Category Archives: Urban Studies

Varanasi: An Old City of India and an Enigma

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The legend of the origin of ‘Banaras’ is narrated in the ‘Kashi Rahasya’ a work attributed to ‘Veda Vyas’, the compiler of the Vedas. It was founded at the request of seven ‘Rishia’ who approached Lord Vishnu and desired to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, India, Urban Studies | 6 Comments

Turning Waste In Wealth (Energy)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

We constantly turn wealth to waste. Now it is threatening the sustainability of our planet , our race. It  is high time we reverse this process. TERI’s enhanced acidification and methanation technology is a great leap forward in this direction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, BIODIVERSITY, India, pollution, Urban Studies | 2 Comments

Urban Sprawl is Finished:Rising Oil Prices Will Turn Suburbs into Remote Slums

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Many predict oil prices to start rising in just a few years. Even the US military says that we could start seeing massive shortages of oil as soon as 2015. Such shortages would not only effect the products we buy … Continue reading →

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According to U.N. Estimates Cost of natural disasters $109 billion in 2010-Cities were More Vulnerable

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Natural disasters caused $109 billion in economic damage last year, three times more than in 2009, with Chile and China bearing most of the cost, the United Nations said Monday. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February cost $30 … Continue reading →

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