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Towards a Green Economy

An approach based on“Thinking globally and acting

locally”

Dr. K.P. Kannan

Chairman

Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies

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A few remarks on Laurie Baker’s

approach to architecture and buildinconstruction

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!hat is "reen #conom$%

Ke$ points for thinkin and action

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Less ener$+intensi,e materials

Locall$ a,ailable materials

'enewable or deradable materials

#n,ironmental compatibilit$ -e..climate

ecolo$ etc./

!ater har,estin!aste manaement

)se of alternati,e sources of ener$0

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  -solar wind eothermal marineincludin wa,e bioas and fuel cell/

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-alternati,e fuels public transit h$brid andelectric ,ehicles car sharin and carpoolin

prorams/

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-!ater reclamation rainwater s$stems low+water landscapin water purification storm

water manaement/

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-rec$clin municipal solid waste sal,aebrownfield land remediation Superfund

cleanup sustainable packain/

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-oranic ariculture habitat conser,ationand restoration: urban forestr$ and

parks reforestation and afforestation and

solid stabilisation/

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4hree Pillars of Sustainabilit$

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*ssues at the (ational and Local Le,els

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"reen #conom$

4he international debate and contro,ersies

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!hat can we do locall$%

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State Total %

Maharashtra 17019 35

Andhra Pradesh 5249 11

West Bengal 5045 10

 Tamil Nadu 3374 7Gujarat 330 7

!elhi 3133

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State Popn %

Maharashtra 1"2 20

#ttar Pradesh 109 12 Tamil Nadu " 9

West Bengal "5 9

Andhra Pradesh "2 9Madh$a Pradesh 4 7

Gujarat 47 5

%ajasthan 39 4