Population Density

Slums in Mumbai just got more lucrative

Edit Indian Express 11 May 2016

In another contentious move, the new regulations permit the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) chief to relax by 25 per cent the minimum tenement density of 650 per hectare, which is presently mandated ... The move to hike the FSI for slum redevelopment projects comes at a time when the latest land use survey had found that slum clusters had the highest population densities in the city....

Each resident has just 8 sq m to call own

Edit Indian Express 10 May 2016

WIDE disparities in living spaces and extreme densities of population in Mumbai’s slums have led to the average living space per Mumbaikar to hover around 8 square metres, or just over 86 square feet ... With the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) seeking more buildable space for developers on slum lands, population densities in slum enclaves could rise further, a senior official said....

10/05/2016 PCC elections provide clear mandate to devolve policing says Plaid MP (Party of Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016

(Source. Party of Wales) NEWS RSS. 10/05/2016 ... Liz Saville Roberts MP said,. 'The election of two new Plaid Cymru Police and Crime Commissioners strengthens the case for devolving responsibility for policing to the Welsh Government .' ... 'Wales has its own unique challenges in relation to crime, dictated by a number of diverse factors including distinct characteristics such as population density, topography, language and culture.' ... (noodl....

Govt mulls more FSI for slum redevelopment

Edit Indian Express 09 May 2016

Slum sprawls in prime locations of Mumbai could become a goldmine for private developers with the state government proposing to enhance FSI perks for slum redevelopment schemes ... Developers are already permitted to construct three times the size of a slum plot at present. For slums with a high population density, the FSI can be hiked up to four times the plot size ... The SRA has sought a hike in this maximum permissible built space ... ....

China landslide leaves at least 31 dead

Edit Taipei Times 09 May 2016

Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 31 victims, while seven people were still listed as missing yesterday, following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in southern China after days of heavy rain, authorities said ... Severe weather, mountainous topography and high population density over much of southern and eastern China make landslides a constant threat ... ....

31 dead, 7 missing after southern China landslide

Edit The Miami Herald 09 May 2016

Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 31 victims while seven people were still listed as missing Monday following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in southern China after days of heavy rain, authorities said ... Severe weather, mountainous topography and high population density over much of southern and eastern China make landslides a constant threat ... ....

After Pacific Ocean swallows 5 Solomon Islands, study blames climate change

Edit Stars and Stripes 09 May 2016

Taro Island, a populated atoll in northwest Solomon Islands, may become the first capital city on the planet that people desert due to climate change, according to the Sydney Morning Herald ... populated Pacific island nations ... Despite the low population density, finding a safe place to call home has become a challenge for some Solomon Islanders....

AP should now focus on securing spl central grants

Edit The Times of India 08 May 2016

The latest buzzword in Andhra politics is 'special category status'. Politicians are playing the blame game, even as the central government has made it clear that Andhra Pradesh cannot make the grade ... Andhra Pradesh does not have a low resource base ... Its population density is not low. It does not have a sizeable tribal population ... Andhra Pradesh with 50 million population is left with no mega city after it lost Hyderabad to Telangana ... ....

Slow ambulances and injury-prone paramedics in NSW

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 07 May 2016

Ambulances are slower to respond to life-threatening situations in NSW than any other jurisdiction bar Tasmania, with the most under-staffed service on the eastern seaboard ... Ambulance response times in capital cities could be affected by land size, population density, traffic, road infrastructure and different response systems, and data could not be compared across jurisdictions, the Productivity Commission said ... ....

A Case for Big Pike (Scheels All Sports Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016

When the big predators are gone, the pike population in particular seems to explode with extremely high populations of hammer handle pike. The high densities of hammer handle pike that never seem to get past 24 inches are what you have to worry about and recent studies from the Minnesota DNR confirm that ... Low population densities of esox are good, high population densities are bad....

PMC appoints consultant, tables proposal to ease Chandni Chowk traffic

Edit Indian Express 06 May 2016

“The western part of the city has witnessed rapid urbanisation and the population density has led to heavy traffic at Chandni Chowk which is frequently witnessing accidents along with the traffic jams,” it said, adding there are many national and international IT companies on the part of the city, leading ......

Donald Hopkins helped kill smallpox and is close to slaying the fiery serpent

Edit CNN 06 May 2016

Chicago (CNN)Donald Hopkins keeps his enemy in plain sight. Henrietta sits on a bookshelf in the doctor's home office, coiled like a yard-long strand of spaghetti, in an alcohol-filled glass jar ... He doesn't know why he called her Henrietta except that he might have thought of a Dutch princess by that name ... Read More ... Epiphany ... In 1974, India reported a peak 188,000 cases; when Hopkins arrived, he was taken aback by the population density....

Where Are the Most Diverse Neighborhoods?

Edit CityLab 05 May 2016

After 2040 hits, people of color will overtake whites as the majority population in the U.S. That dramatic demographic shift is taking place in and around metro regions, and to varying degrees ... In regards to urban demographics, this formulation borrows from the idea of the density gradient, which traces how population density within a metropolitan region varies with distance from the urban core ... (Kyle Walker) ... (Kyle Walker) ... ....