This study is an attempt to check Singapore’s preparedness for
green mobility system with the exa... more This study is an attempt to check Singapore’s preparedness for green mobility system with the example of Tampines Town of Singapore city. It explores the walkability and bikeability scenario of the town through ‘Space Syntax Analysis Modelling method’. The results of the modelling demonstrate that space syntax model is a promising tool for modeling pedestrian behavior, choice, cyclists’ cognitive understanding and road infrastructure by showing integration and connectivity of the road networks in the Tampines town and elsewhere.
From the time of the liberalisation of the Indian economy in the 1990s, a
large number of Indian ... more From the time of the liberalisation of the Indian economy in the 1990s, a large number of Indian cities have witnessed a high rate of economic growth, urban development, and social transformation. From that time onwards, a great influx of people from various parts of the country moved to the cities and towns in search of better opportunities. As a consequence, Indian cities are now facing congestion, overwhelmed infrastructures, slums, depletion of resources, and unemployment every day, which has affected the quality of city life. Thus, it is exceedingly desirable for Indian cities to attain knowledge of technologies, public participation, and smart sustainable growth to develop new smart cities and transform the existing cities in a better way in order to unleash their true potential. In late June 2015, the Government of India ambitiously announced a revolutionary urban program to create a “100 Smart Cities” initiative across India in an effort to take advantage of the country’s recent urban boom and catalyse investments in cities. This chapter is an attempt to investigate various challenges a smart city face, such as the smart use of technology and its urban planning interrelation to solve complex urban challenges in the Indian context.
Anthropogenic climate change has been certainly a well-known environmental issue since mid 20th c... more Anthropogenic climate change has been certainly a well-known environmental issue since mid 20th century, which has potentiality of grave consequences to the entire humanity. On the fundamental level also it is known that scientific society has abundance of data and evidences about the gravity of current environmental situation and possible future scenarios of destabilized climate system, primarily due to human induced emissions of heat-trapping gases. Yet we feel an inconvenience in forecasting climate change and its consequences. It is imperative now to address the wide uncertainties in our understanding of climate change and its effects. Global and national climate science and policy making institutions will continue to deal with this uncertainty. However, a systematic analysis of the international and Indian policy discourse incorporating uncertainty of assessments and agreements is now obligatory to understand global stands to tackle anthropogenic climate change. Drawing on secondary data, this paper analyses the strongly influencing climate change policy choices at different levels, from international negotiations down to Indian level. Thus, the goal of this paper is to look at anthropogenic climate change from the perspective of the intersection of international policy and Indian national climate change policy discourse in order to understand urgent actions taken at all the levels to rightly address the core issue to save the humanity.
Keywords: Anthropogenic climate change; International climate conventions; India, Green House Gas emissions; Climate drivers.
It is now well-established fact and also proved by scientific research that anthropogenic impacts... more It is now well-established fact and also proved by scientific research that anthropogenic impacts of climate change are inordinate danger to human societies and the non-human world. Yet, climate change and global warming is still considered an issue for political arena, socio-economic, ethical inferences and psychological debates only, which is not right perspective for saving our mother earth. If we want to mitigate and adopt to climate change impacts it is need of hour that it should be understood to by the public also undoubtedly and the city planners, policymakers and larger society are to respond back efficiently on this matter. In 21st century global climate change is the utmost demanding environmental issue because of its impacts on the whole world including both developed and developing. In today‟s scenario it is most pressing issue of debate as how to save the earth and adapt from climate change and thus it involves political cooperation, socio-economic and sustainable welfare development. Thus, one cannot be ignorant about this and each person on the earth should feel responsible to most relevant issue in rapports of anthropogenic triggers, probable impacts on societies, and to take indispensable mitigation and adaptation approaches. Thus, this study assesses the public understanding of climate change in interconnection with policy making, geo-political affairs and scientific studies. This paper strongly recommends that public understanding does not only involve any scientific understanding but it integrates broader understanding of subjects related to whole community and natural ecosystem. The foremost goal of this paper is to study the appropriate factors influencing people‟s knowledge and length of public understanding and their response to climate change action to have more effective people‟s public communication and adoptable mitigation policies.
