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, …
The author, who has been at the helm of the transportation affairs of the Railway Board, has brought out how the transport system in our cities impacts the quality of life of our population. Issues concerning noise and air pollution, congestion and accidents, which pose a serious threat to public …
Citizens, governments and the United Nations increasingly are embracing a new paradigm for development: the Green Economy. Proponents seek to develop their economies along pathways of higher, more equitable growth at lower carbon, energy and resource intensity. The Green Economy is pro-growth and pro-jobs, as well as pro-environment.
Unbalanced growth and pollution are taking its toll on the habitat, biological behaviour and breeding cycles of birds Palak Nandi | TNN atching a house sparrow feed its little ones or a peacock enjoying a leisurely walk on the terrace, were once a common sight in the Pink City
This new UN report focuses on the current issues and challenges which national and local governments, the business sector and organised civil society are facing. It highlights several critical issues – demographic and economic trends, poverty and inequality, the environment, climate change and urban governance and management. The report throws …
This paper aims to analyse urban mobility patterns and consequent impacts on energy and environment in India. It investigate the quantity of energy use in 23 metropolitan regions for the period 1981
This paper considers how the official poverty line in India would have to change, if it were to be set at a level that allowed urban households to afford minimally adequate accommodation. It discusses the difficulties in incorporating housing needs into poverty lines, noting that households that rent accommodations are …
This paper provides evidence from eight developing countries of an inverse relationship between poverty and city size. Poverty is both more widespread and deeper in very small and small towns than in large or very large cities. This basic pattern is generally robust to choice of poverty line. The paper …
The present report on “Urban Slums in Delhi” is brought out by this directorate on the basis of sample survey conducted under the 65th NSS Round (July 2008- June 2009) in respect of state sample. This report contains information relating to 2008-09 on ownership, area type, structure, living facilities like …
This issue of the Water Resources Series presents an analysis of studies and collaborative work undertaken by ESCAP with national research units and individual experts on developing frameworks for flood management in Asian and Pacific cities. This report consists of four sections: An overview of issues and challenges in managing …
This report outlines how residents of cities are responsible for as much as 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time facing significant impacts from climate change. It says that up to 80 percent of the expected $80 billion to $100 billion per year in climate change …
Asian cities are especially susceptible to unpredictable environmental change, as these cities are expected to account for more than 60 percent of global population growth in the next 30 years. Measures that help the urban poor in Asian cities adapt to the changing climate and build their resilience and capacity …
The increasing rate of slum growth in the Global South is the direct result of an international development paradigm that fails to prioritise the basic needs of the poor. A world without urban poverty cannot be realised without a redistribution of power and resources on the national and global level, …
The Draft Regional Plan 2021 (Draft RPG-21) was submitted to the Government of Goa by the Task Force in September 2008. The Task Force had drawn up a broad based Regional Plan for Goa with an aim to create a
This document outlines a comprehensive National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) which lays out a prioritized framework for action and investment for the 2011-2016 period aimed at systematically moving Sri Lanka and its people towards a climate change resilient future. The NCCAS mirrors and supports Sri Lanka’s national development strategy …
This new Green Townships Rating System by IGBC addresses large developments like integrated townships and satellite cities says that at least 25% of the total built-up area in a township should be earmarked for residential use to qualify for certification. IGBC Green Townships Rating System is a tool which enables …
This report is the first comprehensive literature review to come out of HEI's Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) program. The review builds on an initial assessment conducted in 2004 and describes the current scope of the Asian literature on the health effects of outdoor air pollution, enumerating …
This report presents the results of the survey on housing condition based on data collected in the NSS 65th round covering the aspects of basic housing amenities available to the households. his report presents the results of the survey on housing condition based on data collected in the NSS 65th …
This study, based on the results of the 2009 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, challenges the widely held belief that the situation of urban dwellers in Bangladesh is generally better than those living in rural areas. Historically, most development programmes in Bangladesh have focused on rural areas. However the living conditions …
