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POLICY REVIEW

INDIA’S TRANSITION TO ENERGY-EFFICIENT

CITIES: A MULTIFACETED PERSPECTIVE

SIMRAN VATS 1 The paper aims to analyse the Introduction
pivotal
role
energy-efficient
NANKI NATH 2 cities will play in India’s future In the wake of rapid
urbanisation and escalating
RANGANATH M urban economy. It delves into energy demands, sustainable
SINGARI 3 the essential components of development has become a
sustainable urban development,
major objective for countries
scrutinises the encountered across the world, especially
challenges and opportunities, India As the second most
and presents exemplary case populous country on the
studies nationwide. Emphasising globe and a swiftly urbanising
the significance of energy- landscape, India faces a
efficient cities in curbing energy critical juncture in shaping its
consumption and greenhouse urban future towards one that
gas emissions, it underscores is environmentally resilient,
the importance of technological socially inclusive, and
advancements and innovative economically vibrant. The
approaches to enhance urban key to this transformational
journey is the concept of an
energy efficiency. This includes energy-efficient city, in which
integrating renewable energies, sustainability principles
intelligent grids, the Internet of
Key Words: Energy-efficient cities, are correlated with urban
Sustainable urban development, Things (IoT), and construction planning, infrastructure
Technological solutions, Government automation systems to change development, and policy
policies. the future urban landscape. implementation.
Additionally, it evaluates the
1 Research Scholar, Department impact of government policies, Sustainable development,
of Design, Delhi Technological public-private partnerships, as defined by the United
University, New Delhi, India. Nations, entails meeting
simranvats300@gmail.com and community engagement in the needs of the present
advancing this transformative
2 Assistant Professor, Univ. School agenda. Lastly, it addresses without compromising the
of Design & Innovation, GGSIP ability of future generations
University, New Delhi, India the obstacles hindering the to meet their own needs[1].
nankinath2022.usdi@gmail.com scalability of energy efficiency In the Indian context, this
initiatives in India, such as lack
3 Professor, Department of Design, necessitates a shift towards
Delhi Technological University, of awareness, high initial costs, urban development that not
New Delhi, India policy barriers, and technical only addresses the pressing
ranganath@dce.ac.in proficiency. challenges of urbanisation but

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