People

UP to trigger explosion

State’s Population May Rise To 28 Crore By 2028

Lucknow:The United Nations on Friday said that the population of India is expected to surpass that of China by 2028, when both the countries will have around 145 crore people each. Uttar Pradesh, with 1/6 of India’s population, would be a major contributor to the population boom.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2013
Arunav Sinha
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Population, China, Urbanisation, India, People
Habitat And Urbanisation

Chennai housing demand to be 35,000 units this year

Titled as 'The Chennai Residential Real Estate Report', it also said the housing loan market of Chennai was expected to be Rs 800-900 crore, calculated on a monthly basis

The demand for housing in Chennai is expected to be in the range of 30,000-35,000 units annually, driven mainly by IT and ITeS sector, banking, financial services and Insurance (BFSI) and manufacturing, which includes automobiles, according to a report by real estate PE firm ASK Property Investment Advisors.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Housing, Population, Coimbatore (T), Madurai (T), Urbanisation, Habitat And Urbanisation
Climate Change

It’s official: Chennai is getting hotter, also wetter

Blame it on urbanization or climate change, a compilation of weather data over the years proves what Chennaiites have always known - that the city is getting hotter.

Publication Date: 
12/06/2013
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (D), Climate Change, Global Warming, Urbanisation, Vehicular Pollution, Rainfall, Monsoons, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
Forests

Hyderabad third greenest city in India

It is estimated that the city has lost one-third of its green cover owing to encroachments, road widening and diverting forest lands for commercial purposes.

Publication Date: 
11/06/2013
Kruthi Gonwar
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (T), Urban Encroachments, Municipal Corporation, Urbanisation, Forest Act 1980, Environment, Forests
Habitat And Urbanisation

ADB to give $198m to upgrade highways, land ports

The Asian Development Bank will provide US$ 198 million in loans for Bangladesh to help upgrade a critical regional highway and two land ports to boost connectivity and trade across South Asia.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Highways, Roads, Urbanisation, Habitat And Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Social inclusion of internal migrants in India

Social Inclusion of Internal Migrants in India aims to provide an overview of existing innovative practices that increase the inclusion of internal migrants in society and act as a living document that would inspire and assist professionals and governments officials in their attempts to facilitate the social inclusion of migrants.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Marina Faetanini, Rukmini Tankha
UNESCO - India
Tags:
Migration, India, Urbanisation, Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS), Health, Education, Finance, Women
Climate Change

Climate proofing Guwahati, Assam: city resilience strategy and mainstreaming plan

As part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), TERI has made an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of the city of Guwahati (Assam, India) and has prepared a detailed City Resilience Strategy (CRS).

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
The Energy and Resources Institute
Tags:
Climate Change, Guwahati, Assam, Urbanisation, Climate Adaptation, Extreme Weather Events, Natural Disasters, Urban Planning, Ecosystems, Water Supply, Drainage, Solid Waste, Transport, Health, Slums, Housing, Land Use
Climate Change

The Low Carbon City Development Program (LCCDP) guidebook: a systems approach to low carbon development in cities

This Guidebook was developed by the World Bank and DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability to provide guidance to cities and urban practitioners on designing and implementing a Low Carbon City Development Program (LCCDP) that complies with the LCCDP Assessment Protocol.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
The World Bank
Tags:
Low Carbon Economy, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Climate Mitigation, Emissions Inventory, Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV), Green House Gases
Habitat And Urbanisation

Benchmarking urban sustainability: a composite index for Mumbai and Bangalore

The study investigates if the present pattern of urban development in India in the creation of mega cities is sustainable. This has been done by comparing the Indian cities Mumbai and Bangalore with sustainable mega cities of developed countries - Shanghai, London, and Singapore)

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
B.Sudhakara Reddy, P.Balachandra
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Tags:
Urban Development, Mumbai, Bangalore (T), Sustainable Development, Urbanisation, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Some are more equal than others

China’s need for a new urbanisation policy reaches a critical point.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2013
Economist (London)
Tags:
China, Urbanisation, Housing Construction

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