Nordic – India Cooperation in Developing Sustainable Cities

Urban crisis in India: New initiatives for sustainable cities

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SUSTAINABLE HOUSING fOr SUSTAINABLE CITIES A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES: A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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Developing a national approach to building healthy and sustainable cities.

Effective strategies to build a national approach to the integration of health and urban planning at all levels of government is essential if the health problems of urban Australians, such as obesity and respiratory illnesses, are to improve. This paper examines some policies and initiatives that could facilitate intergovernment cooperation on health and sustainability within the constraints of...

Sustainable Trees for Sustainable Cities

The idea of sustainable cities is linked to an older concept of sustainable plant communities. The theoretical basis for both is a closed system where everything is continuously recycled. Natural resources are renewed rather than depleted. In undisturbed natural areas a kind of sustainability is achieved through the natural cycles of the biosphere. However, this kind of sustainability for trees...

Forests and Sustainable Cities