India, Gāndhī Nagar
FC-01x Future Cities (Self-Paced) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
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Answers (1): "Visible Information" There are medium sized Buildings in Gandhinagar City ranging from 3 to 7 floors. The roads are in good condition. It is a green city with lots of tree plantation. Answers (2): "Invisible Information" The density of population is less compared to other cities and the vehicle numbers are also less. Gandhinagar being the Capital of the State Government, there are lots of Government Offices. Majority of the population comes into the city in the morning to attend office and goes back to Ahmedabad and other cities in the evening. The clear skies and bright sunshine indicates potential for solar energy. Answer (3): The Bright sunshine indicates potential for planning Energy Plus Buildings, which could reduce the use of energy from non-renewalable sources and thereby. Further solar energy could be utilized for the city street lights. Promotion of solar energy would provide cleaner environment for the citizens.