Cities: Where are we headed?

Urbanisation is happening at an unprecedented pace; and our predictions of it are continually falling short. This boosts the influx to an extent that instigates kernel as well as suburban development, which increases the demands of more privatized vehicles pertaining to comfort level, improved mobility and faster commute. This however, opens the Pandora’s Box. The utopia we demand is far fetched, but is it achievable?

Smart Cities India- The Mission, Pan City and Area-based Approach: A Review

The definition of “smart cities” changes as we tread across the globe. Our cities already have a wide disparity between the rich and the poor. The focus on pan area development should not be mitigated by the means of powerful stakeholders and hence the equity factor should be checked consistently.

How We Plan?

A city is an interweave of socio-economic, technical, technological and symbolical subsystems. It is not a set-in stone, nor is it stagnant in time; it is a dynamic system, that changes with the interactions with time and events. Its perseverance is subtle, and it may survive even when its inceptive idea has changed or subdued, as it perpetually accepts new characters, themes and scenes.

Is Urban only a city?

A city assumes multiple roles, and all of which change in character as the city urbanises. The fact that urban mega-cities are on the rise and will continue to grow over the years is agreeable, but most of the urban population of India will continue to live in smaller cities and even smaller towns for at least a few more decades. The urban India still holds a concoction of its rural values, traditions and mannerisms alongside the modernistic view borrowed from west.