HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
ASSIGNMENT - 3
ECO CITY
THE FUTURE RELIES ON IT
SUBMITTED BY:
T.MUKESH RAJ - 28
VIVIN VIJU -38
ECO CITY
An eco-city is a city built off the principles of
living within the means of the environment.
The ultimate goal of eco-city is to eliminate
all carbon waste, to produce energy entirely
through renewable sources, and to incorporate
the environment into the city; however, ecocities also have the intentions of stimulating
economic growth, reducing
poverty,
organizing cities to have higher population
densities, and therefore higher efficiency, and
improving health.
WHO GAVE THE CONCEPT ?
The concept of the “eco-city” was born out of
one of the first organizations focused on eco-city
development, “Urban Ecology.” The group was
founded by RICHARD REGISTER in Berkeley,
California in 1975, and was founded with the idea
of reconstructing cities to be in balance with
nature. They worked to plant trees along the
main streets, built solar greenhouses, and
worked within the Berkeley legal system to pass
environmentally friendly policies and encourage
public transportation. Urban Ecology then took
the movement another step further with the
creation of The Urban Ecologist, a journal they
started publishing in 1987.
WHY ECO CITY
The world is increasingly URBAN.
Since 2008, more than half of the world's population is living in
urban areas. The number of urban residents is expected to
continue to grow, especially in developing countries.
In Asia, some 1.1 billion are anticipated to move to cities in the
next 20 years This includes 11 megacities, each with a population
exceeding 10 million, for example, Beijing, Shanghai, Kolkata
(Calcutta), Delhi, Jakarta and Tokyo.
The expanding urban population will require a whole range of
infrastructure, services, housing and jobs, not to mention land.
The urban land expansion could threaten agricultural land supply,
cause growth in traffic volumes and increased pressure on the
environment, and be massively unsustainable for the country and
the rest of the planet.
WHY ECO CITY
Ecologists have long argued for equilibrium with basic
ecological support systems, and since the 1987 Brundtland
Commission, the notion of sustainable development has taken on
renewed and urgent currency Nations 1987, Urban land use
planning can no longer afford to be merely anthropogenic
(human-centered).
Instead, it has to also consider environmental issues including the
interdependency of human and non-human species.
It has to be ecological. Ecological planning involves conceptual
thinking in environmental urban sustainability, land use
allocations, spatially designed and distribution patterns that
contribute and lead to achieving such objectives of ecological
balance.
MAJOR ECOCITIES AROUNDTHE WORLD
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE, CITY OF MORELAND
THE CITY OF MORELAND IN MELBOURNE'S NORTH, HAS PROGRAMS FOR BECOMING CARBON
NEUTRAL AMONGST OTHER EXISTING SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATIONS AND PROPOSALS
GERMANY
NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS BUILT MORE ECO-CITY PROJECTS THAN GERMANY.
FREIBURG IM BREISGAU IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS GREEN CITY. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW CITIES
WITH A GREENMAYOR AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRONG SOLAR ECONOMY.
VAUBAN, FREIBURG IS A SUSTAINABLE MODEL DISTRICT. ALL HOUSES ARE BUILT TO A LOW
ENERGY CONSUMPTION STANDARD AND THE WHOLE DISTRICT IS DESIGNED TO BE CARFREE
INDIA
GUJARAT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TEC-CITY OR GIFT.
AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION WORLD-CLASS CITY IN THE INDIAN STATE OF GUJARAT. IT WILL
COME UP ON 500 ACRES (2.0 KM2) LAND. IT WILL ALSO BE FIRST OF ITS KIND FULLY
SUSTAINABLE CITY.
MANIMEKALA HIGHTEC ECO CITY PROJECTED IN KARAIKAL, INDIA. AN AREA OF 5 KM2. IT
WILL BE FIRST OF KIND IN SOUTH INDIA.
MAJOR ECOCITIES AROUNDTHE WORLD
SWEDEN
GOTHENBURG AND ESPECIALLY ALVSTADEN (CENTRAL CITY BY THE RIVER
GÖTA ÄLV) ARE GOOD EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE CITY IN SWEDEN.
