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HOLISTIC ALLY SPEAKING In AWE -Indian Air Water Earth was founded with a view to talk about everything from micro to macro issues concerning the environment. This entailed wide range of topics from Buildings and their energy saving, that largely impacted the environment to materials ,to cities-spaces, pollution, traffic, waste etc, all specific to Indian scenario. In this journey, we covered and held Conferences, shared presentations, and best practices, CSR activities, Energy saving materials and much more. We also looked at all these issues in the realms of Smart Cities, whether it was traffic, pollution, spaces and waste management. Moving ahead , we shall be now discussing interwoven aspects of Cities. Our goal , and of millions of others across the continents , is to avert Climate Change and rising temperatures, and how it impacts cities and development. For us in India its a bit more challenging ,as we have so many issues to solve before we actually see the light of Smart , Sustainable & Liveable Cities. *From the Press Release of C40 Cities we have the following data: 360 million people will be exposed to extreme heat in 142 Indian cities by 2050. Bold climate action by cities key to prevent 1.6 billion people being exposed to extreme heat Cape Town, South Africa (19 June 2018) — Billions of people in thousands of cities around the world will be at risk from climate-related heatwaves, drought, flooding, food shortages, blackouts and social inequality by mid-century without bold and urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, cities around the world are delivering bold climate solutions to avert these outcomes and create a healthier, safer, more equal and prosperous future for all urban citizens. New research from C40 Cities, Global Covenant of Mayors, the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and Acclimatise predicts how many urban residents will face potentially devastating heat waves, flooding and droughts by 2050 if global warming continues on its current trajectory. The Future We Don’t Want - How climate change could impact the world’s greatest cities also looks at indirect climate impacts and estimates how climate change under a ‘business-as-usual scenario’ will impact urban food security and energy systems as well as the urban poor, who are most vulnerable to climate change.
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‘ Headline findings include that, by 2050 1.6 billion people living in over 970 cities globally, will be regularly exposed to extreme high temperatures, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata Over 800 million people, living in 570 cities globally will be vulnerable to sea level rise and coastal flooding, including Chennai and Mumbai. 650 million people, in over 500 cities globally are at risk of water shortages due to climate change, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur & Kolkata 2.5 billion people will be living in over 1,600 cities globally where national food supply is threatened by climate change, including Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mumbai. The power supply affecting 470 million people, in over 230 cities globally, will be vulnerable to sea level rise, including Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai. 215 million poor urban residents, living in slum areas in over 490 cities, will face increasing climate risks. Hence the future has to be Brighter Before we see the dawn of developed liveable cities, we have to introspect and streamline issues. Only then can we look at replicating ideas from other developed nations. We will be discussing problems and options to find solutions, from next issue ! In this publication we bring to you two book reviews, authored by eminent specialists in the field - BETTER GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCE ONLY CAN ENSURE SUSTAINED WATER SUPPLY by Prof. (Dr.) Partha Sarathi Datta Sustainable Building Design: Applications Using Climatic Data in India by Prof (Dr.) Chitrarekha Kabre And there is an Events Calender for stakeholders to take their pick Team In AWE In this issue we are Decoding the SMART issues that need to be tackled at neighbourhood level for the cities to become Smart. We also bring the SMART(ER) VILLAGE Project by team from CRISIL In AWE is working towards bringing awareness on all these issues through the magazine & capacity building through LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS in selected cities ! Dipika Tuteja
Blurb: All countries are confronted with water scarcity of varying types. The daunting biggest challenge for the authorities is in protecting groundwater from depletion and pollution, and making sound managing decisions on complex issues/activities that may affect water supply at local and basin scale. For short-term situation management when water supplies are affected, the managers usually adopt approaches, which involve eliminating immediate, unacceptable impacts on human and the environment, groundwater-use restrictions, regulation, balancing time and resources. However, these may require more research, time, regulations, funding, technology, etc., and be expensive/complex. This book identifies the issues that affect water supply; and makes scientific endeavors to improve all stakeholders’ awareness and understanding of real groundwater problems, and suggests governance approaches by relevant policies, with strong peoples’ participation efforts by behavioral change. The analysis may be especially useful to professionals in water governance and communication for long-term solutions to ensure sustained water supply, implementing water resources protection strategies for public benefit. REVIEW Water has always been an essential component for survival of human, animal or plant. Its supply is diminishing very rapidly. Besides increasing availability of water in quantity, maintenance of water quality has become an increasing focus of international concern. The importance of water in the overall development process has been increasingly recognized during the last three decades. Harvesting, conservation and reuse of water has taken place to improve water use. Many flexible approaches to policies and planning in India around 1960s to 1980s resulted in an agricultural revolution; so also in many other parts of the world.
By Prof. (Dr.) Partha Sarathi Datta
BOOK REVIEW
BETTER GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCE ONLY CAN ENSURE SUSTAINED WATER SUPPLY
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Climate, Comfort and Sun A well know American writer said once that, while everybody talks about the weather, nobody seems to do anything about it. (Warner 1897). 2.1 Introduction Sustainable design of building entails an understanding of climate of the given place and desirable comfort conditions: Design strategies (Sustainable Design) Indoor conditions (Thermal comfort ) Climatic conditions (Ambient conditions) This chapter intends to present classification of climate, elements of climate, parameters of thermal comfort and solar geometry. Globally prevalent Köppen classification of climate and five climatic zones in India are discussed. The section on elements of climate presents sources and derivation of climatic data given in Chap. 5. The section on thermal comfort defines parameters of physiological thermal comfort and method to delineate comfort zone for a given city. The last section deals with solar geometry and method to draw sun-path diagrams. 2.2 Classification of Climate Important characteristics of any planet are controlled by its climate. The word ‘climate’ comes from the Greek klima, which means the slope of the earth with respect to the sun. Climate is defined as ‘region with certain conditions of temperature, dryness, wind, light, etc. of a region,’ Oxford dictionary. Climate is also defined, ‘an integration in time of the weather conditions, characteristics of a certain geographical location.’ As weather is the set of atmospheric conditions, including temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity and sky conditions prevailing at a given place and time. Climate on the other hand, is the general weather conditions over a long period of time. In totality, climate is the sum of all the statistical weather information that helps to describe a place or region.
By Prof (Dr.) Chitrarekha Kabre
Sustainable Building Design: Applications Using Climatic Data in India (Design Science and Innovation)
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