In this report, ESCAP explores the future of urbanization in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on the dynamic shifts in the region’s urban landscape. It highlights the region’s demographic transformations, including population ageing, and the persistent challenges of urban poverty and inequality. The analysis covers urban areas of all sizes, …
It provides the oldest skeletal evidence of leprosy a museum in Pune has a collection of thousands of bones and skeletons excavated in India. Among them is a 4,000 year old skeleton of a man believed to be 37 years when he died. This skeleton was found buried at Balathal, …
Nearly 2,300 plant species are at risk of disappearing from flora-rich Brazil, many more than once thought, according to an academic study. The research released, carried out by 175 scientists, indicates the Brazilian government has dramatically underestimated the risk to the country's plant species caused by deforestation, fires and urbanisation. …
Why India's population will stabilise sooner than expected Sanjeev Sanyal / July 15, 2009, 0:41 IST World Population Day was observed on July 11 and for a brief moment the world remembered an old problem. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad gave a speech on the need to control population …
ACCORDING to various reports as published recently in the national media, the dwindling size of farms, rise in landlessness and depletion of farmland are posing formidable threats to agriculture besides increasing poverty in the country. The average farm size has come down to less than 0.6 hectares and the percentage …
Rapid urbanization, destruction of habitat and rampant use of pesticides are some of the factors affecting the population of scavenging birds--------- Vultures in the sky are disappearing very fast. According to statistics of the Bombay Natural History Society, the vulture population has declined by more than 99% and is declining …
In this Review we delve into the underlying causes of health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and provide an Indigenous perspective to understanding these inequalities. We are able to present only a snapshot of the many research publications about Indigenous health. Our aim is to provide clinicians with a …
An attempt has been made in this paper to analyse the relationship between urbanisation and agricultural growth in India. Agriculture is the mainstay of Indian economy because of its high share in employment and livelihood creation notwithstanding its reduced contribution to the nation's gross domestic product.
The recent third world urbanisation is concentrated in the rural peripheries of the largest cities and its implications for land and livelihood in the peri-urban areas is discussed in this article. In an attempt to understand the extent to which the rural workers residing in the vicinity of the six …
Linkages between different sectors and segments of an economy keep changing with the progress of economy. In the early stage of growth, agriculture was found to play central role in development of rural non-farm sector and non-agricultural sectors in developing countries through supply of raw material, release of surplus labour …
In this paper, the authors examined the influence of urbanisation on agricultural activities in Andhra Pradesh. The findings indicate a larger concentration of high value food commodities in the urban and peri-urban areas than in hinterlands/rural areas.
India has to improve its urban areas to achieve objectives of economic development. However, urban governance and management of the services is far from satisfactory. In this context, the Government has launched a reform-linked urban investment program, JNNURM. The paper has analysed urban trends, projected population, service delivery, institutional arrangements, …
Sustained reduction in urban poverty requires high income growth, an inclusive urban policy focused on a functioning land and housing market, adherence to the JNNURM protocol, and a dedicated mission to make cities slum-free - this is the conclusion of a study undertaken to produce
Housing is one of the three basic human needs, next only to food and clothing. It is an essential element in the overall socio-economic development of the country and its citizens, and for the satisfaction of social and cultural aspirations of the people. Construction activity accounts for more than 50 …
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the Euromediterranean Network of Representative and Experimental Basins (ERB) held in Krakow, Poland, from 18-20 September 2008. The conference addressed the issue of hydrological extremes in small basins and was organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management …
This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of urban risk in Asia and also compiled …
Improved municipal management has become increasingly challenging as cities grow, costs increase, and service expectations rise. This study reviews World Bank efforts to help strengthen three dimensions of municipal management: planning, finance, and service provision. Good municipal management of cities
After six years of campaign and persuasion, the Government of India published its first National Policy on Urban Street Vendors in 2004. Even before that policy could be fully tested, a new policy has been unveiled by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. Despite providing a multitude of …
Ponds and other water bodies are being filled brushing aside environmental aspects in Sherpur town, which graduated to a district town from a thana town even after the liberation of the country. Filling the ponds and water bodies, the residents of the town are making houses and other infrastructures. During …
