Decoupling in India's building contruction sector : trends, technologies and policies
- 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. TheIndia'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.…
Document Type: | Peer-Reviewed Article |
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Author: | Sriraj Gokarakonda, Shritu Shrestha, Pratibha Ruth Caleb, Vaibhav Rathi, Rohan Jain, Stefan ThomasORCiDGND, Kilian Topp, Zeenat Niazi |
URN (citable link): | https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-71590 |
DOI (citable link): | https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1490054 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Source Title (English): | Building research and information |
Volume: | 47 |
Issue: | 1 |
First Page: | 91 |
Last Page: | 107 |
Divisions: | Energie-, Verkehrs- und Klimapolitik |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften |
OpenAIRE: | OpenAIRE |
Licence: | In Copyright - Urheberrechtlich geschützt |