Habitat And Urbanisation

Transforming Karachi into a livable and competitive megacity: a city diagnostic and transformation strategy

With a population of 16 million, Karachi is the largest megacity in Pakistan. Despite being a large city that is home to many, it has seen a substantial decline in quality of life and economic competitiveness in recent decades.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Urban Environment, Pollution, Climate Change, Karachi, Urban Transport, Urban Water Supply, Urban Sanitation, Poverty
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding sealing drive in Delhi against illegal constructions, 09/02/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/02/2018 regarding sealing drive in Delhi against illegal constructions. It has been brought to the notice of the Supreme Court that the Delhi Development Authority is proposing to amend the Master Plan of Delhi and steps have already been initiated in this regard.

Judgement Date: 
09/02/2018
Tags:
Urban Planning, Delhi, Urban Encroachments, Supreme Court, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporations, Urban Development
Climate Change

Urban floods and climate change adaptation: The potential of public space design when accommodating natural processes

Urban public space is extraordinarily adaptable under a pattern of relatively stable changes. However, when facing unprecedented and potentially extreme climatic changes, public spaces may not have the same adaptation capacity. In this context, planned adaptation gains strength against “business as usual”. While public spaces are among the most vulnerable areas to climatic hazards, they entail relevant characteristics for adaptation efforts. As such, public space design can lead to effective adaptation undertakings, explicitly influencing urban design practices as we know them.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2018
Maria Matos Silva, João Pedro Costa
Water
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Tags:
Floods, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Urban Habitat, Urban Planning, Statistics, Extreme Weather Events, New York, London, United States Of America (US), Spain, United Kingdom (UK)
Environment

The Global Risks Report 2018

The Global Risks Report 2018 is published at a time of encouraging headline global growth. Any breathing space this offers to leaders should not be squandered: the urgency of facing up to systemic challenges has intensified over the past year amid proliferating signs of uncertainty, instability and fragility.

Publication Date: 
17/01/2018
World Economic Forum
Tags:
Environment, Economy, Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Natural Disasters, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, India, Global, Water Quality, Urban Planning, Unemployment, Governance, Health, Food Security, Conflicts, Migration
Sanitation

Capacity building need assessment of cities (Angul and Dhenkanal) and state government on sanitation: a case study of Odisha

Although sanitation remains a focus in present government programmes and schemes (SBM and AMRUT), capacity building of ULBs and State Government on issues of sanitation has remained an area of neglect in most of the State and ULBs.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2018
Padmaja Nair, Anju Dwivedi
Centre for Policy Research
Tags:
Urban Sanitation, Sanitation, Orissa (Odisha), Angul (T), Dhenkanal (T), Urban Planning, Governance
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal and unauthorized construction by hotels in Kullu, Manali, Himachal Pradesh, 18/12/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Chand Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/12/2017 regarding illegal and unauthorized construction by Citrus Manali Resort at Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
18/12/2017
Tags:
Hotels, Kulu (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Urban Land Use, Urban Encroachments, Court, Himachal Pradesh, Urban Planning, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of hotels which are running unauthorisedly in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, 07/12/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs Barog Heights Hotel dated 07/12/2017 regarding private buildings existing which are having more than 3 or 4 storeys and are running hotel business in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.

National Green Tribunal passes the following directions:

1. Hotel Barog Heights shall demolish the structure which is unauthorised and in exercise to the provisions of Himachal Pradesh Town & Country Planning Act, 1977.

Judgement Date: 
07/12/2017
Tags:
Hotels, Solan (T), Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Urban Planning, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Harvesting, Biodegradable Waste
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding approval for construction of the capital city of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 17/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandalaneni Srimannarayana & Others Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 17/11/2017 regarding formation of a Green Field New Capital namely Amravati as it poses a serious threat to the environment.

Judgement Date: 
17/11/2017
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Andhra Pradesh, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Environment, Ecology, Water Harvesting, Waste Management, Afforestation, Groundwater Recharge
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the decision of the Central Government and the Government of Assam to establish AIIMS at the Jalah Beel in North Guwahati, Assam, 13/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sarbeswar Boruah Vs State of Assam & Others dated 13/11/2017 regarding the decision of the Central Government and the Government of Assam to establish AIIMS at the Jalah Beel in North Guwahati in preference to Raha village in Nagaon district of Assam.

Judgement Date: 
13/11/2017
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Wetlands, Urban Land Use, Guwahati, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Assam, Urban Planning
Habitat And Urbanisation

Steering the metropolis: metropolitan governance for sustainable urban development

A distinctive feature of urbanization in the last 50 years is the expansion of urban populations and built development well beyond what was earlier conceived as the city limit, resulting in metropolitan areas.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
David Gómez-Álvarez, Robin Rajack, Eduardo López-Moreno, Gabriel Lanfranchi
UN HABITAT
Tags:
Urban Development, Governance, Urbanisation, Mobility Planning, Environment Management, Urban Planning, Africa, Asia, Europe, United States Of America (US), India, Delhi, Mumbai

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