Health

Asia: Changing times and changing problems

Asia is currently experiencing rapid increases in industrialization, urbanization, and vehicularization. As a result, emission trends (e.g., energy, fuel, vehicle use), population trends (e.g., degree of urbanization, urban population growth, city size), health trends (e.g., age structure, background disease rates), and other important factors (e.g., broad changes in regulatory approaches, improvements in control technology) will influence the extent to which exposure to air pollution affects the health of the Asian population over the next several decades.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Sumi Mehta, Frank E. Speizer, Aaron Cohen
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, RSPM (PM 10), Urbanisation, CSE, Asia, China, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Delhi
Air Pollution

Epidemiological study on effect of air pollution on human health (adults) in Delhi

Central Pollution Control Board has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparation of nation-wide plans for control of air pollution under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. For rational planning of pollution control strategies, scientific information is needed on nature, magnitude and adverse health effects of air pollution.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
CPCB
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Air Pollution, Health Effects, SPM, RSPM (PM 10), Air Quality Monitoring, Air Quality Standards, Lung Disease, Respiratory Diseases, Urbanisation, India, Delhi
Habitat And Urbanisation

City cluster development: toward an urban-led development strategy for Asia

Planning for development in rapidly urbanizing Asia requires a fresh look. This book analyzes emerging urbanization patterns and explores the potential of city cluster development in Asia. City cluster development takes into account the provision of infrastructure and services in connection with spark potentials of economic growth and dispenses with the urban

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
K. Choe, A. Laquian
Asian Development Bank
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Urbanisation, Urban Development, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Asia, India
Water Supply

See Gurgaon, think of Fatehpur Sikri

It is difficult to predict what the cities of the future will be like. But we can predict the future of our cities big and small because we live in them and know from one day to the next the direction in which they are headed. In a sense we are co-travellers with these cities on a journey in which we are as responsible for what happens to them as we are victims of their decay.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Anupam Mishra
Civil Society
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Urban Water Harvesting, Urban Water Supply, Habitat And Urbanisation, Urbanisation, Water Supply, Gurgaon (T)
Poverty

Access to justice for the urban poor: inception report

This project is designed to generate insights and guidance which can contribute to the development of institutions to help the urban poor effectively resolve disputes over urban assets. Too often institutional change is initiated without a complete understanding of the social, economic and political dynamics effecting status quo institutions.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Development, Poverty, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand
Habitat And Urbanisation

Hyderabad is now 2nd largest metro

Hyderabad, Aug. 24: Hyderabad on Sunday became the second largest city in India

Publication Date: 
25/08/2008
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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Urbanisation, Urban Development, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (T)
Sanitation

Roundtable on "Drainage: A Menace for Chittagong'

In an effort to bring the drainage and consequent waterlogging issues into media focus, The Daily Star Chittagong bureau organised a roundtable titled "Drainage: A Menace for Chittagong' at its conference room on August 14.

Abul Momen, adviser to the editor of The Daily Star in Chittagong, briefed about objectives of the series roundtable on Development of Chittagong. He said The Daily Star Chittagong Office will seek views on different problems and make endeavour to highlight development issues and prospect of Chittagong.

Abul Momen

Publication Date: 
21/08/2008
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Waterlogging, Drainage, Urbanisation, Bangladesh, Chittagong
Environment

Foreboding of an environmental disaster

HUMAN population growth is the primary threat to the world's environment. Each person requires energy, space and resources to survive, resulting in environmental losses. Our population is rapidly rising beyond the earth's ability to regenerate and sustain us with a reasonable quality of life. We are exceeding the carrying capacity of our planet, challenging the existence of several species, including our own.

Publication Date: 
13/08/2008
Khalid Md. Bahauddin
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Environment, Mangroves, Corals, Urbanisation, Biodiversity, Bangladesh
Transport

Mobility for sustainable development: Bangalore case study

This report stresses the importance of mobility for development, defining it in a broader framework in connection with related concepts such as Accessibility and sustainability. Taking Bangalore for its case study, the report clarifies the socio-economic trends and current plans for land use and transport

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
Yoshitsugu Hayashi
Nagoya University
Tags:
Land Use, Transport, Public Transport, Urbanisation, Urban Transport, Highways, Mobility Planning, India, Bangalore (T), Sustainable Development
Transport

Mobility for development: Bangalore

The objectives of this study were: to raise awareness of the importance of mobility as a driver for economic development in Bangalore; to examine opportunities to narrow the mobility

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Tags:
Economy, Transport, Urbanisation, Urban Transport, Mobility Planning, Parking Policy, Congestion, India, Karnataka, Bangalore (T)

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