Publications

@proceedings{Devi2019,

title = {Scope and Valuation of Urban Ecotourism for Generating Sustainable Livelihood  Opportunities in Delhi},

author = {Konsam Nirmala Devi and Tisha Goswami},

url = {http://urbanecology.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/devi-goswami-2019.pdf},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-09-03},

publisher = {National Seminar on Spatial Dimensions of Environmental Problems},

organization = {Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi},

abstract = {Ecotourism is  an  extension  of  tourism  and  is  directed  towards  visiting  natural environments, both for recreation as well as conservation. Urban Ecotourism is the application of ecotourism in those cities which have maintained a certain degree of naturalness despite the increasing pressure from urbanisation. The 1,483 sq km. National Capital Territory of Delhi is one such urban area which has been able to maintain some of its parks, forested areas, wetlands andother green spaces some of which are centuries old. Many of these parks and water bodies are now facing a threat due to encroachment and subsequent destruction. This makes Delhi an excellent urban  ecotourism  destination  so  that  this  can  also  be  used  as  a  tool  aiding  the conservation  of  the  parks,  gardens  and  wetlands. Delhi,  like  many  other  rapidly  expanding cities of developing countries, also witnesses large-scale migration. The migrant population is unaware of  the  parks,  gardens,  urban  forests  and  wetlands  of  Delhi,  and  therefore  remain unaware of the ecosystem services that support them. It has already be shown through an earlier publication  that  urban  ecotourism  can  also  help  in  making  citizens  into  stakeholder  for protection  of  natural  resources.   This  paper  explores  the  scope  and  economic  valuation  of developing  urban  ecotourism  as  a  sustainable  livelihood  option  in  Delhi. The  ecotourism potential  of  Delhi  is  illustrated  through  spatial-ecotourism  circuits.  Tourists  in  the  city  are surveyed  for  assessing  the  willingness  to  pay  and  accept  (WTP/WTA)  for  embarking  on  an urban ecotourism expedition of Delhi city. The paper concludes with recommendation and a blueprint  for  successful  implementation  of  Urban  Ecotourism  for  boosting  employment, generating awareness and conservation of ecosystem services and natural resources of the NCT of Delhi.},

keywords = {Delhi, ecotourism, livelihood, urban, urban ecotourism},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {proceedings}

}

@proceedings{Saha2017,

title = {Why is the Waste Sector Wasting Too Many Business Opportunities?  A Case Study of Delhi, India},

author = {Anindita Roy Saha and Govind Singh},

editor = {Sadhan Kumar Ghosh},

url = {http://urbanecology.in/files/papers/Saha-and-Singh-2017.pdf},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-12-15},

publisher = {International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW)},

address = {Hyderabad, Telangana, India},

abstract = {Waste materials can be defined as substances that may no longer be required by one or a group of individuals. However, such materials may be of use for some other individuals or group of individuals. It is for this reason that the waste and junk management in some countries like USA is a billion dollar industry. The status of this sector in India, however, is far from satisfactory. This is despite the fact that India supports a large population and its cities are exhibiting high rates of resource consumption. For example Delhi, India’s National Capital Delhi generates 8,360 Metric Tonnes of solid waste every day. Most of this waste is eventually dumped in three landfill sites in Delhi at Bhalawa, Ghazipur and Okhla. Although Delhi’s population and solid waste generation capacity has increased consistently in the last two decades, the number of landfills has remained constant. As a result, all these three landfills are overflowing and are operating at 3-4 times their planned capacity. While the situation is considerably alarming, it is not being responded by taking adequate steps to address this problem. The administration maintains a business as usual approach even as the three landfills continue to increase in size each passing day. Two visible measures taken are the setting up of waste to energy plants and landscaping of the landfills. Waste to energy, in the absence of segregation of waste at source, comes with its own concerns. At the same time, landscaping of the landfill does not prevent it from contaminating the surface and ground water. Thus, while waste should be a resource yielding recyclable value for the economy, Delhi’s solid waste continues to add to the environmental problems of the city of Delhi. This research contributions presents a case study of the waste management sector in Delhi and attempts to identify the challenges being faced by the former that are preventing its growth.},

keywords = {Delhi, segregation, waste management},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {proceedings}

}