International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 06 Issue: 12 | Dec 2019
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A Review on Self Sustainable Integrated Township Jinal Hasmukhbhai Patel1, Zarana H. Gandhi2 1Post
Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***----------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract – Now a days the rate of urbanization
increases. Due to the increase rate of urbanization many problems are arises. Integrated Township is the only potential solution to overcome the challenges of urbanization. Too often the townships are planned today has been neglected in Sustainable planning point of view for next coming generation. The townships are planned with “walk to work” concept built up with public private partnership, integrated in nature can be the future of developing cities. The basic working principle is to integrate the ecological, social and economic aspects of sustainability in all sectors and enables its residents to live a good quality of life. The study deals with what makes a township sustainable, evaluation of Amanora park township and also deals with location of township, amenities they provide and quality of life are important if our cities are to be sustainable.
Key Words: Integrated Township, SelfSustainable, Sustainable development, Amanora Park Township 1. INTRODUCTION Urbanization is increase day by day and all cities & counties of world specially developing countries like India facing the problem of urbanization. Due to rapid urbanization people are getting attracted towards the city and urban areas where they are hoped to get more and more facilities and amenities to survive in better living conditions. As a result of this trend, the limits of the city increases. Due to this more development occurs and therefore there are huge need to fulfill demand of all sectors like housing, commercial as well as employment facilities. Increase in demand and development leads to sprawling everywhere which is look like improper management. So that there is requirement of proper planning and proper management. To ease the pressure on big cities and improve the quality of urban living, town planners are encouraging the setting up to integrated township as an effective development tool. Based on this concept special townships communities living are upcoming need of present and future generations.
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If the integrated township is planned with the concept of an environment friendly planning and sustainability, then people get better lifestyle with economic opportunities and healthier environment. Sustainable integrate township is the great opportunity for the people to live in healthy environment, to work in healthy environment with all infrastructure and good quality of life.
1.1 Concept of Integrated Township The concept of Integrated Township is developed by integrating three different aspects of life ‘Live, Leisure and Work’- walk to school, walk to office and walk to shops concept. A township generally refers to a small geographic area or a self contained real estate property. The Integrated township are clusters of housing and commercial business with associated infrastructure such as schools, roads, hospitals, convenience shopping, drainage and sewage facilities. It would be built and run to benefit the whole community. A township project can be in a private ownership or a public ownership or both. Everything in an integrated township is self-sustainable and environmental friendly.
1.2 Objective of Integrated Township The main objective of integrated township is ‘convenience’ in the form of social, economic and living amenities to be given to the people within township. To facilitate the creation of efficient, equitable, sustainable urban settlement. Residential, Infrastructure and other basic required amenities are provided within walkable distance.
2. CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY The first definition of sustainable development is given by Brundtland Commission appeared in 1987 which states “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.” Commission’s report also states that in essence, sustainable development is a process of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional changes are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations. Also central to most definitions of
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