TY - RPRT U1 - Forschungsbericht A1 - Caleb, Pratibha Ruth A1 - Gokarakonda, Sriraj A1 - Jain, Rohan A1 - Niazi, Zeenat A1 - Rathi, Vaibhav A1 - Shrestha, Shritu A1 - Thomas, Stefan A1 - Topp, Kilian T1 - Decoupling energy and resource use from growth in the Indian construction sector : a baseline study T2 - Policy brief N2 - India is currently at a crucial juncture where it is aiming for economic growth to meet the basic needs of its 1.2 billion people. However, so far this growth has resulted in energy shortages and the increasing use of limited resources. This policy brief series is about decoupling, i.e. improving efficiency to reduce the resources and energy needed for this growth and meet the country's increasing development needs. The construction sector is highly resource and energy intensive; it is therefore imperative that it moves towards a path of environmental sustainability. This transition is likely to be achieved by decoupling both resource and energy use from the sector's growth. Decision-makers in the sector will play a crucial role in achieving this. The aim of this policy brief series is to inform decision-makers in India at central government and state level about the current status of research, policy and institutions in the Indian construction sector and to identify key drivers and barriers. Finally, practical recommendations will be made for decision-makers about how to promote decoupling of resource and energy use from growth in the construction sector. Policy brief 1 focuses on the baseline for decoupling in the Indian construction sector. The study draws attention to the existing scenario in terms of key policies, research and institutions linked to resources and energy in the sector. Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-67545 UN - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-67545 VL - 1 SP - 41 S1 - 41 PB - Dt. Ges. für Techn. Zusammenarbeit CY - Berlin PB - Dt. Ges. für Techn. Zusammenarbeit CY - Berlin ER -