From sollybenj at yahoo.co.in Tue Feb 2 14:48:27 2010 From: sollybenj at yahoo.co.in (solomon benjamin) Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:48:27 +0530 (IST) Subject: [Urbanstudy] =?utf-8?q?Cancellation_of_Wednesday_Meeting_Solly_Be?= =?utf-8?q?njamin_on_=E2=80=9CVillages_to_think_the_City=22_3_Feb=2C_10_at?= =?utf-8?q?_9=2E30_am_in_Lecture_Hall=2C_NIAS?= In-Reply-To: <171488.10482.qm@web8804.mail.in.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8630.24906.qm@web8805.mail.in.yahoo.com> Dear all, Apologies, but, due to a bad cold and sinus, I have to postpone my talk on “Villages to think the City: Some conceptual traverses through the ‘Urban Villages’ in Guangzhou, Dongguan (& Shenzhen) in China” to another occasion. There should be an essay out on a related theme online at the Projecto Clusters website which I will post the link to, and keep the urban list posted on the new date and location for the talk. apologies Solly --- On Sat, 30/1/10, solomon benjamin wrote: From: solomon benjamin Subject: Wednesday Discussion Meeting- Prof. Solomon Benjamin speaks on “Villages to think the City: Some conceptual …….in Guangzhou, Dongguan (& Shenzhen) in China” – 3 Feb, 10 at 9.30 am in Lecture Hall, NIAS To: "urbanstudygroup sarai" , "urbanstudygroup sarai" Date: Saturday, 30 January, 2010, 9:57 AM NIAS Wednesday Discussion Meeting     Topic:              “Villages to think the City: Some conceptual traverses through the ‘Urban Villages’ in Guangzhou, Dongguan (& Shenzhen) in China”   Date:               3rd February, 2010   Speaker:          Dr. Solomon Benjamin                         Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, NIAS                         sollybenj at yahoo.co.in     Chairperson     Prof. A.R. Vasavi                         Professor, School of Social Sciences, NIAS                         arvasavi at gmail.com   Time:               9.30 am   Venue:             Lecture Hall, NIAS     All are cordially invited   * * * Abstract:   The media and scholarship across ideological positions assume Beijing and Shanghai’s (World Bank and IMF) modulated “High Modernism” as the inevitable trajectory contemporary urban China. Today, post the global financial crises, that model of developmentalism lies shaken if not fractured. A preliminary visit to “urban” villages in the Guangzhou region forms a useful lens to reveal a complicated history of autonomous politics shaped economy. This has significant ‘subaltern’ global connections, and deeply implicated in the relationships between local government and land. It also points to the danger of relying on the visual representation of high modernism to imply a particular type of specialized politics. The presentation lays out the start of an intellectual study of some aspects of Chinese urbanism that may also provide a useful reflection to what is happening to Indian metro and town regions.  The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100202/714d54c1/attachment-0001.html From brototibiswas at gmail.com Tue Feb 2 15:54:09 2010 From: brototibiswas at gmail.com (Brototi Biswas) Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:54:09 +0530 Subject: [Urbanstudy] paper for publication Message-ID: <1f7a02dd1002020224o1c417016o1e4a9cb9d510e735@mail.gmail.com> sir, I am sending you a short paper for ur kind perusal and publication based on rain water harvesting REGARDS B. 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Currently, there are PPP projects in almost all the sectors including roads, ports, airports, water, sewerage, solid waste management and transport among others. It is, therefore, important to do a reality check on PPP projects and their efficacy in addressing the problems faced by the public sector water supply services and other infrastructure sectors as well. The report looks at various aspects of PPPs, beginning from why PPPs have come to be regarded as the major approach for infrastructure development in the country, the circumstances that lead to the change in approach from direct privatisation to public-private partnerships, the current status of the PPP projects that are being executed in India, especially in the water sector, to the current estimates and projections of investment requirements for infrastructure development in India by governments and International Financial Institutions (IFIs). The report analyses the arguments given in favor of PPPs, the structural issues with PPPs and the larger governance issues associated with PPPs like transparency, people’s participation, access to information and regulation. It also looks for evidence and experiences of PPP projects in various parts of the world. It draws lessons that need to be learnt and cautions that need to be taken on board when advocating