26-27 August 2013 - Center for Urban Green Spaces

Center for Urban Green Spaces
Aravali Foundation for Education
www.cugs.in
Association of Municipalities
and Development Authorities
www.amdaindia.org
National Workshop
on
URBAN GREEN SPACES
Udaipur | Rajasthan
26-27 August 2013

C
reation and management of green
spaces (including urban forests) has
gained importance as urbanization
becomes the most significant reason for
human migration in the world. Urban
Green Spaces provide town and city
dwellers with significant environmental,
recreational and material benefits. They
are also home to a vast diversity of flora
and fauna and are recognized as important
repositories of biodiversity.
This is particularly true for
developing countries where urbanization is
progressing at an unprecedentedly rapid
rate and a demographic switch from a
predominantly rural to a predominantly
urban society is taking place. UN figures
indicate that in 1990 only 37% of the total
population of developing countries was
living in urbanized area. It is predicted that
by the year 2025 the proportion will be 61%. Already rapid and uncontrolled
urbanization in many developing countries is having fundamental social
and environmental consequences. The role of Urban Green Spaces in
ameliorating this situation is critical and needs to be recognized in planning,
creation and management of rapidly expanding urban human settlements.
From every angle - demographic, environmental or social - cities in
the Indian subcontinent are far more significant today. In India alone, they
are home to an estimated 340 million people, or 30% of total population. By
2030, existing and new Indian cities are expected to provide shelter to 590
million people, or 40% of the population. It is a fact that urbanization in
Indian sub-continent is well underway, and will continue.. There is an
urgent need to engage with this reality of an Urban future and look for
answers to questions about longterm sustainability and environmental
robustness of our cities.
Objectives
Ÿ To sensitize participants about criticality of
urban green spaces in the context of
emerging urbanization scenario.
Ÿ To exchange information on best practices and
analyze success stories from the field.
Ÿ To inform about tools and mechanisms
available for management of urban green
spaces.
Ÿ To provide opportunities of networking with
peers from different geographical settings.
Workshop Structure
Ÿ Theoretical perspectives functional role of
urban green spaces
Ÿ Case studies of successful initiatives from
various parts of the country.
Ÿ Technical sessions on tools and techniques in
urban green space management
Participation Profile
This program is exclusively for the senior officers of the level of Sr. Environment
Engineer, Sr. Architect/Planner, Superintending/Executive Engineer of Municipal
Corporation/Councils, Development Authorities and State Pollution Control Boards
from different parts of the country.
Number of Seats and Nomination Deadline
The number of seats are limited to 60 and will be filled on first come first serve basis.
Nomination must reach AMDA by July 31, 2013 by email, fax, or courier as per details
overleaf.
Fee
Ÿ
Field Trip and Interactive Discussions.
There is no delegation/participation fee as the program is being sponsored by
Association of Municipalities and Development Authorities. However, TA/DA of the
participants will have to be borne by the concerned State Governments/Agencies.
In year 2008 the world
crossed an important
demographic milestone when
urban population on Earth
equaled its rural population,
for the first time in
human history.
Urbanization in Asia has been
growing at a rapid rate and is
expected to accelerate in
the future. It is forecasted that
17 out of 27 world's largest
mega-cities will be
in Asia by 2015.
Today, 310 million people live
in India's cities. By 2030, this
number will be 575 million.
By 2045, 800 million!. Every
minute, 30 Indians leave
rural India for its cities!!
Urban parks, gardens and
natural landscapes are better
known for their non market or
intangible benefits. The flow
value of annual output of forest
eco system goods and services in
Beijing, China has been estimated
to be around $6.3 billion.

