‘Green’ the environment
Borneo Post - Malaysia
Engineers should think ‘green’ and not merely ‘large’ when designing and commissioning projects, Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said yesterday. Launching the Asean Australian Engineering Congress here, he said the ‘green approach’ was necessary because environmental issues such as the greenhouse effect, deforestation, pollution, environmental degradation and climate change had grown to an alarming proportion in many parts of the world. (...) “Overpopulation poses yet another challenge. According to the United Nations Population Division, the worldwide population is expected to increase by 2.6 billion over the next 45 years…that is from 6.5 billion today to over nine billion by then. “The huge population is already putting a strain on limited natural resources that we have. All these problems, which are becoming commonplace, demand that we re-examine and change the way we live.”…(26 July 2011)
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26 July 2011
03 April 2011
How liveable is Kuala Lumpur?
The Star - Malaysia
According to the United Nations Population Division, the share of Asians living in urban areas has grown from 32% in 1990 to 42% last year. In 15 years, the UN forecasts that half of Asians will be city dwellers.…(2 April 2011)
The Star - Malaysia
According to the United Nations Population Division, the share of Asians living in urban areas has grown from 32% in 1990 to 42% last year. In 15 years, the UN forecasts that half of Asians will be city dwellers.…(2 April 2011)
01 March 2011
Building Asian cities in a sustainable way
The Star - Malaysia
The future of Asia is in its cities. It is the cities and the activities generated therein that will help the continent march forward. But in order for cities to thrive, it needs people. Although still one of the less urbanised continents, Asia's urban population has grown from 32% in 1990 to 42% in 2010, according to the United Nations Population Division. By 2026, half of Asia's 3.7 billion population from India to China (excluding the Middle East) will be city dwellers.…(26 February 2011)
The Star - Malaysia
The future of Asia is in its cities. It is the cities and the activities generated therein that will help the continent march forward. But in order for cities to thrive, it needs people. Although still one of the less urbanised continents, Asia's urban population has grown from 32% in 1990 to 42% in 2010, according to the United Nations Population Division. By 2026, half of Asia's 3.7 billion population from India to China (excluding the Middle East) will be city dwellers.…(26 February 2011)
07 September 2010
Not a new issue
The Star - Malayasia
In May 2000, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly decided to convene the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002. The 2002 event included the publication of a report, World Population Ageing 1950-2050, which provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. Here are the findings highlighted in the UN’s Population Division website
,…(4 September 2010)
The Star - Malayasia
In May 2000, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly decided to convene the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002. The 2002 event included the publication of a report, World Population Ageing 1950-2050, which provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. Here are the findings highlighted in the UN’s Population Division website
,…(4 September 2010)
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