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@article{184809,
        author = {Dr. Gautam V. Desai},
        title = {Urban Green Corridors and Low-Impact Development for Resilient Urbanization in Goa},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {3599-3609},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184809},
        abstract = {Goa, one of India’s smallest states by area yet globally renowned for its natural and cultural landscapes, is undergoing an accelerated process of urbanization. Its four principal urban centres Panaji, Porvorim, Margao, and Mapusa have been shaped by historic ties to waterways, estuaries, and paddy fields but now face mounting ecological and infrastructural pressures. Monsoon flooding, traffic congestion, loss of tree cover, degradation of mangroves, and fragmented urban growth are converging into systemic urban vulnerabilities. Climate change, manifesting in more intense rainfall events and sea-level rise, has further amplified these risks.
This paper proposes an integrated framework for resilient urbanization in Goa built around Urban Green Corridors and Low-Impact Development (LID) practices. By linking fragmented green spaces such as mangroves, wetlands, hills, and urban parks into continuous ecological corridors, the urban fabric can be made more permeable, biodiverse, and climatically balanced. Drawing on global case studies from Singapore, Portland, and São Paulo, the paper contextualizes strategies for Goa’s coastal and monsoon environment. Detailed assessments are made for each of the four towns, with proposals for site-specific LID practices such as bioswales, permeable pavements, rain gardens, and mangrove buffers. Policy frameworks, land tenure challenges, and citizen participation mechanisms are also discussed.
The findings suggest that an integrated blue–green infrastructure approach, supported by legislation, fiscal incentives, and community stewardship, can reduce flood risk, enhance livability, and foster ecological resilience in Goa’s rapidly urbanizing landscape.},
        keywords = {Urban planning, ecological corridors, Low-Impact Development, Goa, flooding, climate resilience, sustainable cities},
        month = {September},
        }