Climate Change

Thinking globally, acting locally institutionalizing climate change at the local government level in Durban, South Africa

Durban is unusual among cities worldwide in having a municipal government that has developed a locally rooted climate change adaptation strategy.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2008
Debra Roberts
Environment & Urbanisation
20
2
521
Tags:
Climate Change, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Climate Adaptation, Urban Planning, Landfill Gas, Waste To Energy, South Africa, Sustainable Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Basti redevelopment in Kolkata

The proposal by the West Bengal government to permit multi-storeyed buildings on

Publication Date: 
20/09/2008
V Ramaswamy
Economic and Political Weekly
43
38
25
Tags:
Land Tenure, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Slums, High Court, West Bengal, Calcutta (T), Howrah (T)
Habitat And Urbanisation

AIADMK to press for tabling of White Paper on development schemes in city

K.V. Prasad
COIMBATORE: The Opposition in the Coimbatore Corporation is determined to make the civic body convene a special meeting of the Council and table a White Paper on the status of the Rs.3,186-crore infrastructure schemes proposed under the Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission.

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has demanded that the Corporation table the White Paper at least at the next Council meeting. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) insist that the special meeting should be held this month.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2008
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Urban Development, Urban Planning, Slums, Waste Management, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T)
Air Pollution

Megacity pro