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    Housing mobilization in Calcutta: empowerment for the masses or awareness for the few?

    Norwegian Network for Asian Studies / Asianettverket, University of Oslo, 2004
    [No longer available online: published in Environment and Urbanization, 1 April 2004, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 129-137(9)]This paper describes the evolution of the Calcutta NGO Unnayan and the two related movements which it initiated and supported, Chhinnamul and the National Campaign for Housing Rights (NCHR).
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    Fighting motor madness: rethinking urban transport through a poverty lens

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How should planners respond to increased travel demand in the developing world’s burgeoning cities? Can transport policies contribute to poverty reduction? What is the impact of government expenditure on transport infrastructure? What are the health and education outcomes of improvements / deterioration in transport conditions?
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    Left on the back burner: time to put energy onto the urban planning agenda?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Could more efficient use of energy have an impact on poverty alleviation? What changes in energy use patterns are likely to generate the greatest benefits for the poor? What are the constraints on the uptake of energy efficiency measures? Can they be overcome?
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    Fighting disaster: reducing risk in cities

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How can links between disaster mitigation and urban planning be strengthened? Can urban livelihood strategies reduce poor city dwellers’ vulnerability to disaster? Scant attention is currently paid by relief organisations to urban planning and disaster mitigation, according to a recent Care International report.
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    Trouble in the air for food production as urban pollution hits rural development

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Concern over air pollution has traditionally been focused on urban situations.

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