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| VOL.1 ISSUE 1 January -June, 2009 |
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| Developing Harmonious and Sustainable Cities in India | |
| The Association of Municipalities and Development Authorities (AMDA) in cooperation with UNHABITAT,
Nairobi and GTZ-ASEM, New Delhi
organized a two day National Seminar on 'Developing
Harmonious and Sustainable Cities in India for a
Better Urban Future' on 20-21 March, 09 at India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The broad objectives of the Seminar were to highlight the importance of sustainable urban development in making our cities harmonious, sharing best urban practices and take forth various initiatives by the central, state and local government. The seminar covered important themes like promoting social equity and inclusiveness in cities, establishing economically productive and equitable cities, harmonizing built and natural environment of Indian cities and preserving the historical roots of Indian cities. The recommendations of the workshop were developing three-pronged strategy for harmonization of cities namely, Synergy between urban, regional and local planning; Social harmony within cities to have social justice and equity through low-cost infrastructure and service; and Harmony between built and natural environment covering sustainability of ecosystems and cost effective environmental solutions. Read more: http://www.amdaindia.org/Proceedings_17.08.09.pdf |
"A world that urbanizes cannot claim to be harmonious if some groups concentrate resources and opportunities while others remain impoverished and marginalized. Urbanization does not necessarily mean unrestrained economic growth that generates poverty and exclusion," Dr. M. Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Urban development. |