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Fig. 7: DEWATS, Stormwater Harvesting and Conservation of Water Bodies
Source: DUAC/Rahoul B Singh (2014) Hari Nagar Greens, DUAC, New Delhi

and energy. These help in (2022) aims at low carbon sustainable lifestyle requires
reducing the ecological lifestyle embedded in social a change in social norms
footprint, formation of heat behaviour that minimise and the way of living
islands and pollution. Energy the use of natural resources, based on the principles of
Conservation Building and emission of waste organicity, non-accumulation
Code (2017) provides useful and pollution. Creating (aparigraha), minimalism
mandate for energy efficient
building design.

Circular water management
focuses on principles of
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Restore and Recover.
Decentralised Wastewater
Treatment Systems
(DEWATS), Bioswales and
revival of water bodies
are important tools for
sustainable water and
drainage management (Figs.
7 & 8).

The LiFE or Lifestyle for Fig.8: A Bioswale for Sustainable Urban Drainage
the Environment Mission Source: http://thewhiteriveralliance.org/eaglecreek//involved/images/
bioswale%20enlargement.jpg

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