Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road encroachment and illegal activities on a stretch of road, Delhi, 26/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Yadav, President, Resident Welfare Association RWA Madipur Village Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 26/11/2019 regarding encroachment of the ring road and carrying on of polluting activities at stretch of road from Raghuvir Nagar to Punjabi Bagh.

Judgement Date: 
26/11/2019
Tags:
Urban Roads, Urban Encroachments, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Health

A longitudinal study examining changes in street connectivity, land use, and density of dwellings and walking for transport in Brisbane, Australia

Societies face the challenge of keeping people active as they age. Walkable neighborhoods have been associated with physical activity, but more rigorous analytical approaches are needed. Researchers used longitudinal data from adult residents of Brisbane, Australia (40–65 years of age at baseline) to estimate effects of changes in neighborhood characteristics over a 6-y period on the likelihood of walking for transport.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
04/05/2018
Rebecca Bentley, Tony Blakely, Anne Kavanagh & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-8
Tags:
Walking, Land Use, Australia, Urban Habitat, Urban Roads, Cycles, Green Spaces, Health, Lifestyles, Public Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

Lighting implications of urban mitigation strategies through cool pavements: Energy savings and visual comfort

Cool materials with higher solar reflectance compared with conventional materials of the same color are widely used to maintain cooler urban fabrics when exposed to solar irradiation and to mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI). Photo-catalytic coatings are also useful to reduce air pollutants. Many studies related to these topics have been carried out during the past few years, although the lighting implication of reflective coatings have hardly been explored.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2018
Giuseppe Rossi, Paola Iacomussi, Michele Zinzi
Climate
1-16
Tags:
Building Materials, Solar Radiation, Urban Roads, Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings, Green Spaces, Europe
Transport

Basic road statistics of India 2015-16

India’s road length increased by 1.31 lakh kilometres within a span of one year between March 2015 and March 2016, according to the latest report released by the road transport and highways ministry. This translates to adding 360 km daily to the country’s road network in comparison to 170 km and 190 km per day in 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively. India’s road network increased from 54.72 lakh kms to 56.03 lakh kms on the back of higher pace of construction of rural roads which pushed up the total length by almost half.

Publication Date: 
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Tags:
Roads, Highways, Rural Roads, Urban Roads, India, Statistics
Air Pollution

Pollution and road infrastructure in cities of the People’s Republic of China

Urban road infrastructure is crucial in determining air pollution. Yet, little is known about the roles played by road width vs. road length. This paper attempts to fill this gap by estimating the effects of road infrastructure on 10-micron particulate matter (PM10) using city-level data from the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Publication Date: 
01/04/2017
Zhi Luo, Guanghua Wan, Chen Wang, Xun Zhang
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Air Pollution, RSPM (PM 10), Urban Roads, Infrastructure Development, China, Urbanisation, Urban Air Quality
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of 158 trees from sectors 17 and 18, Gurgaon, Haryana, 06/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nida Doon Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 06/09/2016 regarding felling of 158 trees from Sectors 17 and 18 of the divided road of Gurgaon, Haryana.

National Green Tribunal directs that felling/cutting of the trees shall be preceded by the conditions that they should plant 5000 trees in that very area or the areas near thereto.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2016
Tags:
Trees, Urban Roads, Gurgaon (T), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forests
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the complete cordoning of a public road for the work on Kidwai Nagar East re-development, 02/09/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Building Construction Corporation Ltd & Others Vs Khosmendir Singh Gahunia & Others dated 02/09/2016 regarding the complete cordoning of a public road - Veer Chandra Sigh Garhwali Marg for the re-development of Kidwai Nagar East, Delhi.

The Court makes it clear that as the project for re-development has received the statutory approvals, it is necessary to facilitate the completion of the project on schedule.

Judgement Date: 
02/09/2016
Tags:
Urban Planning, Urban Roads, High Court, Supreme Court, Delhi, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees in Delhi, 05/07/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of S.D. Windlesh Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 05/07/2016 regarding cutting of around 400 trees for widening a road in Delhi without permission by Public Works Department (PWD). Tribunal imposes a fine of Rs. 10,000/- on the Chief Engineer and Director of the Horticulture Department and they also gave an undertaking to the Tribunal that within two weeks 2000 trees will be planted and videography would be prepared and submitted to be Tribunal on the next date of hearing.

Judgement Date: 
05/07/2016
Tags:
Trees, Urban Roads, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi, Deforestation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding stoppage of commercial vehicles from entering the residential area of Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 24/05/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhu Sharan & Others Vs Noida Authority & Others dated 24/05/2016 regarding stoppage of commercial vehicles from entering the residential area of Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The applicants are seeking exclusive use of the said lane by the local residents. NGT in its Judgement directs the lane in Block A Sector 50, Noida to be declared as ‘No Parking Zone’ as well as the area within the vicinity of 100 mts from ‘Ramagya Public School’ shall be declared as ‘silence zone’.

Judgement Date: 
24/05/2016
Tags:
Urban Housing, Urban Habitat, Noida, Vehicles, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttar Pradesh, Noise Pollution, Resident Welfare Associations, Urban Air Quality, Urban Roads
Environment

Study of traffic noise in urban street canyons of Bengaluru city

In urban street canyons, external noise environment is a critical restriction to the opening of building windows for natural ventilation. The high external noise intensities are often used to substantiate the utilization of air conditioning systems in residential and commercial buildings. Therefore, a systematic method of examining the noise levels in urban street canyons is essential if the potential for natural ventilation is to be estimated.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/03/2016
Halesh Koti, G. Ranganath, H. N. Rajakumara
Current Science
110
6
1072-1078
Tags:
Congestion, Noise Pollution, Bangalore (T), Urban Roads, Karnataka

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