Urbanisation

Building urban climate resilience: the economics of alternative development pathways

This report represents an initial attempt to evaluate the economics of development choices in relation to risks from flood events under current conditions and those projected as a consequence of climate change. Rather than focusing on broad projections and scenarios, the report focuses on specific options in specific areas.

Publication Date:

01/05/2015

Author(s): Dilip Singh, Fawad Khan, Phong Tran, & et al

Source: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-International

Tags:

Climate Change, Urbanisation, Floods, Cost Benefit Analysis, India, Vietnam, Natural Disasters

Climate Change

India’s megacities and climate change: explorations from Delhi and Mumbai

This paper is a study of climate change discourse in urban India. It suggests that the policies being articulated to deal with climate issues are premised on incremental changes rather than radical re-planning of Indian cities. The paper tries to ask as to what explains this incremental approach.

Publication Date:

01/05/2015

Author(s): Alankar

Source: STEPS Centre

Tags:

Climate Change, Urbanisation, Delhi, Mumbai, Transport, Municipal Solid Waste, Energy Efficiency, Health, Natural Disasters

Solid Waste

Building waste plant for Gurgaon

After much delay, Gurgaon will finally get its own construction and demolition waste treatment plant to put an end to the haphazard dumping of construction debris in and around the city.

Publication Date:

01/05/2015

Author(s): Praveen Jose

Source: Times Of India (Gurgaon)

Tags:

Haryana, Building Materials, Waste Disposal, Pollution, Urbanisation, Infrastructure Development, Municipal Corporation, Solid Waste

Wildlife

Indonesian government must halt road through orangutan reserve, says green prize winner

The winner of a major conservation prize has called on the Indonesian government to halt a road-building plan that threatens the last place on Earth where elephants, rhinoceros, tigers and oranguta

Publication Date:

01/05/2015

Source: Guardian (UK)

Tags:

Wildlife, Indonesia, Urbanisation, Roads, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Tiger, Endangered Species, Biodiversity

Habitat And Urbanisation

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission: Public Accounts Committee (2014-15)

The Public Accounts Committee (2014-15), present this Eighteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission’ based on C&AG Report No. 15 of 2012-13, Union Government (Performance Audit) relating to the Ministries of Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation.

Publication Date:

29/04/2015

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Tags:

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), India, Parliament, Urbanisation, Urban Development

Habitat And Urbanisation

China Has Even More Megacities Than You Thought

How many megacities does China have? The United Nations puts it at six. Try 15.

Publication Date:

21/04/2015

Source: Bloomberg

Tags:

Habitat And Urbanisation, China, Urbanisation, Air Pollution, Development

Habitat And Urbanisation

China Has Even More Megacities Than You Thought

How many megacities does China have? The United Nations puts it at six. Try 15.

Publication Date:

21/04/2015

Source: Bloomberg

Tags:

Habitat And Urbanisation, China, Urbanisation, Air Pollution, Development

Forests

1 lakh trees chopped over 8 years for Metro, PWD projects in city

Over one lakh trees were cut during 2006-2014 to make way for Delhi Metro and PWD projects, bringing down the city's green cover to 10% from the minimum desired level of 33%, a Delhi high court app

Publication Date:

16/04/2015

Author(s): Abhinav Garg

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Trees, Deforestation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Urbanisation, Forests

Air Pollution

Rising air pollution affecting festival of rays'

Veteran scientist R V Bhosale has claimed that environmental changes and increasing air pollution might be the major obstacles to the festival of rays at the Mahalaxmi temple.

Publication Date:

15/04/2015

Source: Times of India (Kolhapur)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Kolhapur (T), Air Pollution, Festival, NGO, Urbanisation, Health Effects

Health