Energy is ability to do work or to bring about changes. Energy exist in many forms, such as heat, light, chemical and electrical energy. Cities are the engines of economic growth. However, energy is the basic input ...

Children’s independent mobility (CIM) has a direct impact on improving a child’s cognitive skills, environmental resilience and connection with his/her neighbourhood. It also offers opportunities for an increased physical ...

India is the tenth largest economy in the world in terms of nominal GDP as of March 2014 and is expected to hold this position for a few more years. India is the third largest economy in the world when the GDP is adjusted ...

In 1992, after incorporation of 73rd and 74th amendment act decentralisation strengthened the national planning scheme The district development planning process is unfortunately mired by political bias and treated as an ...

The schools are first place where children begin their formal education and develop their skills through learning in classrooms. The overall environment of classrooms affects comfort level of children, which further has ...

Climatological information is crucial to the development of any Model for Sustainable Urban Built Environment. Traditionally the diverse geo-climatic environments prevailing in India have given rise to diverse vernacular ...

A common picture is prevalent in the cities regarding the scenario of existing condition of public spaces/ parks where major issue is lacking quality, which is perceived to be a result of inappropriate management approach. ...

The climatic classification map hitherto referred for prescribing responsive building design strategies is based on obsolete size of data as well as inappropriate criteria of analysis. It also fails to represent the diverse ...

Campus Sustainability is a unique opportunity of transforming educational campuses of higher learning, particularly the residential ones, into living laboratories for the demonstration of Environmental Sustainability. ...

Apart from food and clothes, housing is the basic necessity of humans, which not only protects him from the surrounding adverse conditions, but also gives a sense of well being and courage to develop further. The issues ...