Populations in many coastal urban areas are increasingly exposed to climate-related hazards. At the same time, the number of people residing in coastal cities is growing, and, especially in the Global South, these cities are characterised by rapid urbanisation and social inequality. However, the ...
Urban land use land cover changes and their effect on land surface temperature: Case study using Dohuk City in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Climate, 5, 13. Article Google Scholar Imam, A. U. K., & Banerjee, U. K. (2016). Urbanisation and greening of Indian cities: Problems, ...
The rapid growth of the population and the process of urbanisation have resulted in an increasing demand for land in urban areas. Today cities grow not only by population but also by changes in spatial dimensions. The prime factors of the increasing spatial dimension of the cities are also the...
How countries manage this growing urbanisation over the next 15 years will define governments' ability to achieve most of the the SDGs. This report uses Mumbai as an example for an analysis of performance over time on three SDG targets at slum and settlement levels and provides recommendations ...
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Over the last two decades, the urbanisation and increasing modernisation of India has transformed education, lifestyle, health-care access and longevity, and has contributed to an increased risk profile for chronic diseases such as cancer (Reddy, 1993, 2007; Murray and Lopez, 1996; Ghaffar et ...
Urbanisation has burdened cities with many problems associated with growth and the physical environment. Some of the urban locations in India are becoming ... A Rana,CB Uvo,L Bengtsson,... - 《Climate Dynamics》 被引量: 49发表: 2012年 ...
Results The urbanisation of poverty is evident in these case studies and is one of the strongest determinants of child health, with rising socio-economic inequality in cities endangering the health of children across many sectors of society. Mean child mortality in urban Nigeria and India is ...