Global State of National Urban Policy 2024
<p>With global population increasingly concentrating in urban areas, cities are driving national economic growth, while also grappling with challenges such as inequalities, affordable housing shortages,
Urbanisation
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State of the world's cities 2008/2009: harmonious cities
This UN report adopts the concept of "harmonious cities" as a theoretical framework in order to understand today
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GIS-based mapping ready to start soon
Mumbai, November 9 After a delay of almost a year, the financial capital is finally set to have Geographical Information System (GIS) enabled maps that will not only record the city
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Bridging The Gap
Till a year ago, Anita Jadhav, who trekked to Mumbai in 1991 from Paithan in Maharashtra
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Why is South Asia vulnerable to climate change?
Geography coupled with high levels of poverty and population density has rendered South Asia especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The impacts of climate change in the form of higher temperatures, more variable precipitation, and more extreme weather events are already felt in South Asia.
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Urban food supply and distribution in developing countries and countries in transition
This paper describes the principal activities of food supply and distribution systems and suggests planning criteria for managing the physical and spatial dimensions of the city in order to improve the quantity, quality, variety and safety of food, and to help low-income urban populations to access it.
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Inference network in environmental mapping
Environmental quality assessment is essential for urban development. Rapid urbanisation has made it all the more essential now than before. But there is dearth of appropriate techniques to assess urban environment quality (UEQA). Here is a technique that is feasible, flexible and valid.
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Urban development experience and visions: India and the Peoples Republic of China
Planning for development in rapidly urbanizing Asia requires a fresh look. This book contrasts the urban development experiences and practices of the two giant countries in Asia: the People
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Opportunity and exploitation in urban labour markets
Urban population growth does not always reflect urban economic growth or the expansion of employment opportunities, but population growth is propelling structural changes in urban economies, with major implications for urban poverty dynamics.