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    Tag: India

    Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health

    Mareike Kroll & Frauke Kraas University of Cologne, Germany Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, pose an increasing public health challenge in urban India,… Read more “Non-communicable diseases in urban India: Challenges for public health”

    July 19, 2016July 18, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Rapid urban growth in mountainous regions: The case of Nainital, India

    Prakash C. Tiwari Kumaon University, India Bhagwati Joshi Government Post Graduate College, India Mountain ecosystems, particularly in developing and underdeveloped regions, are experiencing rapid, unplanned, and unregulated… Read more “Rapid urban growth in mountainous regions: The case of Nainital, India”

    March 29, 2016March 31, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Legal innovations and judges as change agents in the complex landscape of urban environmental governance

    Rimjhim Aggarwal Arizona State University, USA Walking around in a slum in the outskirts of Delhi this past summer, I asked a group of children what they… Read more “Legal innovations and judges as change agents in the complex landscape of urban environmental governance”

    December 22, 2015February 26, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Ecologically-Smart Cities: Keeping Urban Ecosystems Centre Stage in India’s Smart Cities Programme

    Harini Nagendra Azim Premji University, India All images by the author. Hover your mouse over a picture to see its caption. On a path of accelerated urbanization,… Read more “Ecologically-Smart Cities: Keeping Urban Ecosystems Centre Stage in India’s Smart Cities Programme”

    July 16, 2015July 18, 2016 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Implementing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal in Atlanta and Delhi

    Dana Boyer University of Minnesota, USA Stefanie Brodie Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Joshua Sperling National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA Eleanor Stokes Yale University, USA Alisa… Read more “Implementing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal in Atlanta and Delhi”

    June 18, 2015September 14, 2015 by UGEC Viewpoints

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