Essays about: "mumbai city"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words mumbai city.

  1. 1. Urban infrastructure inundation risk from permanent sea-level rise scenarios in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand) and Mumbai (India): A comparative analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Shawn Pace; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Climate Change; Sea-Level Rise; Urban Infrastructure; DEM; London; Mumbai; Bangkok; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Scaling up electric vehicles in India A focus on Maharashtra state, Mumbai Market formation and demand side policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Oana Arseni; [2021]
    Keywords : India; Electric cars; Demand innovation policies; Market diffusion; Technology innovation systems; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Governments around the world have begun to adopt measures in support of electric vehicles. The supply push policies have been traditionally studied leaving the demand side innovation policy without much investigation. Therefore, policy makers lack institutional knowledge and policy experience. READ MORE

  4. 3. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Anni-Elina Vänskä; [2019]
    Keywords : sexual violence; street harassment; Mumbai; public safety; patriarchy; gender roles; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social cohesion in Gilbert Hill : What can be done to better integrate the informalitywithin the formal planning process

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Emma Johansson; Gustav Carlsbrand; [2018]
    Keywords : Informal settlement; positive qualities; reasons for persistence; attitudes; living patterns;

    Abstract : The government in Maharashtra are trying to rehabilitate the informal settlements in Mumbai through the slum rehabilitation authority and its rehabilitation scheme and we wanted to learn more about how it worked and how it affects living conditions for former residents of an informal settlement and how it can differ from those still living there. This study has a focus on a specific informal settlement in Mumbai, called Gilbert Hill. READ MORE

  6. 5. Urban Solid Waste Management in Mumbai Current challenges and future solutions for Urban Development : Minor Field Study

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Yuri Joelsson; Rebecca Lord; [2016]
    Keywords : Municipal Solid Waste Management MSWM ; Mumbai; Urban Planning; System Approach;

    Abstract : This study was conducted as a bachelor thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in the spring of 2016. The study was carried out as a Minor Field Study (MFS) funded by the Swedish public authority Sida - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. READ MORE