Climate Change – An ‘Urban’ Reality Check
“The annual mean air temperature of a city with 1 million people or more can be 1–3°C warmer than its surroundings.” Anthropogenic climate change can best be described as an abnormal increase in the […]
Author: Govind Singh
Dr. Govind Singh carries out interdisciplinary research in the field of Environmental Studies and Management. His areas of interest and expertise broadly include urban ecology, sustainable development, environmental pollution & remediation, natural resource management, environmental education and disaster management.
About Govind Singh
Urbanisation Trend and Pattern in India: Census 2011 and Beyond
The 2011 Census of India was the fifteenth Census of India since the year 1872. An interesting aspect of the 2011 Census was that for the first time since India’s independence, the absolute increase in […]
Urban Ecology and Ecosystem Inputs – Need of the Urban Era
The present century is witnessing a global urban transformation. Urban centers became the drivers of economic growth in the post-industrial world. The economies of scale worked with large populations inviting synergy which has and continues […]