Air Pollution

 Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

 More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car free city has evolved gradually

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

 Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car free centres?

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution
Industry

 WATER SCARCITY

Ground water levels in Kathmandu , Nepal's capital , are falling because of increasing industrialisation and urbanisation.This was stated in the State of Environment Nepal 2001report , which has been

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
Down to Earth
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Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Demand, Drinking Water, Urbanisation, Industry, NGO, Kathmandu
Health

  Cleansing chronicle

this monumental book is a fascinating analysis and documentation of the development of urban sanitation infrastructure in the us . It takes one through an illuminating journey spanning almost 500

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
Ravi Agarwal
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Environment, Water Distribution, Health, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Management, Urban Sanitation, Waste Disposal, Industry, Technology, United States Of America (US), India, Delhi, Pollution
Sanitation

 Asian rubbish

Asian countries seem to compete with each other to spew out waste. Rising populations,

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Down to Earth
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Health Effects, Urbanisation, Population Trends, Environmental Health, Hazardous Products, Asia, Toxic Wastes
Habitat And Urbanisation

Vision 2021: Ludhiana city development plan

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has been launched by Govt. of lndia for promoting urban reforms and investments in the selected 63 cities of India. Ludhiana is one of the eligible cities. CDP is a requirement to access the funds under JNNURM as per the guidelines.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2001
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
Tags:
Urbanisation, Ludhiana (T), Urban Development, Transport, Urban Transport, Public Transport, Air Pollution, Water Supply, Solid Waste, Finance, Urban Environment, City Tracker
Biodiversity

 Breathless Asia

Asia has more polluted cities than any other continent. That's what a comparison of 20 leading cities of the world shows. Rapid economic growth spurs the growth of big cities, which in turn bring in

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Down to Earth
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Vehicular Pollution, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Economic Development, Governance, Asia
Environment

 Now it is floods

It is time people established their relationship with water once again

Publication Date: 
29/09/2000
Anil Agarwal
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Water Harvesting, Floods, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Management, Hydrology, Governance, CSE, Anil Agarwal, India, Rainfall
Industry

 Three avenues, one goal

The focus is on development of hydropower, industries and food production: how sustainably can the targets be achieved?

Publication Date: 
29/09/2000
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Himalaya, Water Resources, Hydroelectricity, Consumption Patterns, Urbanisation, Green Spaces, Population, Tourism, Industry, Community Groups, Bhutan, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Environment Management

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