Housing and Urban Infrastructure Management: Sustainable and Green Development

This research paper on green housing and urban infrastructure has comprehensively dealt on the facets of sustainable development and optimal management of natural resources. It emphasized on the spurt of population boom and need for affordable housing; without harming ecology. Implementation of sustainable strategies, planning and policy is becoming important for the planet. Ensuring an eco-friendly quality living standard, amidst competitions has become the issue. Like excellence, quality is a kinetic concept which needs to be accomplished. These dimensions to building of houses, infrastructures, local communities, natural resources and technology have to be seen with green. Private public participation in housing has to have quality attainment with customer focus, and sustainable.

The paper introspected on the green building design striking a balance between home building and the sustainable environment. It says that this can be done by cooperation between design team, architects, engineers, and client besides other stakeholders of the environment. This concept complements the concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort. Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) on rating system and other rating systems have been cross examined with other global parameters. It analysed on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of housing and Agenda 21 of UN for sustainable development.

The research paper is a platform for collection of ideas and views from the multiple aspects of thought; highlighting on sustainable housing and urban processes catering to socio-economic development. It has reviewed on the research articles and reports for resolving with the issues and challenges. The paper is an outcome of the discussions.