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Auroville's Future, Auroville's Town Planning Office, was
established in the late sixties under the coordination of a well-known French
architect, Mr. Roger Anger. Following the indications given to him
by The Mother, the founder of Auroville, in a concerted effort of
his architecture offices in Paris and Auroville, they created the original
master plan concept, known as the Galaxy, for the realisation of a city
for 50,000 inhabitants. Since then, Auroville's Future has been working
in collaboration with him and other architects from India and abroad, who
are attracted by the innovative aspects of this emerging universal city.
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In the latest years, Auroville's Future has developed into a Centre for
Urban Research where research and studies are being carried out in the
fields of town planning, architecture, engineering, sustainable urban development,
integration of rural and urban environment, renewable energies, treatment
of waste and wastewater, etc.
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A new department emerged also in the last years in relation with a project
funded by the Asia Urbs programme of the European Commission,
which focusses and encourages the networking of cities from India with cities
from Europe. Auroville's Future has created a resource centre with
information and training capacities. Contacts have been established with
the representatives of small, medium and large cities in India and Europe
and potential partnerships have been studied. Auroville's Future has itself
implemented two projects under the Asia Urbs programme of the EC in partnership
with the European cities of Paris, Venice, Treviso and Cologne.
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Currently the wide range of activities
of Auroville's Future include: |
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- The work of Co-ordinating the city planning: The aim is to
realise the highest ideals of city planning while bridging the vision
with the ground reality. We have to find a balance between the dream
and the nature of the land, including existing buildings and infrastructure.
We are working jointly on this with the Development Council and also
monitoring groups from the city zones. There is an ongoing process of
exchange between Auroville's Future and the residents of Auroville and
the various working groups. This is a necessary part of the Auroville
process and is also an enriching experience too. In 2001 a Perspective
Master Plan for the Township of Auroville was approved by the residents
of Auroville, the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation and the
Government of India. Presently the planning efforts are directed towards
preparing the five-year detailed master plan, including development
plans by sectors.
- A topographical survey of Auroville: This is being carried
out by Auroville's Future survey team, the object being to collect the
most accurate data from the land and then to integrate into computerised
maps. It is also an essential tool when designing the infrastructure,
planning buildings and the positioning of roads.
- The preparation of architectural plans for collective buildings,
housing projects, industrial units and cultural centres.
- The training of young students from Auroville, from the local
villages and from universities in India in drafting, architecture, planning
and topography.
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- Research is being carried out in innovative planning and sustainable
development, construction materials, non-polluting transport, water
management, solid waste and other related issues.
- Multimedia library: A multimedia library is being built up
in the new building of the Centre for Urban Research, containing already
a selection of 400 books, videos, CDs and DVDs specialised in urban
matters.
- City Networking Resource Centre: A database with profiles of
cities in Europe and India, a web page, a service of interaction between
cities and the organisation of trainings and workshops on city networking.
- Organisation of workshops/seminars/conferences
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