Eco-city Belagula, Mysore for M/s Gammon India - Pioneering the paradigm shift to evolve environmentally sustainable, mixed use, high density, people friendly human settlements:
Advantages of a Mixed use Walkers' Township over conventional planning
• Fossil fuel savings per day : at an average of 1.5 cars per house (considering an average Indian upper middle class apartment owner) – 5000 cars x 20 km average travel distance @ 2 liters per car = 10000 liters.
• Reduction in carbon di oxide emissions: 5000 x 20km x 200 gm per km = 20 tonnes per day.
• Considerable savings in foreign exchange from import of petroleum products.
Improvements in Socio cultural fabric and Quality of life in Mixed use Walkers' Townships
• Savings in commuting time: 60% of Population ~ 12000 persons x 1 hour per day = 12000 hours ~ 1500 man hours of productive time.
• Drastic reduction in Noise pollution, Air pollution and accidents.
• Friendly for children, elderly, disabled.
• Social security of being close to family and friends.
• Improvement in physical and mental health by regular exercise of walking and living in clean environment. |
