| Title | Smart Cities - A Panacea for the Ills of Urbanization: An Indian Perspective |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 42697 |
| Authors | Lele, MD |
| Title | Smart Cities - A Panacea for the Ills of Urbanization: An Indian Perspective |
| Year | 2017 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Cities across the globe occupy 3% of the earth's land surface, house half of the human population, use 75% of the resources and account for 2/ 3rd of all energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. Reliable estimates have pegged the urban population of the world by 2050 at 70%. To deal with the problems of urbanization such as population explosion, high level of pollution, traffic chaos, huge scarcity of houses, inadequate water supply, heaps of garbage, poor infrastructure, security concerns, unemployment, overpowering political set up, etc. the concept of inclusive Smart cities, evolved in the European Union and has now spread across the continents. Thus a new approach to take on the colossal challenges of this century has emerged. It is expected that the Smart Cities will address public issues, employing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based solutions, on the basis of municipality driven multi-stakeholder partnership. The need to strengthen or extend citizens' participation in initiatives by Municipalities and emphasize establishment of more refined and accessible governance structure has been realized. While the concept of Smart Cities is still under development and evolution, it has caught on across the globe and has spearheaded a new approach to look at urban development and management. Cities have their own requirements and peculiar limitations necessitating public centric strategies, appropriate and economically viable technology and funding mechanisms. Cities accommodate nearly 31% of India's current population and contribute 63% of GDP. Urban areas are expected to house 40% of India's population and contribute 75% of India's GDP by 2030. Indian Government would earmarkUSD1054 million to fund the development of a hundred Smart Cities with a view to address various problems arising out of an accentuated rate of population influx. The Mission will have duration of five years (FY2015-16 to FY2019-20). The city level Pre-takeoff Plans in respect of quite a few cities are stimulating investment by engaging identified stakeholders i. e. ICT businesses, real estate developers, infrastructure providers, retail business and transport operators to support Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and actions. The objective of Indian Smart City initiatives is to increase the resilience of the city. It is proposed to develop the 100 Smart Cities as Satellite Towns of larger cities by modernizing existing mid-sized cities. The aim is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ` Smart' Solutions. The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other aspiring cities. The new initiative of the Government of India to make cities capable of facing the 21st century challenges with the generous reliance on the latest frontiers of technologies available, serious efforts towards capacity building of the personnel manning the projects and above all employing methods to make them financially sustainable with little aid will go a long way in creating a Resurgent Urban India. The importance of deploying advanced technologies for solving the problems of city governance with ease cannot be undermined. But at the same time while embracing newer and smarter technologies to offer ease of doing business, care should be taken to make available services to the lowest denominator of the society too, in a way he/she is comfortable with. |
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