Environment Sensitive Urbanism - Water Conservation

Architects can contribute in a big way through conservation-integrated design, say leading practitioners Ar. Manit and Sonali Rastogi

- Ar. Sonali & Manit Rastogi

A recent report by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reveals that the health of our ecosystems, on which mankind and all other species depend, is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life, worldwide. Ecosystems untouched by human interventions no longer exist. Human civilisation and technology have permanently altered our planet and some of the most tangible impacts include imploding population numbers, rampant deforestation, dangerous pollution levels (air, water, soil, industrial), immense ocean acidification and climate change, along with a plethora of other consequences.