Peri-urbanism in globalizing India: a study of pollution, health and community awareness

This study covers Karhera, a former agricultural village situated between New Delhi and Ghaziabad (an industrial district in Uttar Pradesh)

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 August 2017
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment, Health
Authors:
Waldman, L, Bisht, R, Saharia, R, Kapoor, A, Rizvi, B

Abstract

This paper examines the intersection between environmental pollution and people’s acknowledgements of, and responses to, health issues in Karhera, a former agricultural village situated between the rapidly expanding cities of New Delhi (India’s capital) and Ghaziabad (an industrial district in Uttar Pradesh).

This work was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Waldman, L., Bisht, R., Saharia, R., Kapoor, A., Rizvi, B., Hamid, Y., Arora, M., Chopra, I., Sawansi, K.T., Priya, R., Marshall, F., (2017) Peri-urbanism in globalizing India: a study of pollution, health and community awareness, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol.14, issue9,

Peri-urbanism in globalizing India: a study of pollution, health and community awareness

Published 1 August 2017
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