Essays about: "urban development in india"

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  1. 16. Home is where the Earth is : exploring the adoption of vernacular architecture in urban housing in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Neha Satheesan; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainable transition; social practice; urban housing; sustainability science; vernacular architecture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : India has yet to build 70% of the buildings that will exist in 2030. The housing industry in India has been growing rapidly in an effort to keep up with increasing urbanization, population growth and aspirational consumption. READ MORE

  3. 17. Women's participation in the planning process : A case study of rural villages in the Uttarkashi district

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Arkitektur och vatten

    Author : Helena Sjöberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Gender; planning; rural; interview; panchayat; India;

    Abstract : Cities and villages are built by and for its inhabitants, and are designed to support different kind of lifestyles, needs and habits. In turn, urban and village planning and consequently its structures greatly influence the daily lives of the inhabitants of said structures. READ MORE

  4. 18. Are residents living in eco-districts environmentally conscious? A case study of environmental attitudes of residents living in the European Green Capital of Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Choi Kan Suen; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Urbanization; Climate Change; Population Growth; Eco-city; Environmental Attitude; Sustainable Urban Planning; Residents; Stockholm; Sweden; Hammarby Sjöstad; China; India; 可持续发展，城市化，气候变化，人口增长，生态城，环保态度，可持续城市规划，居民，斯德哥尔摩，瑞典，哈马比生态城，中国，印度; Hållbar Utveckling; Urbanisering; Klimatförändring; Befolkningstillväxt; Eko-stad; Miljöattityd; Hållbar Stadsplanering; Invånare; Stockholm; Sverige; Hammarby Sjöstad; Kina; Indien;

    Abstract : With rapid urbanization, climate change and population growth in the 21st century, the development of eco-cities, especially in those fast-growing populated countries such as China and India, is important to minimize human impact on the planet. Nevertheless,  despite that there is a very well-designed eco-city, if residents living in an eco-city are not environmentally conscious, the eco-city is sustainable only in its tangible part – technologies and infrastructure, but not in its intangible part – environmental attitudes and behavioral patterns of residents. READ MORE

  5. 19. Framing Environmental Migration - An Analysis of Indian Government Policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fabienne Stämpfli; [2017]
    Keywords : Environmental Change; Migration; Framing; Vulnerability; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmental change has the potential to displace people all over the world, particularly those with high exposure to change and low adaptive capacities. In this context, migration is a response to individual and collective vulnerabilities, and thus represents an adaption strategy. READ MORE

  6. 20. In the surge of healing- the case of Indus basin

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Rabail Gull; Rabail Gul; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Water being a vital resource and an inevitable ingredient for the existence and sustenance of life drew the attention of human settlements from the beginning. Nearly all human activities i.e. commerce, sanitation and transportation get influenced by water in one way or the other. READ MORE