Habitat And Urbanisation

Phantoms Of An Expressway

An illegal make-over of the ambitious Bengaluru Mysore Corridor leaves slumdwellers on the road and the Supreme Court toothless.

Publication Date: 
05/09/2009
Sanjana
Tehelka (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Slums, Roads, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises, Supreme Court, High Court, Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Mysore (T), Infrastructure Development
Water Resources

Water-related migration, changing land use and human settlements

This publication, prepared by the United Nations University and the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development, focuses on one of the themes from the World Water Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 17-18 March 2009: it aims to contribute to the understanding of rural to rural, rural to urban and cross-border migration in the face of water scarcity.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
Jose Luis Martin-Bordes, Humaira Daniel
UNW-DPC
Tags:
Land Use, Water Resources, Climate Change, Migration, Urbanisation, Slums, Water Supply, Conflicts, Rural Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

 Redevelopment disguises landgrab

Government

Publication Date: 
30/08/2009
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Housing, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Habitat And Urbanisation

 Fewer days for the slumdog

Book>> Welcome to the Urban Revolution, How Cities are Changing the World

Publication Date: 
30/08/2009
Srikant Singh
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Slums, Asia, South America, India, Mumbai
Habitat And Urbanisation

Speed up development works under JNNURM, Zagade tells staff

Pune Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagde on Thursday directed the civic staff to speed up the development work being carried out under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), so that new proposals could be sent to the union government for approval.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2009
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Slums, Pune (T)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Dharavi: Cluster Of Controversy

The Maharashtra government

Publication Date: 
24/08/2009
Gurbir Singh
Business World (Kolkata)
Tags:
Slums, Slum Upgrading, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Habitat And Urbanisation

Bhopal city development plan 2021

The City Development Plan for Bhopal deals with a comprehensive, cohesive and concise manner, all the important elements of governance in the form of themes: Urban Growth Management/ Development Planning, Urban Basic Services and Infrastructure, Transportation and Traffic Management, Housing and Slums, Urban Environment, Social Development, Urban Governance and Management and Urban Finance and Man

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Tags:
Bhopal, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Finance, Urban Planning, Urban Management, Urban Housing, Slums, Urban Environment, Urban Transport, Governance, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Bhopal Municipal Corporation, Habitat And Urbanisation
Water Supply

Global experiences on expanding water and sanitation services to the urban poor

In 2006

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Anjali Sen Gupta, Meenakshi Shedde
Water and Sanitation Program
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Slums, Water Supply, Sanitation, Urban Sanitation, India, Global
Water Resources

Affidavit filed by DJB on the status of Mayapuri lake and Jahangirpuri marshes to the High court of Delhi

Affidavit filed by Delhi Jal Board on the status of Mayapuri lake and Jahangirpuri marshes to the High court of Delhi.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
High Court of Delhi
Tags:
Water Pollution, Wetlands, Land Encroachments, Land Use, Land Acquisition, Slums, High Court, Delhi, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Water Resources
Water Supply

Guidance notes on services for the urban poor: a practical guide for improving water supply and sanitation services

In 2006

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Water and Sanitation Program
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Slums, Water Supply, Sanitation, Urban Sanitation, India, Bangalore (T), Mumbai, Global

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