Urbanisation

Poverty

Appropriateness of the Sri Lanka poverty line for measuring urban poverty: the case of Colombo

This paper discusses the many limitations of the official poverty lines applied in Sri Lanka (and many other nations).

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Author(s): Kulasabanathan Romeshun, Geetha Mayadunne

Source: IIED

Tags:

Poverty, Urbanisation, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Rural Poverty, Health, Education, Unemployment, Housing, Nutrition

Habitat And Urbanisation

Environment committee wants Sinharaja road closed

A 12-member committee appointed to look into the construction of a controversial roadway from Ilumbakanda to Suriyakanda said to be endangering the the Sinharaja National World Heritage Site (NWHS)

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Tags:

Sri Lanka, Roads, Urbanisation, Ecology, Environment

People

Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations

Tamil Nadu, the most urbanised among the large States in India, has witnessed uneven urban growth.

Publication Date:

30/11/2011

Author(s): A. Srivathsan

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Census 2011, Urbanisation, Chennai (T), Coimbatore (T), Population, Madurai (T), Tiruchirapalli (T), Kolkata, Mumbai, People

Habitat And Urbanisation

Stop Blaming Rural Migration For Urban Ills

Study says natural growth of urban population added largest chunk of 40m people to urban areas & sees rapid urbanisation of villages as challenge

Publication Date:

30/11/2011

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Rural Development, Rural Habitat, Habitat And Urbanisation, Migration, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, People, Population

People

Haryana has more 1-lakh population cities than Punjab

The urban population figures of Haryana and Punjab present a study in contrast.

Publication Date:

29/11/2011

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Population, People, Haryana, Urbanisation, Faridabad (D), Ludhiana (D), Gurgaon (D), Panipat (D)

Governance And Institutions

Cleansing the state

The anti-corruption movement has enabled the Indian middle class to feel smug about itself. Its members have gone through a vast range of emotions during the last two decades, from self-hatred to self-righteousness. Liberalisation of the economy has created for this class an excitement of many kinds. It has meant the freedom to pursue the quest for wealth without guilt and, at the same time, it has meant feeling set adrift from tradition and the culture it signifies.

Publication Date:

26/11/2011

Author(s): Krishna Kumar

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

46

Issue:

48

pp:

14-17

Tags:

Corruption, India, Anna Hazare, Governance, NGO, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Poverty, Globalisation, Urbanisation

Habitat And Urbanisation

Coir geo-textiles get nod for use in rural road construction

The Coir Board has got the Indian Road Congress approval for use of coir geo-textiles in rural road construction.

Publication Date:

22/11/2011

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Roads, Urbanisation, Coconut

Climate Change

U.N. Panel Finds Climate Change Behind Some Extreme Weather Events

At least some of the weather extremes being seen around the world are consequences of human-induced climate change and can be expected to worsen in coming decades, a United Nations panel reported o

Publication Date:

19/11/2011

Source: New York Times (New York)

Tags:

Climate Change, IPCC, Extreme Weather Events, Green House Gases, Floods, Natural Disasters, Heat Waves, Drought, Forest Fires, United States Of America (US), Australia, Hurricanes, Global Warming, Urbanisation

Climate Change

10 times hotter in 90 years, says report

Calcutta, Nov. 18: The world is likely to get 10 times hotter in the next 90 years, a report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said.

Publication Date:

19/11/2011

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

Tags:

Climate Change, IPCC, Green House Gases, Uganda, Drought, Cyclones, Floods, CSE, Urbanisation, Developing Countries, Climate Adaptation

Transport