Auroville Green Practices Seminar 2011
In a 3 day workshop held at Auroville, more than 85 mid-level practitioners - urban planners, architects, project developers, policy makers and consultants engaged in stimulating interactive discussions facilitated by senior experts in areas of urban planning, mobility, energy, governance, building technologies and related areas.
The outcome of the workshop is a draft vision document that can be downloded fom here:
Regenerative Townships of Tomorrow - Vision Document (pdf 635 KB)
Auroville Green Practices brings together various stakeholders to envision future townships that offer a ecologically, socially and economically nurturing habitat. The next annual event 'Energy Positive Habitats' will be held from 30 August to 1 September 2012 at Auroville.
The presentations made at 'Regenerative Townships of Tomorrow' are available here for download.
Presentation files can be downloaded from the program listing below:
Opening Session : Regenerative Townships of Tomorrow
Introduction: Toine Van Megen (pdf, 22Mb)
Video Messages,B V Doshi (flv, 44.3Mb)
Opening Keynote - Regenerative Townships through Urban-Rural Systems Integration, Peter Head (pdf, 22Mb)
Session : Urban Planning
Urban Planning, G Dattatri (pdf, 6.7Mb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 22.3Mb)
Session : Environment & Resource Management
(De) Engineering Cities, Mohan Rao (pdf, 5.2Mb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 6.2Mb)
Session : Soul of City
The Soul of the City, N H Chhaya (pdf, 56Kb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 7.2Mb)
Session : Governance
Governance in Regenerative Towns of Tomorrow, Dr. Harjit Singh Anand (pdf, 2.7Mb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 2.1Mb)
Session : Energy
Regenerative Townships of Tomorrow, Dr. Brahmanand Mohanty (pdf, 33.7Mb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 11.4Mb)
Session : Livelihoods
Livelihoods, Dave Wallack (pdf, 80Kb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 21.4Mb)
Session : Mobility
Sustainability, Safety and Low Carbon, Dr. Geetam Tiwari (pdf, 17.5Mb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 8.8Mb)
Session : Building Technologies
The Future of Building Technologies, Sanjay Prakash (pdf, 13.1Mb)
Participants Presentation, (pdf, 6.2Mb)
Session : Panel Discussion
3 Pieces of Conventional Wisdom, (pdf, 60Kb) ( 64KbMb)
Towards Responsive Urban and Regional Planning…(pdf, 1.7Mb)
Indian Green Building Council (pdf, 6.1Mb)
Introduction : Toine Van MegenAuroville, The World in Process, Aster Patel (pdf, 1Mb)Bhavana Dee: The Early Years (pdf, 2Mb)Session : FORESTEcological Restoration in Auroville, Glenn Baldwin (n/a)Ecological Evergreen Landscapes, Paul Blanchflower (pdf, 5Mb)Eco-Restoration; Adyar Creek Eco Park, Joss Brooks (pdf, 8Mb)Session : WATERKaluvelly Basin, Gilles Boulicot (pdf, 2Mb)Canyon Erosion Control, Kireet (pdf, 1Mb)Harnessing Raindrops – Amaidhi, Shama Dalvi (pdf, 1Mb)Aquaponics, Akash Heimlich (pdf, 1Mb)Session : FOODIntroduction by Jeff GoodchildOrganic Farming, Tomas Tomassen (pdf, 47Mb)Food Systems, Gijs van Spoor (pdf, 0,5Mb)Raw Food, Anandi Vaithialingam (pdf, 0,5Mb)Holistic Food Systems, Marc Tormo (pdf, 1Mb)Session : WASTEIntroduction by B SullivanSolid Waste Management, Lucas Dengel (pdf, 1Mb)Decentralised Waste Water Systems, Tency Baetens (n/a)Litter Free Auroville, Ribhu Vohra (pdf, 2Mb)Session : OUTREACHIntroduction by Uma HaimavatiEcological Sanitation (ecosan), Lucas Dengel (pdf, 1Mb)EcoLife Store, Minhaj Ameen (pdf, 0,5Mb)Women’s Empowerment By Local Livelihood, Danny Merguei (pdf, 3Mb)Nadukkupam – Environmental Education Centre, Joss Brooks (pdf, 6Mb)Session : ENERGYIntroduction by Ulrich BlassSustainable Energy Systems, Toine van Megen (pdf, 1Mb)The Pursuit of Sustainable Energy, Alok Mallick (pdf, 2Mb)Water Pumping Windmills, Robert Trunz (pdf, 2Mb)Renting Light, Carsten Michelsen (pdf, 0,5Mb)The HumVee, Akash Heimlich (pdf, 1Mb)Session : HABITATIntroduction to Auroville Building Techniques, Mona Doctor-Pingel (pdf, 6Mb)Ecological Landscaping, Prashant Hedao (pdf, 4Mb)Sustainable Human Habitat, Suhasini Ayer-Guigan (pdf, 2Mb)Earthen Architecture in Auroville, Satprem Maini (pdf, 8Mb)Closing Session : FUTUREThe Challenges of Planning in Auroville, Lalit Bhati (pdf, 3Mb)
GreenAcres campaign
Fundraising for expanding the Auroville Greenbelt.
Our eco-zone is under threat of rapid urbanization, this is an urgent move to reverse the trend and extend activities.