Cities
A city is a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. This concentration also can have significant negative consequences, such as forming urban heat islands, concentrating pollution, and stressing water supplies and other resources. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of …
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WRI: World Resources Institute · 5 September 2024 English
WRI, alongside its partners, organized a ‘‘high-level stakeholder consultative forum’’ to explore the interventions needed to scale the adoption of productive use of renewable energy in smallholder agricultural sector. The …
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MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English
Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …
plans to strategically leverage South Asian port cities to stimulate development in its western hinterland …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 26 July 2024 English
As per to Grossmann (2001), the first set of literature has concentrated on the impact of capital accumulation and technological change on the distribution of income and wealth, whereas the …
one can control water and electricity supplies in cities to pace- makers and other controls of all various … (DPI) (itu.int) 5 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/indigenous-car-t-cell-therapy-now- avai …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 25 July 2024 English
Tabarrok at Maximum Progress: On 75 percent or more of the residential land in most major American cities it is illegal to build anything other than a detached single-family home. 95.8 percent of total residential …
RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 24 July 2024 English
As per to Grossmann (2001), the first set of literature has concentrated on the impact of capital accumulation and technological change on the distribution of income and wealth, whereas the …
one can control water and electricity supplies in cities to pace- makers and other controls of all various … (DPI) (itu.int) 5 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/indigenous-car-t-cell-therapy-now- avai …
24 July 2024 English
Indeed, it is sad to expect that refugees would come from war zones in the wider Middle East and Africa, so when the UNHCR notes that 42% of the world’s …
criminal organizations, which operate in the country’s cities and around the Triple Frontier [the border between … initiating some community-oriented initiatives in major cities” (Malone et al, 2023, p. 1). They added that “… …
OpenSky Policy Institute · 24 July 2024 English
a means to provide property tax relief for Nebraskans. Whether the caps in the plan would include cities, counties, school districts or other government subdivisions remains to be seen when specific legislation …
Nebraskans. Whether the caps in the plan would include cities, counties, school districts or other government …
WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English
The "Blueprint to Repair Australia's Landscapes" is a comprehensive report that outlines a strategic approach for a 30-year investment aimed at restoring the health, productivity, and resilience of Australia's natural …
the marine environment and restoring nature in cities and towns, were beyond the scope of this assessment … marine environments, air pollution, or nature in cities and towns.10 • The actions identified need …
CSE: Centre for Science and Environment · 24 July 2024 English
area establishment percentage (wet, dry, sanitary and domestic hazardous wastes) MEANS OF VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS Designated Signatory Signature and stamp. [...] name frequency establishment establishment establishment provided (daily/ covers handover by …
closure/remediation 36 6 7 PROFILING AND RANKING OF AFRICAN CITIES ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE Municipal … entire Global South and particularly, for towns and cities in Africa. The increasingly large amounts of solid … South. In 2022, CSE formed the Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE) as a platform to promote … has grown to 8 9 PROFILING AND RANKING OF AFRICAN CITIES ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE include more … trainings, workshops and exposure visits respective cities and countries. have been organized for the GFCCE …