This study is an attempt to check Singapore’s preparedness for
green mobility system with the exa... more This study is an attempt to check Singapore’s preparedness for green mobility system with the example of Tampines Town of Singapore city. It explores the walkability and bikeability scenario of the town through ‘Space Syntax Analysis Modelling method’. The results of the modelling demonstrate that space syntax model is a promising tool for modeling pedestrian behavior, choice, cyclists’ cognitive understanding and road infrastructure by showing integration and connectivity of the road networks in the Tampines town and elsewhere.
From the time of the liberalisation of the Indian economy in the 1990s, a
large number of Indian ... more From the time of the liberalisation of the Indian economy in the 1990s, a large number of Indian cities have witnessed a high rate of economic growth, urban development, and social transformation. From that time onwards, a great influx of people from various parts of the country moved to the cities and towns in search of better opportunities. As a consequence, Indian cities are now facing congestion, overwhelmed infrastructures, slums, depletion of resources, and unemployment every day, which has affected the quality of city life. Thus, it is exceedingly desirable for Indian cities to attain knowledge of technologies, public participation, and smart sustainable growth to develop new smart cities and transform the existing cities in a better way in order to unleash their true potential. In late June 2015, the Government of India ambitiously announced a revolutionary urban program to create a “100 Smart Cities” initiative across India in an effort to take advantage of the country’s recent urban boom and catalyse investments in cities. This chapter is an attempt to investigate various challenges a smart city face, such as the smart use of technology and its urban planning interrelation to solve complex urban challenges in the Indian context.
Anthropogenic climate change has been certainly a well-known environmental issue since mid 20th c... more Anthropogenic climate change has been certainly a well-known environmental issue since mid 20th century, which has potentiality of grave consequences to the entire humanity. On the fundamental level also it is known that scientific society has abundance of data and evidences about the gravity of current environmental situation and possible future scenarios of destabilized climate system, primarily due to human induced emissions of heat-trapping gases. Yet we feel an inconvenience in forecasting climate change and its consequences. It is imperative now to address the wide uncertainties in our understanding of climate change and its effects. Global and national climate science and policy making institutions will continue to deal with this uncertainty. However, a systematic analysis of the international and Indian policy discourse incorporating uncertainty of assessments and agreements is now obligatory to understand global stands to tackle anthropogenic climate change. Drawing on secondary data, this paper analyses the strongly influencing climate change policy choices at different levels, from international negotiations down to Indian level. Thus, the goal of this paper is to look at anthropogenic climate change from the perspective of the intersection of international policy and Indian national climate change policy discourse in order to understand urgent actions taken at all the levels to rightly address the core issue to save the humanity.
Keywords: Anthropogenic climate change; International climate conventions; India, Green House Gas emissions; Climate drivers.
It is now well-established fact and also proved by scientific research that anthropogenic impacts... more It is now well-established fact and also proved by scientific research that anthropogenic impacts of climate change are inordinate danger to human societies and the non-human world. Yet, climate change and global warming is still considered an issue for political arena, socio-economic, ethical inferences and psychological debates only, which is not right perspective for saving our mother earth. If we want to mitigate and adopt to climate change impacts it is need of hour that it should be understood to by the public also undoubtedly and the city planners, policymakers and larger society are to respond back efficiently on this matter. In 21st century global climate change is the utmost demanding environmental issue because of its impacts on the whole world including both developed and developing. In today‟s scenario it is most pressing issue of debate as how to save the earth and adapt from climate change and thus it involves political cooperation, socio-economic and sustainable welfare development. Thus, one cannot be ignorant about this and each person on the earth should feel responsible to most relevant issue in rapports of anthropogenic triggers, probable impacts on societies, and to take indispensable mitigation and adaptation approaches. Thus, this study assesses the public understanding of climate change in interconnection with policy making, geo-political affairs and scientific studies. This paper strongly recommends that public understanding does not only involve any scientific understanding but it integrates broader understanding of subjects related to whole community and natural ecosystem. The foremost goal of this paper is to study the appropriate factors influencing people‟s knowledge and length of public understanding and their response to climate change action to have more effective people‟s public communication and adoptable mitigation policies.
