ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IN THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE CITIES
AUTHOR – SATYA VRAT PANDEY, STUDENT AT INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW
Best Citation – SATYA VRAT PANDEY, ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IN THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE CITIES, ILE JOURNAL OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (ILE JALS), 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 1-5, APIS – 3920 – 0056 | ISBN – 978-81-964391-3-2.
Abstract
The 21st century has been reckoning with urbanization and human habitation and people are mostly opting for urban areas as their residences. Cities as the entity for the growth of a nation, play a crucial role in; employment generation, wealth creation, and providing infrastructure and State-of-the-art services apart from being the centre of economic growth and innovation. Although cities are the hub for various advantages a nation gains, there is another side to cities where poverty and prosperity rub shoulders; where shanty dwellings and superstructure fight for a place; underdeveloped, haphazard, and mid-standard development has emerged as the order of the day; where the major population is deprived of its necessities and the quality services provided by the State are limited to the higher section of the society. With the increase in urbanization, cities proved to be the highest contributors of waste, say of any kind whether it is plastic, e-waste or medical waste. Cities also are the main contributors to global warming and energy consumers, consuming nearly 70% of the global energy and generating 75% of carbon footprints; cities are largely responsible for manmade disasters as well[1].
Keywords: Sustainable development, environment, Sustainable cities, Sustainable development, Environment.
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