The objective of urban mining is the safeguarding of the environment and the promotion of resourc... more The objective of urban mining is the safeguarding of the environment and the promotion of resource conservation through reuse, recycling, and recovery of secondary resources from waste. Urban mining maximises the resource and economic value of the waste streams generated in urban spaces and will be a significant concept in the planning and designing of sustainable cities, making the process consistent with the sustainable development goals. This review article brings out comprehensive information on urban mining as a concept and its relevance to the Indian and international context as a source of secondary raw material.
This paper reports on a study of the determinants of capital structure in Indian companies for th... more This paper reports on a study of the determinants of capital structure in Indian companies for the period 2001e2010. Research so far has focussed on the capital structure of developed economies, and research in the Indian context has been limited. The Indian financial market has been growing at an exponential rate despite encountering two recessions between 2001 and 2010, the study period. The paper utilizes a larger data set in comparison to earlier studies in India and examines brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk
Due to their size and rapid growth, large cities in developing countries are increasingly challen... more Due to their size and rapid growth, large cities in developing countries are increasingly challenged by burgeoning waste generation. Waste management, however, has traditionally provided employment opportunities to the many urban poor in the informal sector. These traditional models, working largely in parallel with state-led interventions, are under pressure because they fail to address the waste management crisis. This failure, coupled with the lack of capacities of local governments, has paved the way for formal private sector participation. We examine the case of Delhi where a complex interplay of competing approaches have accompanied efforts of urban local bodies, civil society and the private sector (informal and formal) at finding a sustainable working solution. Our analysis of the complex relationship within the private sector players, and between private and public actors, provides novel insights into potential contribution of public-private partnerships for effective waste management in developing countries.
India’s rapid economic growth necessitates rapidly increasing resource consumption. However, reso... more India’s rapid economic growth necessitates rapidly increasing resource consumption. However, resource extraction, processing, use and disposal typically have considerable environmental impacts. In addition, there are concerns about the adequate and affordable supply of resources in the future, especially for certain critical resources for which India is highly import dependent. Therefore, resource efficiency is critical for sustainable development in India going forward. While considerable resource reuse and recycling is already existent in the Indian economy, there is no overall strategic approach to resource efficiency such as those adopted by European Union nations. The Indo-German bilateral cooperation project “Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Management of Secondary Raw Materials”, funded by the German Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, is being jointly implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH a...
The objective of urban mining is the safeguarding of the environment and the promotion of resourc... more The objective of urban mining is the safeguarding of the environment and the promotion of resource conservation through reuse, recycling, and recovery of secondary resources from waste. Urban mining maximises the resource and economic value of the waste streams generated in urban spaces and will be a significant concept in the planning and designing of sustainable cities, making the process consistent with the sustainable development goals. This review article brings out comprehensive information on urban mining as a concept and its relevance to the Indian and international context as a source of secondary raw material.
This paper reports on a study of the determinants of capital structure in Indian companies for th... more This paper reports on a study of the determinants of capital structure in Indian companies for the period 2001e2010. Research so far has focussed on the capital structure of developed economies, and research in the Indian context has been limited. The Indian financial market has been growing at an exponential rate despite encountering two recessions between 2001 and 2010, the study period. The paper utilizes a larger data set in comparison to earlier studies in India and examines brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk
Due to their size and rapid growth, large cities in developing countries are increasingly challen... more Due to their size and rapid growth, large cities in developing countries are increasingly challenged by burgeoning waste generation. Waste management, however, has traditionally provided employment opportunities to the many urban poor in the informal sector. These traditional models, working largely in parallel with state-led interventions, are under pressure because they fail to address the waste management crisis. This failure, coupled with the lack of capacities of local governments, has paved the way for formal private sector participation. We examine the case of Delhi where a complex interplay of competing approaches have accompanied efforts of urban local bodies, civil society and the private sector (informal and formal) at finding a sustainable working solution. Our analysis of the complex relationship within the private sector players, and between private and public actors, provides novel insights into potential contribution of public-private partnerships for effective waste management in developing countries.
India’s rapid economic growth necessitates rapidly increasing resource consumption. However, reso... more India’s rapid economic growth necessitates rapidly increasing resource consumption. However, resource extraction, processing, use and disposal typically have considerable environmental impacts. In addition, there are concerns about the adequate and affordable supply of resources in the future, especially for certain critical resources for which India is highly import dependent. Therefore, resource efficiency is critical for sustainable development in India going forward. While considerable resource reuse and recycling is already existent in the Indian economy, there is no overall strategic approach to resource efficiency such as those adopted by European Union nations. The Indo-German bilateral cooperation project “Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Management of Secondary Raw Materials”, funded by the German Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, is being jointly implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH a...
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