PPPs in public services like water and sanitation. The report also studies the impact of the PPPs on some of the social obligation issues like the responsibility of provision, service delivery and equity when the private sector is involved in delivery of public services like water. The print copies of the book are available with Manthan. The soft copies can be downloaded from Manthan’s website – http://www.manthan-india.org/spip.php?breve26 For more information on Manthan’s publications please see the attached flyer with this mail. Warm regards, Rehmat/ Shripad ~~~~~~~~~~ Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, Badwani (MP) – 451551 Ph. - +91 7290 222857 manthan.kendra at gmail.com www.manthan-india.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100204/19976dc0/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 25399 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100204/19976dc0/attachment-0001.jpe From bawazainab79 at gmail.com Fri Feb 5 11:09:29 2010 From: bawazainab79 at gmail.com (Zainab Bawa) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:09:29 +0530 Subject: [Urbanstudy] Need some help - Ian Hacking article Message-ID: Dear all, I am writing for some help. I am, sort of desperately, looking for a copy of Ian Hacking's article titled "Biopower and the Avalanche of Printed Numbers" which appeared in Humanities in Society journal volume 5, issue 3, 1982. I have tried looking for a copy online but could not find it. Have also not been able to trace it in our library. Our librarian has begun tracing the article in other libraries in Bangalore but she has not had much much luck until now. So I am shooting out this email to check if anyone, by any chance, has a hard copy or scanned version of the article and could send it to me. Thanks, Zainab -- Zainab Bawa Ph.D. Student and Independent Researcher Gaining Ground ... http://zainab.freecrow.org http://cis-india.org/research/cis-raw/histories-of-the-internet/transparency-and-politics From debsinha at gmail.com Sat Feb 13 21:09:21 2010 From: debsinha at gmail.com (Deb Ranjan Sinha) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:39:21 -0500 Subject: [Urbanstudy] Rickshaw pullers win right to work Delhi streets - Guardian Message-ID: <66672BC5586F4215B5839FE4389726E0@csa.ad.mtu.edu> *Instead of singling out the thousands of humble rickshaw pullers working in Delhi the court told authorities to target private cars, largely owned by the city's booming middle classes, instead and to consider introducing a congestion fee. "Planet earth seems to be running out of options unless unorthodox and sometimes unpopular policies are pursued," Justice S Ravindra Bhat noted in the judgment.* http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/11/rickshaw-ruling-delhi From leo at esgindia.org Fri Feb 12 08:27:57 2010 From: leo at esgindia.org (Leo Saldanha ESG) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:27:57 +0530 Subject: [Urbanstudy] Fwd: NEW: Analysis of Transport NAMA submissions to the Copenhagen Accord Message-ID: <4B74C3B5.5010003@esgindia.org> Dear Climate-L readers, A week after the official deadline for submissions, the Bridging the Gap Initiative has analysed the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) submissions to the Copenhagen Accord made by developing countries. 16 out of the 25 submissions made explicit reference to the transport sector, demonstrating that transport is gaining importance on the climate change mitigation agenda. The analysis provides a comprehensive overview of NAMAs submitted and classifies them according to the transport measures proposed. Results indicate that submissions vary to a great extent in scope and level of detail, but the inclusion of transport is already a very positive sign. This can be seen as the will to act and Bridging the Gap will assist developing countries in the expansion of further transport NAMAs. The analysis will be updated as more NAMAs will be submitted. Please watch out for further information on our website: www.transport2012.org *FURTHER INFORMATION*: The aforementioned report can be downloaded directly from the below link: http://www.transport2012.org/bridging/ressources/files/1/586,NAMA-submissions_080210_final.pdf Please also see our report analysing the outcomes of COP15, and the implications for the transport sector: http://www.transport2012.org/bridging/ressources/documents/1/556,Copenhagen_report_FINAL_Bridging_the.pdf Furthermore, we have developed a guidance document for Parties on the submission of NAMAs in the transport sector, providing an overview of the potential mitigation actions, at national and sub-national level, that could be included within NAMA submissions: http://www.transport2012.org/bridging/ressources/documents/1/567,Guidance_on_Transport_NAMA.pdf *ABOUT US*: The document has been prepared by the Bridging the Gap Initiative (GTZ, Veolia Transport, UITP and TRL) in partnership with ITDP. 