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T1 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Dhar, Subash
A2 Pathak, Minal
A2 Shukla, P. R.
K1 transport
K1 city
K1 climate change
K1 carbon
K1 temperature
K1 demography
K1 economic growth
K1 urban area
K1 urban planner
K1 India
SN 978-87-92706-27-0
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31361
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31361
NO This guidebook provides an overview of integrating low carbon development into urban planning, particularly in rapidly growing cities. It explains the scientific basis of climate change, global mitigation targets, and emission pathways consistent with limiting temperature rise to two degrees Celsius. The document examines national development trends in India, including demographic change, economic growth, infrastructure expansion, and energy demand, and analyses their implications for urban emissions. It outlines scenario-based planning methods to estimate future energy use and emissions across sectors such as transport, buildings, industry, and waste. The guidebook also presents policy frameworks, indicators, and modelling approaches that support city planners in aligning urban development strategies with national climate objectives while considering mitigation, adaptation, and associated co-benefits.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026