SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: SOME ISSUES by Basudha Chattopadhyay INTRODUCTION Sustainable development means attaining a balance between environmental protection and human economic development and between the present and future needs. It means equity in development and sectoral actions across space and time. 1 It requires an integration of economic‚ social and environmental approaches towards development. Sustainable urban development refers to attaining social equity and environmental
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influences; these are known as urban form determinants. There are three different sources of determinants. Firstly‚ are the geographical ’natural world’ determinants. These include the climate‚ topography and the availability of construction materials. The second are known as ’man made’ determinants which are comprised of many things such as economic‚ political‚ religious‚ defence. Thirdly are ’location’ determinants‚ which make up organic growth settlements and planned urban settlements (Morris[1]‚ 1994)
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challenges of living in mega cities and evaluate the responses to these challenges A Mega City is defined as a city home to more than 8 million people‚ the urban sprawl of these cities is continuing to dominate the landscapes of these major cities. These cities have been unable to cope with the rapid increase of people moving to these urban areas‚ in some mega cities this is up to 1 million people per day‚ leading to a lack of supplies and services‚ becoming a major characteristic of these cities
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and‚ as a result‚ were exposed to acerbity and vulgarity that would remain ingrained in their minds for the rest of their lives. What at the time seemed to be a civil rights advancement has sadly proven ineffective. Because of anemic funding for urban schools‚ and the human inclination to surround oneself with others who are similar‚ segregation still prevails in U.S. education. Two possible solutions to segregated schools are the reinstatement of mandatory busing and the redirection of funding
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With reference to examples‚ assess the degree to which the level of economic development of a country affects planning and management in urban areas. The economic development of a country can be defined as the growth of industry‚ wealth‚ employment and the level of urbanisation. The planning and management issues that are linked to economic development‚ are those associated with processes such as urbanisation‚ suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation of cities. These may include pollution of water
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(23.1%) the country already has got a huge urban population which is more than 28 million (Census‚ 2001). However after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971‚ urbanization and urban planning got little priority in the national policies and strategies of the country. Even at present‚ there is no proper policy guideline or regulations through which urbanization can be tackled. As a result‚ unplanned and haphazard growth is the common feature in most urban areas of the country and this situation is
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PPD 227 Final Study Guide · Urban Renewal (1949-1973) The Housing Act of 1949 immediately ushered in the practice of "urban renewal‚" a government effort to reform and rejuvenate aging and decaying cities. This goal was primarily accomplished through the demolition of buildings‚ clearance of "slums‚" and relocation of peoples. The urban renewal efforts were exacerbated by the Housing Act’s call to bring eminent domain into prevalence. This government practice spawned a series of economic‚ racial
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Victims (Norton‚ 1984). Alcoholic Drinks Control Act (NACADA ‚2010 ) Wilson‚ Colin. A Criminal History of Mankind (Carroll & Graf‚ 1990). Lombroso‚ C. (1968). Crime: Its Causes and Remedies. Montclair. Fleisher‚ S. (1995) Beggars and Thieves: Lives of Urban Street Criminals.University of Wisconsin Press. Renzetti‚ C. (2001). Women‚ Crime‚ and Criminal Justice‚Los Angeles: Roxbury.
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APG 4040F RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL The critical assessment of social housing in South Africa in terms of its appropriateness. The appropriateness of the housing to meet the needs of the intended user; such as future adaptability or growth‚ along with flexibility‚ in addition to the environment produced by the housing. RDP House (Architecture South Africa‚March/April 2009; pg 102) TANYA VILJOEN 15/01/2013 THE ISSUE The issue this research proposal will deal with is
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Rural Khmer house Despite indoor and outdoor temperatures of 36°C and up to 80% relative humidity the old rural Khmer houses are very comfortable‚ both at ground level and on the upper floor. In spite of the absence of electric or mechanical air conditioning‚ a draught-free environment appears to be attained simply by means of natural ventilation. Typically‚ rural Khmer houses are rectangular two-storey buildings‚ varying in size from four by six metres to about six by ten metres. The basic
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