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This is by Shah and Murlidhar (of the 377 case fame) and Ravindra Bhat (who's delivered some interesting IP judgments) On 13 February 2010 11:19, divya ravindranath wrote: > wow.....! > i hope judges and the admin around the county is listening to this > divya > > On 13 February 2010 21:16, Prashant Iyengar wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Deb Ranjan Sinha > >> Date: 13 February 2010 10:39 >> Subject: [Urbanstudy] Rickshaw pullers win right to work Delhi streets >> - Guardian >> To: urbanstudygroup at sarai.net >> >> *Instead of singling out the thousands of humble rickshaw pullers working >> in >> Delhi the court told authorities to target private cars, largely owned by >> the >> city's booming middle classes, instead and to consider introducing a >> congestion >> fee. "Planet earth seems to be running out of options unless unorthodox >> and >> sometimes unpopular policies are pursued," Justice S Ravindra Bhat noted >> in the >> judgment.* >> >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/11/rickshaw-ruling-delhi >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Urbanstudygroup mailing list >> Urban Study Group: Reading the South Asian City >> >> To subscribe or browse the Urban Study Group archives, please visit >> https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/urbanstudygroup >> __._,_.___ >> Reply to sender| Reply >> to group >> Messages in this topic( >> 1) >> Recent Activity: >> >> - New Members >> 6 >> >> Visit Your Group Start >> a New Topic >> MARKETPLACE >> >> Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green living >> [image: Yahoo! 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The Platform is a collaborative process involving diverse institutions and individuals, who have a stake in the futures of the city. The Platform was begun as a response to the lack of a critical public discussion on Delhi's urbanity and urban life. Tracing its history back almost a millennia, standing on the ruins of older and new empires, Delhi's urban heritage is unmatched in the subcontinent. Yet Delhi's 20th century has been one where the city has increasingly lost its urban imagination. This is a process that some trace back to the defeat of 1857, the slow marginalization of the Old city and ultimately, the trauma of Partition in 1947. Delhi often appeares as a curious paradox - a historic city, but without a consciousness of itself, without an identity. In the last decade, however, Delhi's residents have become acutely aware of the crises of the city's urbanism. Urban debates are now the flesh of Delhi's life, the headlines to our morning coffee. We have witnessed public quarrels over infrastructure, pollution, speeding buses, displacement of the poor, heritage, sealing, the list goes on... An urban discourse has emerged, as witnessed in rapid interest in reporting on the city in papers and media, and scores of online platforms on Delhi. This public debate is raw, confused, provocative, often half-baked - but it is here to stay. The coming Commonwealth Games has put spotlight on all the city's problems, critical engagement with our present is more urgent than ever. Delhi deserves better. It is important to create new sites of critical, independent urban discourse -- that can provide open platforms on all themes affecting the city. The Delhi Platform is thus intended as an open forum that travels to different parts of the city in the coming months, leading up to the Commonwealth Games and beyond the event. The platform is a collaboration between different institutions and individuals interested in Delhi's urbanism. The platforms will involve people from all walks of life: scholars, practitioners, activists, writers, artists, ordinary citizens in a critical conversation about Delhi's urban futures. The Platform website is under construction, and will be live by the end of this week. Visit: www.delhiurbanplatform.org The *Delhi Urban Platform* is on *Facebook* at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=304722899371&ref=mf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Tuesday, February 23 Time: 3:45 pm Venue: Conference Hall, Centre for Policy Research, Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021 Urban centers have traditionally been divided into segregated areas according to caste, class and religion. But the borders between these groups have sometimes become blurred. This research explores the degree of physical and psychological intermingling between religious communities in twelve Indian cities. The case of