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Can India ever have car-free centres?
Cars off the road in Italy
Traditional weather forecasts: expert shares 5 ways Africa’s coastal residents predict floods
Local wisdom and expertise can enhance policies and mechanisms to protect people from the effects of frequent flooding in African coastal cities
Political vendetta? Minister, experts dispute findings of central survey on cleanliness in Bengal cities
The cities of the state, ranked at the bottom in the survey, were found to have slipped on multiple fronts
Bye Bye Batavia, Hullo Palangka Raya
Indonesia will shift its capital from Jakarta to the heart of Borneo for environmental reasons. Down To Earth finds that this isn't the first …
Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of
More than 25,000 delegates will meet in Quito in October to set out a New Urban Agenda for the UN, to be implemented over the next 20 years
Infographic: Sanitation & waste in Indian cities
Indian urban households lack access to safe sanitation facilities. This includes eight capital cities
World Cities Day: Clock ticking for India’s urban areas; act now, say experts
The time has come for active policies to make sustainable modes work for all income levels, they say
Summer had not even begun when these Indian cities imposed water cuts
Down To Earth lists some prominent cities that have resorted to water rationing in the absence of any alternate sources
World Water Day Special: Making a case for water-sensitive cities
Depinder Kapur, Director, Water Programme, CSE in conversation with Sukanya Nair, Media Resource Centre, CSE
Cycling v cyclist
Why do city authorities appease only the cyclist who pedals for recreation rather than support cycling as a means of transport?
Obituary: Sujit Patwardhan, India’s sustainable urban transport champion
Patwardhan founded Parisar in the 1980s out of concern for the rapid changes taking place in Pune leading to environmental degradation
Heavy metals emerging as potential threat to public health on urban beaches: Study
The research authors emphasised the necessity of regular pollutant monitoring in the marine environment
Small cities win big on waste management
When it comes to managing their waste, small cities are showing the way through key policies and strict monitoring
India, not yet a safe country for cyclists
On World Bicycle Day (June 3), let's emphasise the fact that cycling as a mode of travel can only pick up in India only when the 'smart cities' …
Why cities are focal areas to address climate change
Cities play a crucial source of innovation, solutions and opportunities to improve the lives of people
Nigeria’s cities are growing fast: Family planning must be part of urban development plans
Urban poverty that already afflicts 42% of urban residents in Nigeria is set to rise
Africa’s free trade area offers promise for cities – but only if there’s investment
Rapid urbanisation, with an estimated 900 million people set to enter African cities in the next 30 years, creates a large upcoming consumer pool
Waste? I haven’t heard of anything like that
Waste is but an imaginary concept; a discarded shoe or a toothbrush is waste only as long as you think it as such
World Cities Day: How humans and robots can co-exist in cities
Robots are taking on more tasks in the world’s cities but create more challenges for policymakers
Book Excerpt: Tenochtitlan is testament to the Aztecs’ urban development skills
Stefan Rinke’s ‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ dispels the myth that the Spanish conquered the Aztecs easily or simply
Urbanisation to cause huge loss of prime farmland: UNCCD
Between 1.6 and 3.3 million hectares of such land could be lost by 2030, estimates the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification report
When water is no longer limitless
Day Zeroes are inevitable unless cities innovate, diversify supply sources and emphasise on the judicious use of water
Can India’s cities accommodate climate migrants?
Our urban areas need to have appropriate development policies and programmes to accommodate those displaced by climate change
Is the house sparrow out of the woods?
The house sparrow declined in urban India in the last two decades; however, conservation efforts might have just stopped its journey to extinction
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