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Introduction
This present plan, titled the "Auroville Master Plan - Directions for Growth",
has been made possible by the "Auroville Innovative Urban Management" project
funded under the Asia Urbs Programme of the European Commission.
The plan builds on the earlier work carried out by Auroville in its Master
Plan (Perspective Plan) 2000-2025, and has been facilitated by further studies
undertaken in different sectors under the Asia-Urbs project (See Annexure
1).
While the earlier plan in effect consolidated the thinking behind construction
of this unique township from the time it was conceived, and included broad
based principles on which it is to be built, this latest plan charts out
a road map for the future, indicating directions for its growth in the coming
five years, which can lay a strong foundation for realizing the city in
a systematic, professional and humane way over the coming two decades.
One important component of the plan is the identification of locations for
ongoing and immediate term projects, in such a way that in a short time
span a focus can emerge around which the future City can manifest itself
in all its glory.
The construction and setting up of the Centre for Urban Research as a part
of the Asia-Urbs project IND-015 has helped the emergence of this focus,
which will bring together ideas, policies, programmes, projects and innovations
for the development of the complete Universal Township.
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