Bhopal is interesting because it is one of the oldest ‘Muslim cities’ (as the capital of the second largest princely state headed by a Muslim dynasty till 1947) still comprising a large Muslim population. Some of the questions that will be addressed relate to the current status of the political representation of Muslims in Bhopal, the relation between the walled city and the rest of the locality and the assessment of the emergence of new Muslim elite. Christophe Jaffrelotholds degrees from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (IEP), the University of Paris I-Sorbonne, the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) and a Ph.D. in political science (Sciences Po). He has directed four book series published by Fayard, Autrement, Hurst and Palgrave and is a former editor-in-chief and current director of Critique internationale. He chairs the Asia Group at the DGCID of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and co-directs the CERI research project on “The End of Violence” and participates in the Centre’s cross-cutting project on “Economic Reform and Regulation”. Among his books are The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics, 1925 to the 1990s,India’s Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Low Castes in North India, andDr. Ambedkar and Untouchability : Fighting the Indian Caste System. This is the first in a series of Urban Workshops planned by the CPR and CSH. These workshops will seek to provoke public discussion on issues relating to the development of the city and try to address all its facets including its administration, culture, economy, society, and politics. For further information, please contact Marie-Hélène Zérah at zerah at ird.fr or Partha Mukhopadhyay at partha at cprindia.org We look forward to welcoming you to CPR for what promises to be an interesting discussion. Please feel free to share this invitation with friends and colleagures who may be interested. Yours sincerely, Pratap Bhanu Mehta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100219/ae42ddb3/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From bitter fights over the introduction of CNG, to campaigns in the press against the introduction of the Bus Rapid Transit system, who controls and accesses the streets has animated vociferous and provocative debates. While the decreasing costs of cars means over a 1000 cars are added to Delhi's roads everyday, it is also true that almost 80% of people on Delhi's roads are cyclists, pedestrians and those who use buses. Add to this the fact that the street is the preserve not only of people getting from one place to the other, but also the site of livelihood for many, makes it a site of contestation and conflict. It is clear that any transport policy will have to take into account these conflicting visions, and a debate on transport is centrally a debate over the futures of the city. Join us for an open, and hopefully, animated conservation with: 1. AGK Menon - Introduction 2. Madhu Kishwar - Planning for Street Life 3. Romi Roy - The Vision of UTTIPEC and Guidelines for Street Design 4. Manit Rastogi - Nallahs as Urban Connectors 5. Sandeep Gandhi -A Bicycle Master Plan for Delhi 6. AGK Menon - A Traffic Management Plan for the MCD Civic Centre Precinct You can also view the invitation on *Facebook* at *Sarai Events* (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=325296183706&ref=nf) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Any insights you all have would be most appreciated. Best, Cheryl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100223/1eed95c0/attachment.html From esgindia at gmail.com Thu Feb 25 18:26:28 2010 From: esgindia at gmail.com (ESGINDIA) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:26:28 +0530 Subject: [Urbanstudy] urban planning and human rights In-Reply-To: <189301e01002231144y6cc56e7bl78ca67c3f9f08d6f@mail.gmail.com> References: <189301e01002231144y6cc56e7bl78ca67c3f9f08d6f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B86737C.2030405@gmail.com> Cheryl YOu can review the several PILs we have filed, which can be accessed on our website: www.esgindia.org. All these PILs ahve a very strong livelihoods component as part of the process of urban planning. Leo On 24-02-2010 01:14, Cheryl Deutsch wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm in the midst of a lit review for a grant proposal I'm writing and > am having difficulty finding books or articles that directly address > the intersection of urban planning and human rights; in particular > here I'm thinking about urban planning as a mechanism for securing > rights, such as livelihood. My interest is in street vendors. Of > course, it would be handy to be able to argue that there's a gap in > the literature on this