacific has created enormous opportunity for many. Yet the rapid growth of cities can also create challenges as national and local governments try to keep up with the needs of their growing populations.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2017
Judy L. Baker, Gauri U. Gadgil
The World Bank
Tags:
Poverty, Urbanisation, Asia, Slums, Unemployment, Economy
Habitat And Urbanisation

Hard times for Lagos slum dwellers caught in race for land

Sheltering under planks on his boat moored at a waterside slum in Lagos, fisherman Thomson Pascal is trying to protect his six children from the rain flooding into what is now their new home.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2017
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Slums, Nigeria, Displacement, Land, Africa
Environment

10 solutions to help meet the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

This publication shows how change works.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2017
UNDP
Tags:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Poverty, Slums, Climate Change, Health, Environment, Finance, Energy, Asia, India
Water Supply

100% water being used in Dhaka slums faecal contaminated: Study

Almost 100 percent water used by the slum people in Dhaka faces faecal contamination, which causes various diarrhoeal diseases and consequently, malnutrition, mostly to children, says a new study.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2017
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Quality, Slums, Dhaka, Health Effects, CSE, Diarrhoea, Malnutrition, Child Health, South Asia
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment alongside railway tracks, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 26/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. S.P. Surendranath Karthik Vs Southern Railway Chennai & Others dated 26/05/2017 regarding encroachment alongside railway tracks in between Old Washermanpet and Vyasarpadi Jeeva stations, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
26/05/2017
Tags:
Slums, Land Encroachments, Chennai (T), Rehabilitation, Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

UN unveils Sh1.1 billion slum upgrade project

Nairobi’s oldest slum, Mathare Valley, could benefit from a new Sh1.1 billion slum upgrading programme unveiled by the UN Habitat last week.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2017
Star (Kenya)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Slums, Kenya, Urbanisation, Africa
Health

Menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent girls in a resettlement colony of Delhi: a cross-sectional study

Menarche is an important milestone in the life of a girl which signifies the onset of fertility in a woman. To understand the health consequences and importance of menstrual hygiene practices among adolescent girls, it is important to study the current practices about the same so that future interventions can be planned accordingly.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
01/05/2017
Shantanu Sharma, Devika Mehra, Charu Kohli & et al
International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology
6
5
1945-1951
Tags:
Women, Health, Sanitation, Slums, India, Poverty, Delhi
Health

Zika: A scourge in urban slums

Zika is, and will continue to be, a disease of the urban poor. Slum-defining characteristics—poor water and sanitation infrastructure, crowding, and poor structural quality of housing—offer ample opportunities for mosquitoes to breed and spread the Zika virus. It was recently estimated that 1.6 million childbearing women and 93 million people will be infected in the Americas’ first epidemic wave. From this reservoir of infections, the world is witnessing the largest epidemic ever of a congenital complication—microcephaly.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2017
Robert E. Snyder, Claire E. Boone, Claudete A. Araújo Cardoso & et al
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
1-4
Tags:
Zika Virus, Slums, Brazil, Poverty, Vector Borne Diseases, Epidemics, South America

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