------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BHANUSINGHA GHOSH out of a world population of 5,384 million in 1991, about 43 per

Are you happy with your city? The International Finance and Trade Centre, Ahmedabad, tried to find an answer to this question from after surveying 100 upper-income households in 12 Indian cities to

Annual emissions of anthropogenic Hg to the atmosphere in different regions of the world during the last decade show an interesting dichotomy: the emissions in the developed countries increased at the rate of about 4.5–5.5% yr−1 up to 1989 and have since remained nearly constant, while in developing countries the emissions continue to rise steadily at the rate of 2.7–4.5% yr−1. On a global basis, however, the total anthropogenic emissions of Hg increased by about 4% yr−1 during the 1980s, peaked in 1989 at about 2290 t and are currently decreasing at the rate of about 1.3% yr−1.

The debates, diatribes and rhetoric over the concept of sustainable cities have all been met with the resounding illogic of warped priorities: Southern cities have a resource crisis and Northern cities are plagued with over consumption. In terms of globa

The urban population is rapidly growing the world over. Cities draw migrants with the promise of

To clear the persistent ambiguity governing the concept of sustainable development of urban centres, attention must be paid to present and future human needs

Meeting the needs of today... economic needs: access to adequate livelihood; economic security when unemployed, ill, disabled or otherwise unable to secure a

The problems of the world's cities are likely to occupy centrestage at the second UN conference on human settlements in Istanbul, Turkey, this June. Some analysts, however, doubt

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is on a massive public aware- ness campaign against pollution, especially in urban areas. A new addition to its strategy is an electronic signboard (LED

Will the future city, marked by responsible governance and a concerned citizenry, be able to address the problems dogging the world's urban centres?

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