THEY HAVE LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, CONTAIN PASSIVE HOUSES,
GOOD RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR WASTE, ETC.
HAMMARBY SJOSTAD, STOCKHOLM IS ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
MASDAR CITY
THIS CITY IS LOCATED IN ABU DHABI IN THE GROWING MIDDLE EAST. IT IS
A ZERO-CARBON, ZERO-WASTE CITY THAT IS FULLY SUSTAINABLE AND
ONLY 11 MILES IN SIZE.
AND, THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE ECO CITIES IN THE WORLD LIKE THESE.
THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING ON
IN THE ENVIRONMENT, ECOCITIES ARE THE FUTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
ECO-CITIES
INDIA PROGRAM
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
ECO-CITIES INDIA IS A MULTI-YEAR
TECHNICAL
ADVISORY
PROGRAM,
ESTABLISHED UNDER THE EU-INDIA
COOPERATION ON CLEAN ENERGY AND
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY.
A
CLIMATECHANGE FOCUSED INITIATIVE, THE
PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED AROUND FIVE
CITIES—BENGALURU,
BHUBANESWAR,
CHENNAI, AND THE MUMBAI AND PUNE
METROPOLITAN REGIONS. THE PROGRAM
IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT
AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN MEETING
EFFICIENCY TARGETS, SUCH AS THE
NATIONALLY
DETERMINED
CONTRIBUTIONS—THE
PLEDGED
REDUCTIONS IN EMISSIONS LEVELS AND
INCREASED
FOCUS
ON
CLIMATERESILIENT DEVELOPMENT.
THE ECO-CITY AND ITS CORE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION OF
SUSTAINABILITY
ECOLOGICAL URBANISM IS SEEN TODAY AS ONE OF THE KEYS TOWARDS UNLOCKING THE QUEST FOR
A LOW-CARBON OR FOSSIL FUEL–FREE SOCIETY.
GLOBAL AND LOCAL POLICIES PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE THE ECO–CITY AS THE MOST
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE URBANISM. IT IS ARGUED THAT THE ECO–CITY
STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN TERMS OF MINIMAL
DEMAND ON ENERGY RESOURCES AND THUS MINIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. MOREOVER, IT
HAS RECENTLY BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE ECO-CITY NEEDS TO EMBRACE AND LEVERAGE WHAT
ADVANCED ICT HAS TO OFFER, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, SO
AS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GOALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY. ECO-CITY IS AN ESSENTIAL APPROACH FOR CREATE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE TIME BEING .THE DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS OF ECO-CITY MUST BE ACHIEVED, AND IT IS ONE
OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROCEED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY. SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IS MAJOR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CITIZENS AND TO REDUCE THE
EFFECT OF CITIES UPON RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE URBAN CONTEXT. ECO-CITIES ENHANCE THE
COMFORT OF CITIZENS AND SOCIETY THROUGH INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
THAT FULLY HARNESSES THE BENEFITS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. ALSO ECO-CITY SERVES AS A
FUNDAMENTAL CATALYST FOR CHANGE, IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE NATURAL
AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND UPGRADING CONDITIONS FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE CURRENT SITUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IS MORE
SERIOUS THAN WE THINK. THUS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TURN OUR EYES TO THE
ENVIRONMENT AND TO FIND OUT A POSITIVE WAY TO LIVE WITH NATURE.
THE IDEAL ECO CITY
IS A CITY THAT FULFILS THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA :
An urban ecosystem which is ecologically sound minimizing the negative
impact of development on the environment.
Reduction of ecological footprint , waste management and its utilization.
Achieving environmental sustainability through reduced greenhouse gas
emissions, utilization of renewable energy, and green transportation.
Creation of a vibrant economy through environment-friendly production and
industry that supports high capita gross domestic product (GDP) level.
Maintaining high air and water quality standards and an above-average
ratio of green space per capita
Rain water harvesting systems, least usage of fossil fuels
Protection of ecologically sensitive habitats, physical and nonphysical
cultural legacies and promotion of green lifestyles and regional integration.
THANK YOU