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Website provides worldwide data, information, and knowledge related to Environment,
factors associated with its degradation, and best practices across the world to conserve it.
Economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization, has impacted the local and global environment. Tremednous reseach is required to reduce the pressure on environmental resources such as air, water, land , forests ect. Website provides useful information in the field of environmental and ecological research at a single place and serves a noble cause for reducing burden of anthropognic activities on environment.
Environmental protection is as important as any other developmental activity in a region. Over emphasized focus on economic development with out giving due consideration to the environmental concerns may impact the availability and quality of natural resource. Environmental concerns should be addressed both at the planning and post implementation stages. The planning starts with proper landuse plans , proper siting of industries, adequate road spaces, green cover, adequate floor to area ratios for buildings etc. Cities should be planned with a view of
reduced energy consumption in transportation sector which require traffic management aspects, planning to reduce travel requirements, and proper transport infrastructure
green building concepts which require building to follow the green building codes to reduce energy and water consumption, making use of renewable sources, management of wastes, maintaining the right indoor air quality etc
adequate green cover in between and around the residential and other complexes. Trees should be along the side of roads , not only to reduce air pollution but also acting as noise barriers.
future projections of population which is to reside in the city. Floor area ratios needs to be decided accordingly to cater the proper housing needs.
proper supply of basic infrastructural facilities including water treatment plants (WTPs), sewage treatment plants (STPs), drainage network , waste management plants (e.g. landfills, composting plants, incinerators etc)
electric supply based on renewable energy (to the extent possible), e.g. hydro power generation, wind or solar plants etc. If fossil fuels are to be used, gas based power plants to be preferred over coal based power generation
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