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Eco-logicHow cities are changing the world
Cities do play key roles in contributing to and combating climate change. But is Jeb Brugman, author of ‘Welcome to the Urban Revolution’ going too far when he extols slums like Dharavi for the environmental economies of scale, density and association when 200,000 residents live and work in the same location? More... Greener bordersThe world is only just beginning to focus on environmental threats posed by legal and illegal trade, with hazardous substances crossing borders and putting human health and the environment at serious risk More... How now, Brown Cloud?In 1991, India dismissed the Asian Brown Cloud theory as “unfounded”. Environmentalists termed it a ploy to distract attention from the contribution of rich countries to climate change. Today, most people accept that there is indeed a pall of “black carbon” hanging over Asia, the result mainly of millions of wood stoves burning in South Asia and China. What do we do about it? More... Media in the time of crisesDid the media – and indeed all the economic gurus – miss the telltale signs of the impending financial meltdown? The Asia Media Forum in Bangkok recently analysed media in the time of crisis More... Crouching and creeping disastersAt a recent workshop in Delhi, participants discussed how there are two kinds of disasters: one, sudden and unpredictable like the 2005 floods in Mumbai and the earthquake in Pakistan; the other, the slow-onset phenomenon of which the most alarming and widespread is climate change. In both, perhaps the single biggest lack is information More... Time to get tough on emissionsAt the Delhi Summit on Sustainable Development in February, US Senator John Kerry remarked that India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change lacked fixed targets and timetables. Is it time for developing countries to move beyond old uncompromising positions? More... Living in an Urban AgeSao Paulo is arguably the most violent city in the world, with 120 murders per 100,000 population in the poorer areas of the city. At the second Urban Age conference in Sao Paulo, participants discussed the problems of crowded urban areas and looked for ways to make these spaces less violent and more inclusive More... Emphasise quality of life, not growthThe present financial crisis may signal a shift from globalisation to a deglobalised economy. This would mean production for local markets, equity in income and asset distribution, more democratic arrangements, progressive taxation, and a move from fossil fuels to renewables, says Darryl D’Monte More... Living sustainably, Asian-styleJapan has introduced the 3R approach to waste management, China has introduced the Circular Economy and Green Growth, and Thailand’s Magic Eye drive coaxes children not to waste. What exactly has India done to promote sustainable development? More... |
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