TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Gokarakonda, Sriraj
A1  - Shrestha, Shritu
A1  - Caleb, Pratibha Ruth
A1  - Rathi, Vaibhav
A1  - Jain, Rohan
A1  - Thomas, Stefan
A1  - Topp, Kilian
A1  - Niazi, Zeenat
T1  - Decoupling in India's building contruction sector : trends, technologies and policies
N2  - India's present development trajectory is at a crucial juncture with a requirement to meet the demands of a population of over 1.2 billion while ensuring environmental sustainability. The resulting economic growth over the past two decades has over-exploited finite natural resources and led to tremendous environmental degradation. Therefore, decoupling economic growth from resource consumption is crucial in the transformation towards a green economy. Building construction is one of the most resource-intensive sectors, as well as creating a high impact on the environment. This study analyzes existing mechanisms in India's building construction sector that attempt to decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental impacts. The key contributors for decoupling are analyzed. Recommendations for regulations, market incentives, transparency, data monitoring and capacity-building are provided for an array of policy initiatives targeted at political and financial decision-makers at the national, state and local levels for different buildings.
T2  - Building research and information
VL  - 47
Y1  - 2019
UN  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-71590
U6  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1490054
DO  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1490054
IS  - 1
SP  - 91
EP  - 107
ER  -