Habitat And Urbanisation

Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 87 of the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 (Act, No.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2014
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Himachal Pradesh, Urban Development, Urban Land Use, Buildings, Legislation
Habitat And Urbanisation

New York State Board Approves Reduced $256 Million Loan for Tappan Zee Project

After a last-minute deal that cut the money requested in half, a key state board on Wednesday approved a $256 million loan from federal clean-water funds to the New York State Thruway Authority to

Publication Date: 
17/07/2014
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Bridges, Urbanisation, New York, United States Of America (US), Rivers, Environment
Land

Project on cards to save agricultural lands

The government has decided to pass a project named Palli Jonopod in order to give housing facilities to rural people and protect agricultural lands from unplanned housing and urbanisation, said the

Publication Date: 
17/07/2014
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Land, Land Use, Urbanisation, Housing, Bangladesh, South Asia
Health

Small towns and villages account for 3/4th of dengue cases in state

Mosquito-Borne Disease No Longer An Urban Phenomenon, Say Experts

Publication Date: 
15/07/2014
Umesh Isalkar
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Urbanisation, Municipal Corporation, Health Effects, Health
Environment

India Environment Portal Newsletter 06 - 12 July 2014

The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 06 - 12 July 2014.

Publication Date: 
12/07/2014
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Budget, Energy, Climate Change, Droughts, Right To Information (RTI), Non Communicable Diseases, Poverty, Urbanisation, Wildlife
Habitat And Urbanisation

Residential greenness and birth outcomes: Evaluating the influence of spatially correlated built-environment Factors

Half the world's population lives in urban areas. It is therefore important to identify characteristics of the built environment that are beneficial to human health. Urban greenness has been associated with improvements in a diverse range of health conditions, including birth outcomes; however, few studies have attempted to distinguish potential effects of greenness from those of other spatially correlated exposures related to the built environment.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Perry Hystad, Hugh W. Davies, Lawrence Frank & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Urbanisation, Green Spaces, Health Effects, Canada, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

World cities, home to most people, to add 2.5 billion more by 2050: U.N.

More than half of the world's seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top "mega cities" - with more than 10 million inhabitants - being Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo,

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urbanisation, Delhi, Japan, China, Developing Countries, Asia, Africa, India, Nigeria, Environment, Unemployment, Natural Disasters
People

Delhi becomes world’s second most populous city after Tokyo

Delhi has become the world’s second most populous city in 2014 after Tokyo, more than doubling its population since 1990 to 25 million, according to a UN report.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Population, China, Japan, Urbanisation, Public Transport, People
Habitat And Urbanisation

World urbanization prospects - 2014 Revision (Highlights)

According to this 2014 revision of the World Urbanization Prospects produced by the UN Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs Africa and Asia are urbanizing faster than other regions and the largest urban growth will take place in India, China and Nigeria. These three countries will account for 37 per cent of the projected growth of the world’s urban population between 2014 and 2050.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Tags:
Urbanisation, Asia, Africa, Slums, Urban Sprawl, Sustainable Development, Consumption Patterns, Pollution, India, China, Poverty, Urban Sanitation, Urban Water Supply, Statistics
Climate Change

Protecting our capital: how climate adaptation in cities creates a resilient place for business

The majority of the world’s major cities have disclosed that climate change presents a physical risk to the businesses operating in their cities. This real and current threat is driving local governments to take concrete action in response finds this fourth CDP Cities Annual Report released by CDP in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, C40 Cities and AECOM. It covers 207 cities from Africa Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, South Asia and Oceania

Publication Date: 
10/07/2014
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Urbanisation, Economy, Global

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