http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/06/04/india-and-manufacturing/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/06/04/india-and-manufacturing/comment-page-1/#comment-124508 Amit Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:26:40 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/06/04/india-and-manufacturing/#comment-124508 And whatever new cities are built, they should be designed with ecology and environment in mind, with a low-impact footprint - basically, green cities. Community gardens in every neighborhood where people can grow vegetables, easy composting of organic waste, lots of trees (there's research that shows trees in the neighborhood help in reducing stress, and some correlation between more trees and lesser crime), excellent public transport system, designing of roads while keeping bicycles and pedestrians in mind instead of an afterthought, no dependence on a car to get basic chores done, gravel instead of paved in parking lots to allow rainwater to replenish the water table, LEED-certified housing etc. (Did Ambani even think of this last one when designing his grand house? If not, what an effing waste of opportunity and setting an example.) And whatever new cities are built, they should be designed with ecology and environment in mind, with a low-impact footprint – basically, green cities. Community gardens in every neighborhood where people can grow vegetables, easy composting of organic waste, lots of trees (there’s research that shows trees in the neighborhood help in reducing stress, and some correlation between more trees and lesser crime), excellent public transport system, designing of roads while keeping bicycles and pedestrians in mind instead of an afterthought, no dependence on a car to get basic chores done, gravel instead of paved in parking lots to allow rainwater to replenish the water table, LEED-certified housing etc. (Did Ambani even think of this last one when designing his grand house? If not, what an effing waste of opportunity and setting an example.)

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