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CASE STUDIES

of this century. This significant and public structures in analysis of successful models
change is expected to impact China. Japanese scholars from around the world
freshwater resources, food investigated emissions across and Indian efforts in this
security, and health outcomes various sectors, proposing direction, concluding with a
(National Action Plan on emission reduction strategies presentation of the study’s
Climate Change). India’s through building innovations, findings.
7% to 8% economic growth transportation enhancements,
is encountering escalating industrial realignment, Towards Low-Carbon
challenges, including and the implementation of Urban Development In
increased migration, energy-efficient technologies. India
pressure on infrastructure, Furthermore, Price et al. (2013)
environmental pollution, introduced an innovative In the face of escalating urban
and overuse of natural low-carbon indicator challenges, India’s mega
resources. Addressing these framework specifically cities, such as Delhi and
issues requires innovative designed for China. This Mumbai, are encountering
strategies for urban planning framework provides a set of severe environmental
that prioritise sustainability, methodologies for creating degradation. This degradation
carbon emission reduction, comprehensive indicators manifests in excessive traffic
and efficient resource use at macro and micro levels, congestion, escalating air
to ensure urban areas marking significant strides in pollution levels, and the
remain habitable and understanding and mitigating unsustainable consumption
environmentally responsible. urban carbon footprints of non-renewable resources,
Literature Study on Low- globally. culminating in a spectrum of
climate-related
adversities.
Carbon Cities In India, research has centred The situation is further
Numerous researchers have on developing localised, aggravated by urban sprawl,
conducted comprehensive city-specific indicators for loss of vegetative cover, and
studies on low-carbon low-carbon transportation, the exploitation of natural
cities. A study by Fei Chen utilising household survey resources, presenting a
(2013) analysed urban data. Moreover, a focus grim forecast for ecological
carbon emissions through has been on creating sustainability and public
empirical studies in ten comprehensive macro-level health. The construction of
large American cities, indicators across technical, large-scale infrastructure and
focusing on transportation, social, economic, and strategic uncontrolled urbanisation
heating, air conditioning, areas to promote low-carbon
and everyday activities in transportation solutions. This disrupt natural ecosystems,
city centres and suburban paper outlines the necessity leading to soil degradation,
outskirts. Goodall (2007) for low-carbon cities in India. diminished groundwater
analyzed household carbon It begins by outlining the resources, and climate
emissions by evaluating the research goals, approaches, change-induced risks. These
consumption of electricity, and methodologies, followed include heightened flood
petrol, and natural gas. In by a review of literature that and drought occurrences,
contrast, Chen and Dajian discusses global and Indian infrastructural damage,
(2013) focused on the energy urbanisation challenges and agricultural setbacks, and
usage and carbon outputs the drive towards low-carbon a jeopardized food supply
of residential buildings cities. This review includes an chain.

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