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This paper explores the Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) initiative, a pioneering approach initiated by India to propel sustainable urban development through targeted behavioural change. Positioned at the nexus of individual action and urban sustainability, LiFE underscores the potential of integrating lifestyle adjustments into the broader urban planning and policy-making framework. By examining the initiative's evolution from a grassroots movement to a key element of government policy, this paper highlights its innovative strategies aimed at promoting eco-friendly living and its significant impact on urban environments. Through case studies and an analysis of the initiative's alignment with global sustainability goals, we reveal how LiFE complements existing urban agendas by focusing on the micro-level actions of individuals and communities. This paper contributes to the discourse on sustainable urbanization by showcasing the critical role of behavioural change in achieving urban sustainability goals, thereby offering insights into the formulation of more holistic and effective urban policies. Significantly the paper articulates how LiFE's principles, through enhancing global policies and harnessing the power of technological advancements within the Smart Cities agenda, herald a new paradigm in urban sustainability efforts.
本文探讨了 "生活方式促进环境"(Lifestyle for Environment,LiFE)倡议,这是印度发起的一种开创性方法,旨在通过有针对性的行为改变推动城市可持续发展。Lifestyle for Environment 定位于个人行动与城市可持续发展的结合点,强调了将生活方式调整纳入更广泛的城市规划和政策制定框架的潜力。通过研究该倡议从草根运动到政府政策关键要素的演变过程,本文强调了其旨在促进生态友好型生活的创新战略及其对城市环境的重大影响。通过案例研究和对该倡议与全球可持续发展目标一致性的分析,我们揭示了 LiFE 如何通过关注个人和社区的微观行动来补充现有的城市议程。本文通过展示行为改变在实现城市可持续发展目标中的关键作用,为制定更全面、更有效的城市政策提供了见解,从而为可持续城市化的讨论做出了贡献。重要的是,本文阐述了 LiFE 原则如何通过加强全球政策和利用智能城市议程中的技术进步力量,为城市可持续发展工作带来新的范例。
期刊介绍:
Cities offers a comprehensive range of articles on all aspects of urban policy. It provides an international and interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas and information between urban planners and policy makers from national and local government, non-government organizations, academia and consultancy. The primary aims of the journal are to analyse and assess past and present urban development and management as a reflection of effective, ineffective and non-existent planning policies; and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban policies in both the developed and the developing world.