Association of Municipalities
and Development Authorities
The Association of Municipalities and
Development Authorities (AMDA), established in
1983, is an Association of 73 Municipalities and
Development Authorities in the country. The
Association, as the name signifies, addresses the
issues pertaining to interface between the state,
municipal bodies and urban development
authorities in the realm of urbanization, urban
development and urban governance.
It offers (a) a valuable forum for members to
exchange ideas of topical interest in the field of
urbanisation; (b) information on good practices in
the field of urban development through
newsletters, workshops, seminars, training
programmes, applied research and the kind; and
makes (c) a valuable contribution in the field of
planned urban settlements and their development.
The Association has emerged as a
knowledge-integration and experience exchange
platform across the country, besides performing an
advocacy and interfacing role to improve efficiency
of urban local bodies and development authorities.
For over two decades, AMDA has been working on
issues of planned development and management
of cities by sensitising local, state and central
governments.
CENTRE FOR URBAN GREEN SPACES
ARAVALI FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION
Center for Urban Green Spaces at AFE is
committed to: (a) Promoting a higher appreciation of
the role of urban green spaces amongst urban
planners, policy makers and citizens, and (b)
Working with urban civic agencies to optimize the
flow of tangible and intangible benefits of urban
green spaces that can be enjoyed by proximate
communities.
Aravali Foundation for Education (AFE) is an
organization dedicated to creating a civil society that
is conscious of the problem of (and possible
solutions to) the steady degradation of earth’s
unique ability to provide various forms of life with a
livable habitat. Set up in 2004, AFE strives to achieve
its mandate by designing and implementing
innovative programs aimed at bridging the
information divide that exists between the world of
conservation research and the civil society on one
hand, and between research and the policy making
establishment on the other.
AFE proactively seeks to bring together
institutions from diverse fields of education,
conservation, science and business on a common
platform to work together and enhance human and
institutional capabilities for addressing
environmental concerns.
Program Venue
Contact point for sending nominations and further information:
Director
ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES (AMDA)
7/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi - 110049
Tel. No. : 011-26494486, 26497973 Fax : 011-26491675
Email : amdadelhi@gmail.com Website : www.amdaindia.org

NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON URBAN GREEN SPACES
26-27 August 2013 | UDAIPUR, Rajasthan
Day 1
Registration: 9.00 AM -10.00 AM
Inaugural Session 10.00-11.00 AM
Member Secretary, NCR Planning Board | Mayor of Udaipur
Inaugural High Tea 11.00-11.30 AM
11.30 AM-1.00 PM
Session 1 : URBANISATION : A PERSPECTIVE
Urbanisation in India -Trends and Implications
Manoj Dabas, Director, Center for Urban Green Spaces
Urban Green Spaces-Imperatives for Urban Planning
Neeraj Gupta, Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Central University of Rajasthan,
Ajmer
Urban Green Spaces – A National Overview
Sanjeev Gupte, Dean, Buddha College of Architecture, Udaipur
Lunch 1.00-2.00 PM
2.00-3.3.30 PM
Session 2-URBAN GREEN SPACES-Functional Role and
Institutional Innovations
Urban Green Spaces - Energy Efficiency| Heat Island Effect
To be Decided
Urban Green Spaces - Birds in Cities | Issues and Challenges
Dr. Raza Tehsin, Member, Wild Life Preservation Society of India
Urban Green Spaces-Store Houses of Biological Diversity
S K Sharma, Rajasthan Forest Department
Urban Green Spaces-Safe Guarding Human Health
Ritu Rai, Asso. Professor, Dept.of Architecture, Central University of Rajasthan
Tea 3.30-4.00 PM

4.00PM-5.30PM
SESSION 3 – URBAN GREEN SPACES: ADDRESSING
BOTTLENECKS
Group Exercise
Entire group divided into three subgroups to deliberate issues and
challenges associated with a particular dimension of urban green
spaces and also come up with recommendations to effectively address
the same:
a) Urban Green Spaces- Engaging Communities and beneficiaries
b) Urban Green Spaces- Mobilizing Resources (including PPP)
c) Urban Green Spaces- Regulatory Issues including incentives
* Each group to make a 15 minute presentation after tea session on
Day2
Day 2
10.00 -11.30 AM
Session 1: UGS-HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES AND CONCEPTS
Site Specific Species Selection
Dr. L.N. Mahawer, Assoc. Professor (Horticulture)
Vertical Greenery/Roof Top Gardens
Dr. R.A. Kaushik, Professor (Horticulture)
Food Production in Urban Landscapes
Dr. Deepak Kumar Sarolia, Asstt. Professor (Horticulture)
Tea 11.30-12.00
12.00 -12.45 PM
Session 2:Sub Group Presentations: 15 Minutes each
Lunch 12.45-1.30 PM
Field Trip (To Gulab Bagh)
Leader-Mr. Madhusudan Rawal, Addl. Chief Engineer, PWD, Udiapur
Gulab Bagh is the largest garden in Udaipur. Spread over 100 acres the garden has
innumerable varieties of roses, which is also the reason it is called Gulab Bagh.
Gulab Bagh was started by Maharana Sajjan Singh in the 1878. Various Flower and
Vegetable shows are organized in the Garden starting from the first one in 1888 by
Maharana Fateh Singh.
Return to Venue 4.30 PM | Dispersal