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RANWA, C-26/1; Ketan Heights, Kothrud, Pune, 411038, India.
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The Indian urban resource assessment is a nested assessment of national scale with focus on Pune-Bombay and Madurai local assessments in northern & southern Western Ghats respectively. Research and Action in Natural Wealth Administration (RANWA), an NGO is coordinating the Indian urban resource assessment, with focus on Pune-Bombay urban area. Its partner NGO Covenant Center for Development (CCD) is focusing on southern Western Ghats besides examples from Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi etc. Sustainable Rural Transformation (SuTRA) unit, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is assisting at the national scale, with focus on fuel & water.

Summary

Present techno-commercial society may enhance environmental & social inequity & uncertainty. Excess dependence on external tools drives such a trend while reducing resilience & creativity. Another driver appears to be emphasis on augmenting supply, than reducing or reallocating the demand. These trends emerged during the Indian Urban Resource Millennium Assessment by Naturalists (IURMAN) that informally consulted over 3,000 stakeholders during 2001-4 at various Indian cities with focus on Pune & Bangalore, besides literature search.

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