Urban Sustainability Analysis of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

Pandit, Jyotsana; Bhardwaj, S. K.; Sharma, Anish Kumar

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“…The lowest ecological deficit of 21.795 g/ha in Palampur may be explained by the low levels of anthropocentricity in the region, as well as the relatively low levels of development in the area.The ecological deficit per capita in different urban areas ranged from 0.004 to 0.027 g ha/capita and followed the following pattern: Jawali (0.028 g ha/capita) > Jawalamukhi (0.027 g ha/capita) > Dehra (0.022 g ha/capita) > Nagrota (0.020 g ha/capita) > Dharamshala (0.018 g ha/capita) > Baijnath-Paprola (0.017 g ha/capita) > Nurpur (0.016 g ha/capita) > Kangra (0.011 g ha/capita) > Palampur (0.006 g ha/capita). The results are in congruence with the findings of Kandil et al (2020) and Pandit et al (2021);the per capita ecological deficit has no characteristic pattern because of varying geographical areas and capricious amount of population which has not relatively magnified in these areas. According to the data, the expanded built-up land footprint of different urban areas exceeds the biocapacity of the environment, rendering the system unsustainable and pointing out the existence of an Ecological Deficit (ED).…”

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Assessment of environmental sustainability using ecological footprint in urban ecosystems of North Western Himalayas

Rana,

Bhardwaj,

Gourav

2023

ECJ

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Rapid urbanization in cities is crafting major environmental problems, leading to degradation of urban ecosystems and is responsible for creating an imbalance between demand and supply of resources. Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA) is a tool that can be used to assess this imbalance scientifically and determine the sustainability of a particular area. Our study aims to determine the urban sustainability of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, a hilly state in North Western Himalayas, India situated in North western Himalayas by using one of the Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA) components, the built-up land footprint, as a pragmatic tool for analysis and planning of the urban region. The total built-up land footprint, total biocapacity and total ecological deficit are 18146.095 g ha,15968.564 g ha and 2177.531 g ha respectively whereas built-up land footprint per capita, built-up land biocapacity per capita and ecological deficit per capita are 1.371 g ha, 1.206 g ha, and 0.164 g ha respectively in different urban areas. Consequently, it is concluded that the built-up land results in an ecological deficit, and the system is considered unsustainable because its ecological footprint exceeds its bio capacity. It is suggested that urban sustainability should move and work on ecological principles so that the vision encompassing global goals and agenda 2030 for sustainable development can be achieved.

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Assessment of environmental sustainability using ecological footprint in urban ecosystems of North Western Himalayas

Rana,

Bhardwaj,

Gourav

2023

ECJ

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“…III Urban sustainability Urban sustainability is defined as the process by which measurable long-term social development can be achieved through actions in the environment, economic and social magnitude. The use of sustainability indicators is increasingly needed to achieve sustainability (Pandit et al, 2021). It truly is a multiscale and multidimensional issue that centersaround as well as rises above urban wards and which must be tended to by tough initiative, resident association, and territorial organizations alongside vertical collaborations among various legislative levels.There are four main principles to advance urban sustainability viz:Human and characteristic frameworks are solidly interlaced and met up in urban zones; Urban imbalance undermines supportability attempts; The planet has biophysical limits; Urban communities are astoundingly interconnected.…”

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Urbanization’s environmental imprint: A review

Pandit¹,

Sharma²

2022

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The urban population interact with their environment and change it through the consumption of resources. The changed condition may impact the wellbeing and life nature of the urban population. The uncontrollable growth of urbanization has been reported to be dangerous for mental health and sanity of many citizens. Urban areas whether small or megacities each generate an ecological foot print.The present day urbanization, consequently requires a sustainable development pattern and changes in present day styles of boom to cause them to be more equitable and more resource and energy efficientAs of now, urban administration is to a great extent concentrated on single issues, for example, water, transportation, or waste. A multi scale administration framework that expressly inscribes interconnected asset chains and interconnected spots is essential as a way to transition closer to sustainable urbanizationwhich require, prevention of urban pollution, decreasing production capacity and supporting recycling, while discouraging non-profit development and fading poor and rich differences. . Therefore, the present study was conducted to clarify the effect of urbanization on the environmental quality, resource use and sustainability. The study conducted throughout the globe indicated sustainable urbanization can be achieved by following concept of development wherein natural resources are restored and not replaced by technology.

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Urban Sustainability Analysis of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Assessment of environmental sustainability using ecological footprint in urban ecosystems of North Western Himalayas

Assessment of environmental sustainability using ecological footprint in urban ecosystems of North Western Himalayas

Urbanization’s environmental imprint: A review

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