intersection, but I'm not familiar enough with > either planning theory or human rights literature, per se, to feel > comfortable making that claim just yet. Any insights you all have > would be most appreciated. > > Best, > Cheryl > > > _______________________________________________ > Urbanstudygroup mailing list > Urban Study Group: Reading the South Asian City > > To subscribe or browse the Urban Study Group archives, please visit https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/urbanstudygroup > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100225/37659612/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In my study from few selected cases of supreme court i find that there has not been any successful enforcement of court directions, notwithstanding the landmark judgments. For example, i observed in cases like vellore leather industrial pollution petition filed by vellore citizens forum and patancheru industrial pollution petition filed by M C Mehta on behalf of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action that even after twelve years of judgment there has not been any successful enforcement of supreme court directions. Nevertheless these two judgments have become precedent in many subsequent industrial pollution cases. It would be good to know from your experience about the post-judgment scenario. Regards, Geetanjoy On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:39:13 +0530 wrote > Cheryl YOu can review the several PILs we have filed, which can be accessed on our website: www.esgindia.org. All these PILs ahve a very strong livelihoods component as part of the process of urban planning. Leo On 24-02-2010 01:14, Cheryl Deutsch wrote: Hi everyone, I'm in the midst of a lit review for a grant proposal I'm writing and am having difficulty finding books or articles that directly address the intersection of urban planning and human rights; in particular here I'm thinking about urban planning as a mechanism for securing rights, such as livelihood. My interest is in street vendors. Of course, it would be handy to be able to argue that there's a gap in the literature on this intersection, but I'm not familiar enough with either planning theory or human rights literature, per se, to feel comfortable making that claim just yet. Any insights you all have would be most appreciated. 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URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/urbanstudygroup/attachments/20100225/c0ed1f64/attachment.html From sastry at cs.wisc.edu Thu Feb 25 21:50:00 2010 From: sastry at cs.wisc.edu (Subramanya Sastry) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:20:00 -0600 Subject: [Urbanstudy] urban planning and human rights In-Reply-To: <4B86737C.2030405@gmail.com> References: <189301e01002231144y6cc56e7bl78ca67c3f9f08d6f@mail.gmail.com> <4B86737C.2030405@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B86A330.9040703@cs.wisc.edu> This is not quite academic literature, but for what it is worth, here is a continually updated archive of news clips about the informal sector (which includes street vendors): http://newsrack.in/stories/leigh/Informal+Sector/1 Slums: http://newsrack.in/topics/swetharao/Slums+in+Bangalore http://newsrack.in/topics/lawrenceliang/Slum+Demolition+in+Delhi Subbu. > Cheryl > > YOu can review the several PILs we have filed, which can be accessed > on our website: www.esgindia.org. All these PILs ahve a very strong > livelihoods component as part of the process of urban planning. > > Leo > On 24-02-2010 01:14, Cheryl Deutsch wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'm in the midst of a lit review for a grant proposal I'm writing and >> am having difficulty finding books or articles that directly address >> the intersection of urban planning and human rights; in particular >> here I'm thinking about urban planning as a mechanism for securing >> rights, such as livelihood. My interest is in street vendors. Of >> course, it would be handy to be able to argue that there's a gap in >> the literature on this intersection, but I'm not familiar enough with >> either planning theory or human rights literature, per se, to feel >> comfortable making that claim just yet. Any insights you all have >> would be most appreciated. >> >> Best, >> Cheryl >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Urbanstudygroup mailing list >> Urban Study Group: Reading the South Asian City >> >> To subscribe or browse the Urban Study Group archives, please visit https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/urbanstudygroup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Urbanstudygroup mailing list > Urban Study Group: Reading the South Asian City > > To subscribe or browse the Urban Study Group