Urban design and urban planning have emerged from architectural theory as separate theoretical traditions. Yet, both are amazingly stayed in the same physical space, which forms and shapes the nature of what cities look like and work like. They have huge potentials now for solving some of the global problems, such as climate change. This will involve prioritizing those actions that prevent or reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resilience to climate risks at all urban scales, from the urban area to building level designs, in accordance with local conditions. Effective mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change must be entirely mainstreamed into urban planning and design processes. This is an integration that has to take into consideration the long-term consequences of urban design decisions on a city's capacity to decrease the magnitude of emissions and handle climate related risks over decades. Unless sustainable urban development is reached, some of the biggest investments in mitigation strategies will have co-benefits for adaptation.

Urban planning as a profession has typically been a fast-growing and sought-after one in India in the last decade, for it seems to make a difference regarding the quality of life of people through delicate interventions. It also shapes cities through the regulation and design of their physical form and economic functions, social impacts, and activities organized within urban spaces. It combines the inputs of engineering, architecture, and social sciences, while simultaneously being both a technical profession and a political process based on citizen participation. Urban planning encompasses the setting of goals, analysis of data, design, and public consultation to produce new urban areas and renovate existing ones. Geographic information systems (GIS) are very essential in mapping urban systems and modeling effects or changes. The goal of sustainable development is currently at the core of urban planning practices since it aims to offer conditions for balanced urban growth and resilience. In this current edition, siliconindia enlists a few recognized players in the industry who have accomplished milestones owing to their efficient services.
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