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green mobility system with the example of Tampines Town of Singapore city. It explores the walkability and bikeability scenario of the town through ‘Space Syntax Analysis Modelling method’. The results of the modelling demonstrate that space syntax model is a promising tool for modeling pedestrian behavior, choice, cyclists’ cognitive understanding and road infrastructure by showing integration and connectivity of the road networks in the Tampines town and elsewhere.
large number of Indian cities have witnessed a high rate of economic growth, urban development, and social transformation. From that time onwards, a great influx of people from various parts of the country moved to the cities and towns in search of better opportunities. As a consequence, Indian cities are now facing congestion, overwhelmed
infrastructures, slums, depletion of resources, and unemployment every
day, which has affected the quality of city life. Thus, it is exceedingly desirable for Indian cities to attain knowledge of technologies, public participation, and smart sustainable growth to develop new smart cities and transform the existing cities in a better way in order to unleash their true potential. In late June 2015, the Government of India ambitiously announced a revolutionary urban program to create a “100 Smart Cities” initiative across India in an effort to take advantage of the country’s recent urban boom and catalyse investments in cities. This chapter is an attempt to investigate various challenges a smart city face, such as the smart use of technology and its urban planning interrelation to solve complex urban challenges in the Indian context.
inconvenience in forecasting climate change and its consequences. It is imperative now to address the wide uncertainties in our understanding of climate change and its effects. Global and national climate science and policy making institutions will
continue to deal with this uncertainty. However, a systematic analysis of the international and Indian policy discourse incorporating uncertainty of assessments and agreements is now obligatory to understand global stands to tackle anthropogenic climate change. Drawing on secondary data, this paper analyses the strongly influencing climate change policy choices at different levels, from international negotiations down to Indian level. Thus, the goal of this paper is to look at anthropogenic climate change from the perspective of the intersection of international policy and Indian national climate change policy discourse in order
to understand urgent actions taken at all the levels to rightly address the core issue to save the humanity.
Keywords: Anthropogenic climate change; International climate conventions; India, Green House Gas emissions; Climate drivers.
green mobility system with the example of Tampines Town of Singapore city. It explores the walkability and bikeability scenario of the town through ‘Space Syntax Analysis Modelling method’. The results of the modelling demonstrate that space syntax model is a promising tool for modeling pedestrian behavior, choice, cyclists’ cognitive understanding and road infrastructure by showing integration and connectivity of the road networks in the Tampines town and elsewhere.
large number of Indian cities have witnessed a high rate of economic growth, urban development, and social transformation. From that time onwards, a great influx of people from various parts of the country moved to the cities and towns in search of better opportunities. As a consequence, Indian cities are now facing congestion, overwhelmed
infrastructures, slums, depletion of resources, and unemployment every
day, which has affected the quality of city life. Thus, it is exceedingly desirable for Indian cities to attain knowledge of technologies, public participation, and smart sustainable growth to develop new smart cities and transform the existing cities in a better way in order to unleash their true potential. In late June 2015, the Government of India ambitiously announced a revolutionary urban program to create a “100 Smart Cities” initiative across India in an effort to take advantage of the country’s recent urban boom and catalyse investments in cities. This chapter is an attempt to investigate various challenges a smart city face, such as the smart use of technology and its urban planning interrelation to solve complex urban challenges in the Indian context.
inconvenience in forecasting climate change and its consequences. It is imperative now to address the wide uncertainties in our understanding of climate change and its effects. Global and national climate science and policy making institutions will
continue to deal with this uncertainty. However, a systematic analysis of the international and Indian policy discourse incorporating uncertainty of assessments and agreements is now obligatory to understand global stands to tackle anthropogenic climate change. Drawing on secondary data, this paper analyses the strongly influencing climate change policy choices at different levels, from international negotiations down to Indian level. Thus, the goal of this paper is to look at anthropogenic climate change from the perspective of the intersection of international policy and Indian national climate change policy discourse in order
to understand urgent actions taken at all the levels to rightly address the core issue to save the humanity.
Keywords: Anthropogenic climate change; International climate conventions; India, Green House Gas emissions; Climate drivers.