Reforms in urban planning capacity in India
The NITI Aayog launched a report on measures to ramp up urban planning capacity in India, recommending 'Healthy City for All' by 2030. The report also recommended a Central Sector Scheme '500 Healthy
Urban Planning
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Urban transformation: integrated energy solutions
All cities around the world face common challenges, related to the provision of housing, water, energy, transport and waste management. Achieving net zero at city scale requires a transformation in how
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees in a green belt, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab, 19/07/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Council of Engineers & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/07/2021 regarding restitution of designated green belt in Bhai Randhir
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The state of cities climate finance: the enabling conditions for mobilizing urban climate finance
The Enabling Conditions for Urban Climate Finance Part 2 is a contribution of the World Bank to the State of Cities Climate Finance Report 2021. Part 2 analyzes enabling frameworks and presents solutions
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Better cities after COVID-19: transformative urban recovery in the global South
This issue paper proposes a novel framework to support a transformative recovery in cities of the global South. COVID-19 has created a critical juncture in the development of cities in the global South.
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Financing sustainable urban development
The intention of the initiative is to identify lessons on how to strengthen urban finance, building on a range of city case studies from countries selected to represent different levels of urbanisation
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding plan to develop an industrial park in the forest area and on the flood plains of Sutlej, Punjab, 25/05/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kapil Dev Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change dated 25/05/2021.</p> <p>Grievance in the application was against proposed amendment
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Pandemic resilient cities
This book is a collaborative effort born under the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to address the uncertain future of cities. After an online series of the same name, where Emergency Architecture & Human
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Renewable energy policies for cities: experiences in China, Uganda and Costa Rica
Cities are critical to the global energy transition. The most visible energy transitions today occur in major cities. With their comparatively large revenue bases, big cities have the regulatory frameworks
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Creating livable Asian cities
This book explores how Asia’s fast-growing cities can fulfil their potential as engines of economic prosperity and provide a livable environment for all citizens. Major challenges faced by Asian cities