archives, please visit https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/urbanstudygroup > From leofsaldanha at gmail.com Thu Feb 25 22:24:32 2010 From: leofsaldanha at gmail.com (Leo Saldanha) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:24:32 +0530 Subject: [Urbanstudy] urban planning and human rights In-Reply-To: <1267103353.S.8085.12097.f4mail-234-215.rediffmail.com.old.1267113647.58798@webmail.rediffmail.com> References: <1267103353.S.8085.12097.f4mail-234-215.rediffmail.com.old.1267113647.58798@webmail.rediffmail.com> Message-ID: <4B86AB48.3060508@gmail.com> Geetanjoy You are right about the poor implementation of our judgments. So much for the much talked about respect for judiciary and fear of retribution under contempt law. That said, it also depends on how creatively we can use this relief. The one case I want to illustrate to make the point is our PIL against road widening. INitially High Court set up an interdisciplinary committee, under former forest official Yellappa Reddy, to provide the court with recommendations on how to allow road widening on a case by case basis and also adhering to various laws and guidelines, including the Right to Livelihood, safe passage, access to open spaces, etc. We worked creatively with this forum but Reddy began to take advantage of the Court's order to do the exact opposite of the intended purpose: he authorised illegally and illogically clear felling of trees on many promenades of Bangalore. We realised that helping hand had become our nemesis and moved the Court against his ways of working, and the Court undid the Committee. In so doing the Court only said that the rule of law must be strictly followed. THis does not seem much as the Court was stating the obvious. And what, after all, did we fight for if the Court was saying what is the minimum expected of authrities. We used this order to interpret any wrongful action by authorities as not merely being unlawful, but also in contempt of court. This latent fear of possible (though very rare) punishment by the Court, has to a large extent stopped the mayhem of Bangalore's heritage roads. Sometimes, it is how creatively one uses the little relief that comes, which makes the difference. Often times, people go to court to get absolute justice. In current times, it is as wishful as India's desire of sending a human to the moon. Hope this helps give some understanding of why some good judgements don't get enforced. Leo On 25-02-2010 21:30, Geetanjoy Sahu wrote: > Dear Leo, > > Just thought to know more information about the litigation process and > other issues like what has been happening to the court directions > after the judgment. Could you share some information about few cases > of successful enforcement of court directions? Are you following the > post-judgment information? I am curious to know this as I have been > looking into few post-environmental judgments and its implementation > at the grassroots level. In my study from few selected cases of > supreme court i find that there has not been any successful > enforcement of court directions, notwithstanding the landmark > judgments. For example, i observed in cases like vellore leather > industrial pollution petition filed by vellore citizens forum and > patancheru industrial pollution petition filed by M C Mehta on behalf > of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action that even after twelve years > of judgment there has not been any successful enforcement of supreme > court directions. Nevertheless these two judgments have become > precedent in many subsequent industrial pollution cases. It would be > good to know from your experience about the post-judgment scenario. > > Regards, > Geetanjoy > > On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:39:13 +0530 wrote > > > Cheryl > > > > YOu can review the several PILs we have filed, which can be accessed on > our website: www.esgindia.org. All these PILs ahve a very strong > livelihoods component as part of the process of urban planning. > > > > Leo > > On 24-02-2010 01:14, Cheryl Deutsch wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm in the midst of a lit review for a grant proposal I'm writing and > am having difficulty finding books or articles that directly address > the intersection of urban planning and human rights; in particular here > I'm thinking about urban planning as a mechanism for securing rights, > such as livelihood. My interest is in street vendors. Of course, it > would be handy to be able to argue that there's a gap in the literature > on this intersection, but I'm not familiar enough with either planning > theory or human rights literature, per se, to feel comfortable making > that claim just yet. 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