Inklings of politics in urban India

The traditional non-politics of Indian cities is confronted by rapid urbanization THERE are signs that urban India is discovering politics after a long interval. City after congested city is demanding funds for new, comfortable buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Municipal managers see a clear political advantage in pushing public transport, and no merkely

Publication Date: 
14/03/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Slums, Urban Transport, Mobility Planning, India
Transport

Father of Bus Rapid Transport System finds an answer to citys traffic woes

Mumbai: The

Publication Date: 
05/03/2009
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Public Transport, Urban Planning, High Capacity Bus, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Climate Change

Abu Dhabi to build the worlds first zero carbon city

The United Arab Emirates is no stranger to grabbing the headlines when it comes to construction. From the world

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Jonathan Andrews
Urban World
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Water Conservation, Wastewater Recycling, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Urban Habitat, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Solar Desalination, WWF, United Arab Emirates, Sustainable Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Singapore: a model for sustainable development?

As a pioneer in sustainable development, Singapore has been approached by the World Bank to provide technical assistance on urban planning in neighbouring countries. Vicente Carbona analyses Singapore

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Vicente Carbona
Urban World
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Water Management, Wastewater Recycling, Renewable Energy, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Green Spaces, Waste Incineration, Waste Management, World Bank, Singapore, Sustainable Development, Waste Recycling
Climate Change

How construction is vital to reducing emissions

UN-HABITAT has an important role in supporting institutions, professionals and the private sector in the housing and construction sector to mitigate climate change, writes Mohamed El Sioufi, Head of UN-HABITAT

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Mohamed El Sioufi
Urban World
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Climate Change, Green House Gases, Urban Habitat, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Green Buildings, Building Materials, Architecture, Electricity
Climate Change

Town planning strategies to reduce air pollution - European guidelines, approaches, experiences and experiments

Conference on evolving strategies for improving the air quality of Indian cities New Delhi, 1st October 2008.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Tullio Cigni
Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control
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Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Green Buildings, Architecture, Legislation, Europe, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Haryana govt gives all-clear signal to encroachments

Publication Date: 
23/01/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Urban Planning, Roads, High Court, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Haryana
Environment

EPCO organises workshop on Energy Association Building Code

Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Environment Planning and Co-ordination Organisation (EPCO) in association with Bureau of Energy Association organised a workshop on

Publication Date: 
21/01/2009
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Urban Planning, Green Buildings, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D)
Habitat And Urbanisation

 The town farmers built

Faced with an encroaching city, old world farmers created

Publication Date: 
14/01/2009
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Ownership, Land Use, Land Acquisition, Vermiculture, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Solar Energy, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Biodegradable Waste, Farmers, Pune (T), Sustainable Development, Fly Ash
Habitat And Urbanisation

CiSTUP: Govt, IISc tie up

DH News Service, Bangalore:

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the setting up of a Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) was signed between the Government of Karnataka and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), here on Friday.

Publication Date: 
03/01/2009
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Urban Development, Urban Planning, Indian Institute Of Science (IISC), Karnataka, Bangalore (D)

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