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Urban commons service generation, delivery, and management: a conceptual framework
(Elsevier B.V., 2017)
Urban commons are currently not studied holistically under the rationale used by the ecosystem cascade framework. In this paper, we build on the ecosystem cascade framework to present a conceptual model that provides a ...
Climate change mitigation policy paradigms: national objectives and alignments
(Springer-Verlag, 2014)
The aim of this paper is to assess how policy goals in relation to the promotion of green growth, energy security, pollution control and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions have been aligned in policies that have ...
An empirical approach using spatial and nonspatial data for surface water availability along canal
(Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 2013)
Why it is necessary for canal administrators to understand what happens after canal water is discharged from a canal branch head? Canal water management involves complex issues of distance from water source, losses during ...
Strategies to improve urban water delivery in West Bengal, India : an analysis of water institutions and benchmarking of water delivery organizations
(Ahmedabad: IIMA, 2013)
The study examines the status of urban water delivery in India through a case study of the state of West Bengal in India. The state has been selected as a unit of study to bring out the regional variances that are not ...
Pro-equity affects of ancillary benifits of climate change policies: a case study of human health impacts of outdoor air pollution in New Delhi
(2011-09-07)
This paper looks at the human health impacts from urban air pollution in India. Such pollution is especially harmful to
poor people, so the co-benefits from global climate change policies in terms of reduced local air ...
An assessment of the CO2 storage potential of the Indian subcontinent
(2009-05-03)
Current annual CO2 emissions from large industrial point sources in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are estimated to
be 721, 45, 17 and 3 million tonnes (Mt) CO2 respectively. Rapid growth in annual CO2 emissions ...
Assessing the role of energy in development and climate policies conceptual approach and key indicators
(2011-09-07)
The paper discusses a number of key conceptual issues related to the role of energy in development and its potential synergies
and tradeoffs with climate change. The relationship between economic development and energy ...
Short term association between ambient air pollution and mortality and modification by temperature in five Indian cities
(Elsevier, 2014)
Indian cities are among the most polluted areas globally, yet assessments of short term mortality impacts due to pollution have been limited. Furthermore, studies examining temperature – pollution interactions on mortality ...
Impact of current policies on future air quality and health outcomes in Delhi, India
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)
A key policy challenge in Indian megacities is to curb high concentrations of PM2.5 and mitigate associated adverse health impacts. Using the Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) model we ...
Emissions from forest fires in India: an assessment based on modis fire and global land cover products
(Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 2013)
Fires incur considerable economic losses and disturb the ecology, environment and livelihoods. Studies suggest that 90% of vegetation fires may be manmade in India and about 3.73 million hectare forest area is affected, ...