ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN FOR SHIMLA WITH FOCUS ON SOLAR ENERGY

Masters in Planning (Environmental Planning)

2nd Semester Studio School of Planning and Architecture

New Delhi

•2012 declared as International Year for Sustainable energy by U.N

•Development to be aligned along sustainability

•Renewable energy is one step towards this…

•Planning initiative – mainstream solar energy concerns into development process

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

• To reduce the dependence on conventional and non-renewable energy sources.

• To integrate new and renewable energy systems with the development planning process.

• To analyze the renewable energy relationship with built form and physiography.

AIM

OBJECTIVES

To formulate the environmental plan for sustainable development of Shimla.

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METHODOLOGY

Development Planning Process

Integration of Solar energy

Identify parameters for

analysis

Output – making spatial development energy sensitive

Literature study, data collection, analysis – using

Ecotect

PARAMETERS FOR ANALYSIS

ELEVATION SLOPE

INSOLATIONASPECT

PARAMETERS FOR ANALYSIS

VEGETATION LAND USE

DENSITYBUILT FORM

How it will be used in analysis

• Land use distribution- to be related with parameters

• Density distribution across the planning areaCheck feasibility of renewable energy by evaluating the existing projects

• Analyze aspect, slope, elevation

• Analyze consumption pattern – building level data collection

• Identify critical areas- in terms of pollution

TYPE OF ANALYSIS

Shimla district is part of north-western Himalayan Agro climatic region of Himachal Pradesh located in the south.

SHIMLA - AN OVERVIEW

The Ridge, Elysium Hill (2257 m)

Jakhu (2449 m) highest altitude.

Annandale (1860 m)

Summer Hill (2070 m)

Prospect Hill (2175 m)

Pleasant (2160 m)

Observatory Hill (2135 m)

Shoghi

Kufri

Ghanahatti

ADMINISTRATIVE MAP

Source: Draft Shimla Development Plan

RESIDENTIAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION-2010

Source: Draft Shimla Development Plan

WARD WISE POPULATION DENSITY-2010

Source: Draft Shimla Development Plan

URBAN SPRAWL

Source: Research Paper by Shashi Shekhar ‘Urban Sprawl and other Spatial Planning Issues in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh’

SLOPE ANALYSIS

Shimla city contour Plan

ASPECT ANALYSIS

Southern Slope

SHIMLA PLANNING AREA

SHIMLA MC AREA PROBABLE STUDY AREA

SCALES OF STUDY

PROBABLE STUDY AREA

SHIMLA MC AREA

SHIMLA PLANNING

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