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THEME PAPER
Fig. 1: Sustainable Project Compass Fig. 2: The Climate Centre for • Urban planning, Green
Developed by SERA, Architects Cities Cover and Biodiversity;
Converges Health, Happiness,
Knowledge, Equity, Community, • Basic Amenities; and
Ecology, Water, Energy, Financial
and Material aspects in its • Good Governance
Planning (Portland, Oregon)
The cornerstone of making a
city resilient and low carbon
is to adopt a circular lifecycle
approach. It entails an
integrated approach towards
the nature (climate, greens
and low carbon), the people
(socio-economic, circular
economy, culture, education,
health, mobility, community
participation) and fourth
industrial revolution (digital
Source: NIUA (2022) Climate planning, smart, intelligent
Centre for Cities, New Delhi and interconnected processes,
SCADA, block chain, discreet
local area plans, while their optimisation, algorithm, AI,
Source: Kathrine Logan (2022) vision may extend to 20 big data, etc.).
The Conversation, Architectural years, which integrate the
Record, April ecology, built environment, URBAN INFORMATICS
service network, transport FOR URBAN PLANNING
and heritage. These plans AND INFRASTRUC-
carbon emissions and impact
on climate change, a climate manifest innovative concepts TURE SERVICES
compass can be developed of sustainable and circular The breakthrough in digital
for the urban processes- economy, low carbon energy, technology and informatics
ecology, resources, health and climate resilience and circular has multiplied space, energy
wellbeing and place making systems of construction, and time. It is time that new
(Fig. 1). It predicts the impact greens, water and waste forms of energy, services,
of various urban projects on management. construction and recycling
the environment and climate. Climate sensitive design are evolved, characterized
There is a need to establish approach covers the following by online exchange of
dedicated climate centres for information, interactions,
cities (Fig. 2). Technology, (Fig.3): dynamic networks and
Artificial Intelligence, • Energy and Green floating nodes. Integration of
Inclusive and Deep Learning Building; land use, utilities, transport
can help in this task (Fig. 3). and building on a common
• Water Resources and network helps optimize space
In this digital age, it is Waste Management; efficiency use and space
necessary that land use- configurations, eliminating
based Master Planning is • Mobility and Improved unused or under performing
replaced by five-year horizon Water Quality; space. Utilities need ways to
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