Part 1:Ecologically Sensitive City Planning , Ulhas Rane ,Partner, Envirodesigners
Part 2 :Ecologically Sensitive City Planning , Ulhas Rane ,Partner, Envirodesigners
About the Speaker:
Ulhas has post graduate qualifications in Environment & Ecology & Sociology. He is a passionate naturalist, educator and researcher. Apart from professional projects with emphasis on Landscape & Environmental Design, he has several research papers and publications to his credit. He has been a senior faculty in many prestigious institutions.
About the Program:
Building Livable Cities is a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities Livable . As part of the initiative , symposiums took place across 5 cities – Bangalore , Mumbai , Delhi , Chennai ,and Ahmedabad between Oct 18-22 ,2010. For more info log on to http://www.theurbanvision.com/blc
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Urban Form and Sustainability: B.R. Balachandran
About the Speaker:
B. R. Balachandran, is the founder of Alchemy Urban Systems . He is Architect and Urban Planner and has been one of the core team members of Environmental Planning Collaborative (EPC), Ahmedabad for ten years. Mr. Balachandran has been involved in preparation of Development Plans and other town planning projects for several cities in India. The Development Plan and Town Planning Schemes that were prepared for the earthquake-devastated city of Bhuj under his leadership have resulted in a total transformation of that city. He has also been involved in many other pioneering efforts in urban reform during and after his tenure at EPC. Moreover, over the years, the promoters of Alchemy Urban Systems have developed a wide range of relationships in the urban planning profession and its related fields, thus enabling them to access a broad spectrum of professional services to support their work.
About the Program:
Building Livable Cities is a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities Livable . As part of the initiative , symposiums took place across 5 cities – Bangalore , Mumbai , Delhi , Chennai ,and Ahmedabad between Oct 18-22 2010. For more info log on to http://www.theurbanvision.com/blc
Energy Management in Water Supply Systems: Pradeep Kumar
About the Speaker:
Pradeep Kumar is the India Head ,Alliance to Save Energy which promotes energy efficiency worldwide for economy, environment and security.Pradeep has more than 14 years of experience in the field of public and private sector energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate change mitigation programs. His technical expertise includes preparation of techno-economic feasibility studies, project assessment, design and development of performance based contract projects; investment grade energy audits; preparation of EE bid documents, training & capacity building, and evaluation of proposals. His expertise covers energy efficiency and CDM programs in water supply and street lighting systems, buildings, SME cluster, and energy efficiency procurement, He is also one of the foremost experts in measurement and verification (M&V) of energy & cost savings and created replicable financing models for energy efficiency projects.
Pradeep is well networked with key government departments and donor agencies including public and private sector stakeholders. He has been instrumental in providing strategic and technical advice to various government and international development agencies in India and developed two statewide municipal energy efficiency programs in India covering more than 200 municipalities’ including water utilities. He has conducted various EE and M&V training programs for decision & policy makers, engineers, managers, finance personnel and EE project implementers.
Pradeep has been working on various international development programs in association with agencies such as; USAID, IRG, REEEP, The World Bank and IFC. He is a Certified M&V Professional (CMVP) by AEE, USA and has published many papers on energy efficiency, M&V and carbon financing.
Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Kumar has worked on various renewable energy and waste energy management projects. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and post graduate in Energy Engineering.
About the Program:
Building Livable Cities is a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities Livable . As part of the initiative , symposiums took place across 5 cities – Bangalore , Mumbai , Delhi , Chennai ,and Ahmedabad between Oct 18-22 2010. For more info log on to http://www.theurbanvision.com/blc
Building Livable Cities: Principles of Sustainable Transport
About the Speaker:
Chris joined ITDP as a full time staff member in 2008 after being involved as a consultant since 2004, focusing on transportation projects in Africa and India. In Cape Town and Accra, he performed greenhouse gas assessments of proposed BRT systems. In Johannesburg, he helped the city apply for certification of the Rea Vaya BRT system under the Clean Development Mechanism. Before joining ITDP, Chris worked for the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (now Transform) in Oakland; the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, also in Oakland; the City of Berkeley’s Planning Department; Meyer, Mohadddes Associates, Los Angeles; and Delin Consult in Accra.
Chris received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in environmental policy from the Earth Systems Program at Stanford University. He currently resides in Ahmedabad where he helped develop a public transport demand model and operation plan
for the city’s BRT system.
About the Program:
Building Livable Cities is a multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities Livable . As part of the initiative , symposiums took place across 5 cities – Bangalore , Mumbai , Delhi , Chennai ,and Ahmedabad between Oct 18-22 ,2010. For more info log on to http://www.theurbanvision.com/blc