Introduction Children from low-resource settings are more likely to encounter those factors
that adversely influence their ability to acquire developmental potential. This study was …

The urban population is expected to rise up to 68% by 2050, adding 2.5 billion people to the
urban areas of the world. The majority of the rise is expected to be in the low-income …

Nepal is the least urbanized country in South Asia with approximately 28% of Nepalese
living in urban areas, while it is also the fastest urbanizing country in with an annual urban …

Small towns in the mid-hills of Nepal rely on springs, streams and rivers in surrounding
catchments for drinking water. The rapidly growing population in these towns has put …

There is an increasing rate of urbanization across the world with various emerging
opportunities and challenges that need effective management systems for achieving the …

Urbanization is a continuous socio-spatial process which generates territorial dynamics. The
rate, pace and magnitude of urbanization differs from one urban area to another. The current …

There is an emerging debate in the literature of urbanism that public open space is in crisis
in the cities of developing countries due to the increasing trends of urbanization and in …

Nepal is considered one of the rapidly urbanizing countries in south Asia. Most of the
urbanization is dominated in large and medium cities ie, metropolitan, submetropolitan, and …

The world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history, particularly since 1950s
that accelerated further after 2000s. However, Nepal is experiencing a new political system …

Growing urbanization along with the impact of climate change are the prominent reasons
contributing to the increasing water scarcity situation in Himalayan towns. There are several …