INTEGRATING ENERGY EFFICIENT APPROACHES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF GHAZIABAD CITY

Abstract

Energy demand in cities is constantly rising to address the pressure of increasing population and economic growth. So there is a necessity of energy saving and to produce energy from renewable resources for urban areas. Considering cities, electricity is majorly consumed in buildings for space heating and cooling, lighting and operation of appliances. This dissertation work deals with estimating the future demand of electricity and checking possible solutions for sustainable and efficient use of energy in Ghaziabad. In the first part of study, the present scenario of the cities in India and the world and renewable and non-renewable energy resources in India has been studied. Various energy policies, institutional and strategic framework in India has also discussed. The second part deals with national and international case studies of good practice in energy efficiency have been referred. The later part of the study of Ghaziabad city is done with the projection of future energy demand of the city and survey conducted in the residential sector of the 1500 household. In the end of the dissertation summery of conclusion is given from the research and possible recommendation for integrating energy efficient approaches in urban development of Ghaziabad city are discussed.