THE FUTURE RELIES ON THIS!

WHY ECO CITIES ?

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. 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-centred). 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.

WHAT IS AN ECO CITY ?

An eco-city is a city built off the principles of living within the means of the environment. The ultimate goal of many eco-cities is to eliminate all carbon waste, to produce energy entirely through renewable sources, and to incorporate the environment into the city; however, eco-cities also have the intentions of stimulating economic growth, reducing poverty, organizing cities to have higher population densities, and therefore higher efficiency, and improving health.

The holistic concept of Eco-City has a balanced relationship between the urban

(city) and the rural (countryside).

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.

WHO GAVE THE CONCEPT ?

THE IDEAL ECO CITY

• 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.

is a city that fulfils the following criteria :

Major ecocities around the

worldAUSTRALIA

Melbourne, City of MorelandThe City of Moreland in Melbourne's north, has programs for becoming carbon neutral amongst other existing

sustainable implementations and proposals.

City of MelbourneOver the past 10 years, various methods of improving public transport have been implemented, car free zones

and entire streets have also been implemented.

CHINA

Dongtan, a planned city was intended to be an eco-city.

Huangbaiyu (currently in construction)

Rizhao (which currently

mandates use of solar power for

heating water)

parts of districts in Shanghai that

are working on green

development.

China is working with investment

and technology supplied by the

Singapore government to build an

eco-city in the Coastal New

District of Tianjin City in northern

China, named the Sino-

Singapore Tianjin Eco-city.

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 green mayor 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 car-free

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 cityProjected in Karaikal, India. An area of 5 km2. It will be first of kind in South India.

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 CityThis 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.