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Towards a Green Economy
An approach based on“Thinking globally and acting
locally”
Dr. K.P. Kannan
Chairman
Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies
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A few remarks on Laurie Baker’s
approach to architecture and buildinconstruction
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!hat is "reen #conom$%
Ke$ points for thinkin and action
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Less ener$+intensi,e materials
Locall$ a,ailable materials
'enewable or deradable materials
#n,ironmental compatibilit$ -e..climate
ecolo$ etc./
!ater har,estin!aste manaement
)se of alternati,e sources of ener$0
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-solar wind eothermal marineincludin wa,e bioas and fuel cell/
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-alternati,e fuels public transit h$brid andelectric ,ehicles car sharin and carpoolin
prorams/
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-!ater reclamation rainwater s$stems low+water landscapin water purification storm
water manaement/
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-rec$clin municipal solid waste sal,aebrownfield land remediation Superfund
cleanup sustainable packain/
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-oranic ariculture habitat conser,ationand restoration: urban forestr$ and
parks reforestation and afforestation and
solid stabilisation/
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4hree Pillars of Sustainabilit$
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*ssues at the (ational and Local Le,els
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"reen #conom$
4he international debate and contro,ersies
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!hat can we do locall$%
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State Total %
Maharashtra 17019 35
Andhra Pradesh 5249 11
West Bengal 5045 10
Tamil Nadu 3374 7Gujarat 330 7
!elhi 3133
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State Popn %
Maharashtra 1"2 20
#ttar Pradesh 109 12 Tamil Nadu " 9
West Bengal "5 9
Andhra Pradesh "2 9Madh$a Pradesh 4 7
Gujarat 47 5
%ajasthan 39 4