Review of environment responsiveness of building regulations in Jaipur

India is a country of diverse culture, traditions, and customs at the same time it is also a land of diverse geographical and climate zones with almost all type of climate, geographical conditions and ecosystems of the globes found in different parts of the country. These factors also affect the design, development and quality of the urban form and urban landscape i.e. urban built and unbuilt environment. The admixtures of geo-climatic conditions, socioeconomic conditions and resource availability form a set of unique urban ecosystem require a specific set of building regulations and development guidelines for the sustainable urban development of any city or urban area. The analysis of the urban planning system in India highlights a general prototypic practice of developing building codes and guidelines in the country. This paper attempts at analyzing the building regulations in India for environmental sustainability with special reference to by-laws and building codes applicable to Jaipur city and try to address the case-specific regulatory intervention.