Women inclusive urban governance on October 24, 2019Cities are vital in combating poverty; accelerating economic growth and can play a pivotal role in the sustainable use of natural resources. There is a paramount relationship between nations’ per capita GDP and pace of urbanisation. Cities are magnets, which attract people from rural areas. They impart economic opportunities, higher education and professional development of […]
Cities and looming climatic changes on October 20, 2019Twenty first century is a century of cities and it is obvious from world’s urbanization pace that global landscape is urbanizing expeditiously. According to UN Habitat, presently 55 percent of the global population is residing in urban settlements and it is projected to be 68 percent in 2050. The unprecedented pace of urbanization coupled with […]
In the absence of town planning law! on October 13, 2019Cities are accommodating more than 54 percent of the global population and by the 2050; thisfigure will strike to 66 percent. Asia alone has 2.11 billion urban populations, which makes Asian region pinnacle among other regions on globe. Over the last decade, Asia has become omphalos for world economy by imparting 33 percent of the […]
Plant/put the housing issue at the centre of urban agenda on October 26, 2018Cities and urban settlements are emerging as engines of economic development and absorbing rural migrants. Why there is dire need to put low cost and affordable housing issues at the centre of urban and political agenda? The 21st century, has dumped the economy and employment opportunities at the heart of the cities. In 2015, globally […]
Provision of shelters for the homeless on September 1, 2018In the present epoch of urbanization and globalization, over one billion inhabitants of this planet are living in substandard housing involuntarily and more than 500 million people dwell in slums or shanty towns in Asia. Unfortunately, the number is multiplying because of unplanned urbanization. Pakistan alone has seen a 3 percent increase in urbanisation annually, […]