Sustainable Urban Planning- Environmental Parameters

Abstract

Environmental parameters are of utmost importance in the policy making relating to urban planning in order to minimise air pollution levels as well as saving energy. The authors have defined certain policy parameters which are required to be infused in to the process of urban planning and design while developing new urban area or expansion of the existing area. Presently most of these parameters are either being neglected or not properly understood due to lack of expertise leading to significant air pollution in urban areas causing serious diseases. These parameters are highly innovative and would need mathematical models to optimize them. An effort has been made in the present chapter to define and illustrate briefly the environmental policy parameters to reduce urban air pollution as well as to save energy.