Essays about: "urban development in india"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 53 essays containing the words urban development in india.

1. 41. To save water or not? : A study of water scarcity at multiple levels, and people's attitudestowards it in Bangalore, India

   University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

   Author : Désirée Bognäs; [2011]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In a situation where population growth and development is to be sustained throughnaturally limited water resources, something needs to be done to either render waterusage more effective or make more water available. This is the situation in Bangalore Urban District (BUD), an ever growing city lying far from perennial water sources. READ MORE

3. 42. Water sharing in the Indus River basin : application of integrated water resources management

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

   Author : Hafiz Mohammad Ammad; [2011]
   Keywords : water; IWRM; Pakistan; India; Indus;

   Abstract : Rise in population growth needs high demand of limited water to meet the challenges of highfood requirements and it creates an environment of conflicts. The extent of conflicts varies fromregional tensions to violence and it depends on the importance of water resources andrelationships between the parties. READ MORE

4. 43. Mumbai : the bicycle friendly city, bicycle masterplan & design guidelines for central mumbai

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

   Author : Lina Hellström; [2011]
   Keywords : bicycle planning; sustainable planning; Mumbai;

   Abstract : Mumbai – the city of contrasts, is home for more than 20 million people. It is the financial centre and the most modern city in India. As most cities within developing countries Mumbai is striving to imitate the western model of growth and lifestyle to achieve a “developed” status. READ MORE

5. 44. Analyzing feasibility of pricing in sustainable irrigation water governance reform in Punjab, India

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

   Author : Tatsuhiko Sato; [2011]
   Keywords : water pricing; India; irrigation demand management; sustainability;

   Abstract : India faces water management challenges. The agriculture sector is the largest user and polluter of water but the water resource management has had a duality of good design and poor implementation. The agricultural water management is in a conflict between institutional and political priorities in ensuring security for food and rural livelihood. READ MORE

6. 45. REBUILD A HOME IN DELHI : TOWARDS BETTER RESETTLEMENT OF THE URBAN POOR

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

   Author : Weibin Wang; [2010]
   Keywords : development-forced displacement and resettlement; global city; accumulation by dispossession; impoverishment risk; and community participation; slum dwellers.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR) is a widely existing phenomenon in Delhi, and even other mega-cities in India. This study explored the underlying causes of DFDR and defined the beneficiaries and victims of it. READ MORE