Courts, Public Cultures of Legality, and Urban Ecological Imagination in Delhi

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sivaramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
Environmental Disputes ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Public Cultures ◽  
South Axis ◽  
The City

Courts, Public Cultures of Legality, and Urban Ecological Imagination in Delhi Chapter abstract: This essay provides an analysis of the legal contests over the forests and groundwater in the city of Delhi over the last three decades. It examines the ways in which the iconic Delhi Ridge, which runs along a north to south axis through most of the city, is imagined and litigated as a natural resource, an environmental amenity, and a provider of ecosystem services for the national capital region of India. Based on research in courts and among litigators, with activists and technocrats, this study describes the formation of legal public spheres around environmental disputes and the rights of urban residents of all classes in Delhi. This essay identifies emergent environmental jurisprudence in India; even as it considers the material consequences of the biotic and sedimentary ecologies of the Delhi Ridge for urban environmental change in the national capital territory.

scholarly journals Mobility-Guided Modeling of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Metro Manila

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Egwolf ◽  
O.P. Nicanor Austriaco
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
The Novel ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Viral Spread ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Metro Manila ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTCOVID-19 is a novel respiratory disease first identified in Wuhan, China, that is caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. To better understand the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, we have used real-time mobility data to modify the DELPHI Epidemiological Model recently developed at M.I.T., and to simulate the pandemic in Metro Manila. We have chosen to focus on the National Capital Region, not only because it is the nation’s demographic heart where over a tenth of the country’s population live, but also because it has been the epidemiological epicenter of the Philippine pandemic. Our UST CoV-2 model suggests that the government-imposed enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has successfully limited the spread of the pandemic. It is clear that the initial wave of the pandemic is flattening, though suppression of viral spread has been delayed by the local pandemics in the City of Manila and Quezon City. Our data also reveals that replacing the ECQ with a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) will increase the forecasted number of deaths in the nation’s capital unless rigorous tracing and testing can be implemented to prevent a second wave of the pandemic.

scholarly journals “SHARING ECONOMY” THE CASE OF AIRBNB IN NCR: AN HONESTLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE (HSD) TEST

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (19) ◽  
pp. 102-117
Author(s):  
Mary Vida L. Tumbali
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Market Model ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
Honestly Significant Difference ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Occupancy Rates ◽  
The City

As opposed to the traditional market model, which is based on possession, the ‘Sharing Economy’ is based on sharing and utilizing services and products among others. Airbnb founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008, is one the best example of the Sharing Economy. The purpose of this paper was to determine and compare the market revenue and occupancy rates of the selected cities in the National Capital Region from 2016-2019. Secondary Data was from AirDNA - a paid service tool intentional for Airbnb researchers. One-way Anova was the statistical test used in this study, followed by an honestly significant difference (HSD) test. This research paper covered seven (7) selected cities in the National Capital Region. These are the City of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Parañaque, Pasig, and Quezon City. The results revealed that in the year 2016-2019 Manila appeared to have the highest percentage of occupancy rate, while Makati City gained the highest amount of Market Revenue.

scholarly journals Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick M. D'Aoust ◽  
Elisabeth Mercier ◽  
Danika Montpetit ◽  
Jian-Jun Jia ◽  
Ilya Alexandrov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Effective Vaccine ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Fecal Indicator ◽  
National Capital ◽  
Wastewater Systems ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Clarified Sludge ◽  
The City

In the absence of an effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19 it is important to be able to track community infections to inform public health interventions aimed at reducing the spread and therefore reduce pressures on health-care units, improve health outcomes and reduce economic uncertainty. Wastewater surveillance has rapidly emerged as a potential tool to effectively monitor community infections for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), through measuring trends of viral RNA signal in wastewater systems. In this study SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA N1 and N2 genes are quantified in solids collected from influent post grit solids (PGS) and primary clarified sludge (PCS) in two water resource recovery facilities (WRRF) serving Canada's national capital region, i.e., the City of Ottawa, ON (pop. = 1.1M) and the City of Gatineau, QC (pop. = 280K). PCS samples show signal inhibition using RT-ddPCR compared to RT-qPCR, with PGS samples showing similar quantifiable concentrations of RNA using both assays. RT-qPCR shows higher frequency of detection of N1 and N2 genes in PCS (92.7, 90.6%) as compared to PGS samples (79.2, 82.3%). Sampling of PCS may therefore be an effective approach for SARS-CoV-2 viral quantification, especially during periods of declining and low COVID-19 incidence in the community. The pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV) is determined to have a less variable RNA signal in PCS over a three month period for two WRRFs, regardless of environmental conditions, compared to Bacteroides 16S rRNA or human eukaryotic 18S rRNA, making PMMV a potentially useful biomarker for normalization of SARS-CoV-2 signal. PMMV-normalized PCS RNA signal from WRRFs of two cities correlated with the regional public health epidemiological metrics, identifying PCS normalized to a fecal indicator (PMMV) as a potentially effective tool for monitoring trends during decreasing and low-incidence of infection of SARS-Cov-2 in communities.

Does Brand Awareness Impact Purchase Decision: A Case of Organic Grocery

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Gunjan Gumber ◽  
Jyoti Rana
Keyword(s):  
Organic Food ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
National Capital Region ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Brand Recall ◽  
Brand Building ◽  
Brand Recognition ◽  
National Capital ◽  
High Level ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

In India, the concept of organic food is gaining widespread acceptability. Consumers are becoming more conscious about their health and are looking for food that serves as a promising alternative. Corporates, NGOs, Spiritual leaders and Government are also promoting this food, as it is free from irradiation, chemicals and artificial additives. A number of organic food brands are available in the market. The main objective of this study is to find out the level of brand awareness and its influence on purchase of organic grocery. The data was collected from 150 organic consumers in National Capital Region (Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Noida) through a structured questionnaire. Questions related to brand recall, brand recognition and purchase of organic grocery were asked. It was found that in general, there is a low level of brand awareness among consumers, and those who have high level of awareness; they consume organic grocery more often. The study will help corporates to make effective communication and brand-building strategies.

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