About the Author: Claudia Astarita is Adjoint Professor of Politics of China at John Cabot University, of Asian Studies al LUISS University, and International Relations Analyst (India) at Centre for Military and Strategic Studies...

Abstract The starting point of this study is the observation that many villages in India seem to possess urban characteristics. As compared to definitions of urbanization adopted by other countries, the Indian definition of...

This paper emphasises that the quality of our lives is dependent on the quality of our environment, which, in turn, is dependent on the quality of land use as a result of urban planning....

Dengue, a viral infection transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is a rapidly growing public health problem in tropical and sub-tropical countries. An estimated 2.5 billion people live in affected areas according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)....