Essays about: "urban development in india"

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  1. 1. Transit Oriented Development in India : On the right track to a more sustainable urban future?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : David Magnusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Transit oriented development; India; Sustainability; Urban informality; Development plan;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the introduction of transit oriented development (TOD) as a sustainable urban planning concept in India. The possible benefits and specific challenges of its implementation in the Indian context are evaluated as well as the prospects of fulfilling its goal of improving urban sustainability. READ MORE

  3. 2. Expanding freedoms and improving commons through labour: A study of Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sahana Subramanian; [2023]
    Keywords : Capabilities; Sustainability Science; Human Freedoms; Kerala; Local Governance; Urban Commons; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : India faces an urban unemployment crisis and a crisis of declining life quality in urban spaces due to a lack of public services and the stress on urban commons. An urban employment guarantee scheme, such as Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme (AUEGS), has the potential to address this twin crisis. READ MORE

  4. 3. India’s transformation towards clean energy for a sustainable future: understanding and analyzing the role of intangible cultural heritage

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Azima Guliyeva; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Intangible Cultural Heritage; Green Energy Transition; India;

    Abstract : The focus has predominantly been on Southeast Asian countries like Japan and China. Meanwhile, such South Asian countries as India, Indonesia, and Pakistan, which are important from the point of view of understanding the processes of modernization, are undeservedly overlooked. READ MORE

  5. 4. Adapting to melting glaciers : how Western Himalayan societies frame climate change and adaptation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Taha Anis; [2022]
    Keywords : Adaptation; identity; risk and Information; authority; Himalayas; frame analysis; Gilgit-Baltistan; Pakistan;

    Abstract : The glaciers of the Hindu-Kush Himalayas region flow into 10 major river basins and sustain nearly 2 billion people, with 250 million being directly dependent on them for freshwater sources while a further 1.65 billion rely on their outflows. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mind the gap: Gender dimensions in urban mobility - A case study investigating sustainable urban mobility of female public transport users in Delhi, India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Samira Pfeiffer; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable mobility; Gender; Mobility; Urban space; Public transport; Delhi-India; Sustainable development; Urban feminist geography; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Mobility and public transport are crucial determinants of sustainable development in cities. Gender dimensions are overlooked in urban mobility, impacting female public transport users’ ability to move freely in urban Delhi, India. READ MORE