Quick translate this page

Sustainability Strategies in Indian Cities

Point of departure

The point of departure for this consideration is an article which has just appeared in the quarterly Down to Earth of the Centre for Science and Environment under the title, Hammer of Thor. The author paints a grim picture of the institutional and political setting of sustainability in his country.

But suppose we take this not so much as a reason to ring our hands and write off the prospects for any real progress in the sustainability agenda in their cities, but rather as our point of departure -- warts and all (as it always is in the real world). Suppose instead we take the potion: "given this, let's try that". Well... what do we try?

This we propose as the topic of discussion under this forum and in the SUSTRAN site (and perhaps others, as may emerge as the exchanges advance). .


Materials available as per 2 May 2000

  • Hammer of Thor article

  • More articles and media coverage
    Further materials being sought. Thank you for sharing.

  • Search Discussion Fora
    This search engine is intended to help visitors recall materials from the Sustran, utsg and related @ccess fora based on keyword searches. (For further assistance on this, see Search Tips here.)

    Search For:
    Match:  Any word All words Exact phrase
    Sound-alike matching
    Within: 
    Show:   results   summaries
    Sort by: 

Back to top


@Politics Home @Politics Forum Post Office

Copyright © 1994-2000 EcoPlan International, Paris, France.® All rights reserved.
Updated 1 May 2000