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, …
KOCHI: With 11 municipalities and a municipal corporation, Ernakulam tops the list of the most urbanised districts in Kerala with 68.07 percent of its residents living in urban areas, according to Census 2011 findings. Of the total population of 32,79,860 in the coastal district, 22,32,564 live in urban areas, according …
Experts differ on why and on what this means; want data on migration, development parameters. More of the countryside is turning into towns and more village folk are moving to cities. The tempo of urbanisation has picked up to a three-decade high, say demographers on the 2011 census data on …
Urbanisation was the most significant between 1991 and 2001: data Nearly half the population of Tamil Nadu live in urban areas, as the State continues to maintain its status as one of the country's most urbanised ones. Provisional data released by the Census Directorate based on the 2011 headcount shows …
Census 2011: Rapid urbanisation sees dip in numbers since the last headcount Of the 6.11 crore population in Karnataka, 61.43 per cent live in rural areas, but their number has drastically declined since the last Census, giving an indication of the increased preference of the people to shift to cities. …
Punjab is now among the most urbanised states in India having more than 35 per cent of the population living in urban areas, says the Census 2011 data on Urban and Rural population released today. Other than Punjab, Kerala and Karnataka have joined the list of Indian states that have …
New Delhi Doing a volte face on his predecessor's stand, the new rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh, has accepted several crucial recommendations of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) on how to compensate people who lose their land for industrial projects. "We have accepted NAC's recommendations. We are working …
Takes decision after a meeting with NAC and Rural Ministry officials The new Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday set aside the two-bill approach of his predecessor and decided to frame a single integrated Bill on land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement. After reviewing various programmes of the …
When development is rapid and environment is under focus, it is not enough to have buildings that can just be called green. More number of measurable and verifiable green buildings are needed to answer all those who ask:
Tanzania will build an unpaved road through the Serengeti National Park and game rangers will control traffic to avoid disturbing the annual migration of wildebeest. "The Serengeti road project has not been abandoned ... we have just revised it. I don't know where all this confusion comes from," Natural Resources …
The MDG Report 2011, shining a spotlight on where progress is being made and where stronger efforts are urgently needed. The report presents the latest statistics on each of the Goals, globally and regionally, collected through more than 25 UN and international agencies. This year's report shows that the world …
Industrial air pollution is of major concern to upcoming Indian cities like Trivandrum and Pune in terms of industrialization and urbanization. Even the urban population is exposed to ambient air pollutants; on the other hand the sub-rurals contribute to the cigarette smoke and kitchen cooking fuels. A quantitative analysis on …
The solid waste is increasing in Pune city due to growth of population, urbanization, higher per capita income and standard of living, changing lifestyle and food habits. The solid waste created by the household units, shops, restaurant and commercial units are higher. Solid waste is inevitable task in urbanization process …
This report on Development of Sustainable Habitat Parameters in the field of Urban Planning has been prepared by a Sub-Committee constituted by the Ministry of Urban Development under the National Mission for Sustainable Habitat (HMSH), one of the missions of the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC). The report …
The report is organized into three major sections. A detailed analysis of migration and settlement patterns in Jaipur’s urban and peri-urban areas is discussed first, to provide context to the overall water supply situation. This section concludes with a brief summary of the major implications of migration for Jaipur’s urbanization …
The Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (Land Acquisition) Bill-2011 was passed in parliament on Monday with provision of compensation for those whose land would be acquired for implementing the project. Earlier, land minister Rezaul Karim Hira placed the bill for the 26-kilometre elevated expressway in parliament on June 21. According to …
The financial capital of India, Mumbai, though one of the major job providers, ranks among the lowest in financial penetration, according to a report on urban indicators of the top 200 cities in India. New Delhi, too, figures in the bottom 10 on financial penetration. A quarterly report released by …
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has cleared project worth Rs.1,255 crore for widening the strategic Nechipu-Hoj road to two-lane national highway standards on BOT (annuity) basis under the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways. The cost of the project including civil cost, land acquisition and preconstruction activities and …
To bridge the infrastructure deficit in both quality and quantity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the road transport and highways ministry and NHAI to expedite the awarding of projects. The PM said at a review meeting that he expected the NHAI and ministry to exceed its target of awarding …
