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CASE STUDIES

gas stoves for efficient step towards fostering forestry management, and
cooking. Inspired by environmentally sustain- promoting eco-agriculture
Auroville’s initiatives, able and low-carbon ur- (Colliers International, IBE,
the Indian Government’s ban environments across 2012).
Ministry of Environment India.
and Forestry launched According to ICLEI, urban
six pilot eco-city projects Approaches For planning should incorporate
in 2001. These projects Developing Low- Carbon Transit Oriented Development
aimed to implement eco- Urban Areas In India (TOD) bylaws, low-carbon
friendly practices in the In “Low Carbon City: Policy, development and city green
pilgrimage cities of Puri, Planning and Practice,” guidelines, and development
Kottayam, Thanjavur, Ashok Kumar Jain advocates control regulations, adopting
Ujjain, Tirupati, and for a critical need for an green development principles
Vrindavan to promote integrated approach to in municipal services and
sustainable urban living. managing ecology and planning schemes. The
This effort aimed at conserving natural resources organization emphasises
integrating sustainable in urban environments. He the significance of adopting
urban development advocates for addressing green procurement policies,
practices within these environmental challenges monitoring carbon emissions,
historic cities. In 2010, the at multiple spatial levels to and encouraging renewable
Ministry of Commerce create a strategic matrix that energy production. It also
and Industry unveiled guides policy, strategic, and features initiatives like solar
plans to build four new operational actions, focusing water heating systems and
eco-cities (Changodar, on essential environmental solar-powered billboards.
Dahej, Manesar Bawal, infrastructures like water, Moreover, collaborative
Shendra) along the sewerage, solid waste, and efforts among various
Delhi–Mumbai Corridor. transportation (Jain, 2009). entities have facilitated
This initiative aims to Strategies for carbon reduction the development of
expand the eco-city often involve changes in macroeconomic and city-
concept into newly consumption patterns, such as specific indicators to advance
developing urban spaces, transitioning from personal to low-carbon transportation
emphasising sustainable public transport, exemplified initiatives in India.
urban development by Delhi’s rail-based mass Lessons for Developing
and environmental transit system (IIR, 2010). Low-Carbon Urban
preservation. In addition Colliers International in China
to these initiatives, the recommends several remedial Planning
Ministry of New and actions for urban areas, Establishing a low-carbon
Renewable Energy including enhancing energy city begins with formulating
launched a ‘solar cities’ efficiency in transportation an elaborate master plan
program in 2011, with and buildings, fostering low- that specifies land use zones
36 pilot projects to carbon industries, raising and controls over building
promote renewable public awareness about energy parameters such as height
energy and reduce conservation, supporting and density, integrating
dependence on fossil clean energy sectors, carbon reduction strategies
fuels. Collectively, these consolidating industrial focused on enhancing low-
efforts mark a significant energy savings, improving carbon transportation options

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