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THEME PAPER

LiFE- A NEW STRATEGY FOR

INCLUSIVE URBANISM

MR. A.K. JAIN Urban India is passing stubble incineration, fossil
through rapid physical, socio-
fuel usage, carbon footprints
economic and environmental and growing air conditioning
transformation besides are adversely affecting
increasing carbon footprints, population’s health and
climate change and disasters. The productivity and agriculture
conflicts among spatial planning
and sustainability are leading yield. This may cause an
towards inequities, gender gap increase in incidences of
and urban dilapidation and droughts, floods, cyclones,
degradation. There is a need earthquakes, pandemics,
to relook at the repertoire and urban heat islands and
processes of urban development changes in microclimate
“The paradigm of inclusive which should bridge the gap due to radiant energy in
urbanism is closely between those in frontline and the earth’s atmosphere.
intertwined with the lifestyle the have nots, and showpieces It stresses upon human-
for environment. This requires and the backyard slums. There centric, collective efforts for
working out new partnerships, is a need to shift from fossil fuel sustainable development.
era to the circular concepts of
financing and resource inclusive planning, renewal, The vision of LiFE is to live
optimisation.” recycling and conservation. a lifestyle that focuses on the
The recently launched ‘Lifestyle concepts of Reduce, Reuse
for the Environment (LiFE) and Recycle towards a simple
Movement’ can be a game and sustainable lifestyle by
changer in this pursuit. collective and individuals’
behaviour and actions. The
INTRODUCTION experience of Swachh Bharat

On World Environment Day Mission (SBM) indicates that
(5th June 2022), the Hon’ble besides a robust plan, legal
Prime Minister Shri Narendra framework and financial
Modi launched the ‘Lifestyle allocations, the success of a
for the Environment (LiFE) mission hinges upon changing
Key Words: LiFE, Inclusive Urbanism, Movement’. This initiative the behaviour of the people.
Slums, Shelter, Local Economic recognises the threats of Campaigns, such as clean
Promotion, Waste Management, Green climate change, rise in global and green city, wastewater
Energy,
temperatures, changes in recycling, saving water and
Mr. A.K. Jain (ak.jain6@gmail.com) rainfall, floods, droughts, air energy, planting greenery,
is Ex-Commissioner(Planning), Delhi pollution and water shortages. etc. can help the citizen to
Development Authority, Delhi. Increasing traffic, wastes and come together for Lifestyle

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