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Urban Policies & Planning Strategies for Achieving Prosperity in Cities 17.07.2015. Preparation of Inclusive Prosperity Framework using City Prosperity Index. Dr. Shobha Vijender and Dr. Ajith Kaliyath Delhi, India.
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Urban Policies & Planning Strategies for Achieving Prosperity in Cities 17.07.2015 Preparation of Inclusive Prosperity Framework using City Prosperity Index Dr. Shobha Vijender and Dr. Ajith Kaliyath Delhi, India
The Growth Story of India shall be written on the canvas of planned urban development -Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Key Statistics • India’s urban population is currently 31.16% of the total population. • It contributes over 60% of India’s GDP. • The estimates state that urban India will contribute nearly 75%of the national GDP in the next 15 years. • It is for this reason that cities are referred to as the “engines of economic growth”. • The number of urban local bodies increased from 3700 (2001) to 4041 (2011). • Government of India’s new vision on urban sector is based on these evidences.
New Government - New Thinking • Smart Cities Mission • Swatchh Bharat Mission (Clean India-Urban) • Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) • Heritage Cities Mission (HRIDAY) • Sardar Patel Urban Housing Mission
New System Architecture of Indian Cities The Prime Minister of India has a vision of developing ‘100 Smart Cities’, as satellite towns of larger cities and by modernising the existing mid-sized cities.”
Inclusion (SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas:(together with all, development of all) Empower vulnerable and marginalised sections, redressing identity based inequalities of all kinds gender, region, religion, caste or class. Weaker sections must be enabled to be masters of their own fate, having equal influence over the choice the nation makes.
Map of the City, Population & Size Proudly We Build the Capital of India - Delhi Development Authority Area:1484 km2 Population:11 million Population Density: 11,297.01/km2
Result of the CPI (graphs), Identify problem areas • Poor scores on 1) equity and social inclusion and 2) quality of life 3) productivity and 4) environmental sustainability • The assessment of sub dimensions revealed critical deficits in health ,economic equity and air quality • The low scores can be due to lack of accurate data. • However, having lived in Delhi, one can not argue that Delhi has made adequate provisions, regulations and systems required to ensure social mobility and equity.
Problem identification • High scores on the following dimensions 1) governance and law 2) infrastructure. • However, the CPI score is not very high and the problems are associated with poor scoring in other four dimensions
SWOT Analysis (optional) • Strengths: Decentralisation and focus on governance, Being national capital, there is good access to knowledge, skills, capital and political support. • Weakness: Lack of cohesive vision and systemic approach. Uni directional approach to economic growth • Opportunity: New government and new vision on urban sector. Deepening of democracy and increased participation of all stakeholders • Threat: 1)Rapidly deteriorating natural environment, 2) acceleration in class based prosperity.
Objective Setting - Goal Setting • Achieve multi-dimensional prosperity through sub sector policies on 1) equity and 2) environmental sustainability. • Strategic investment in these two areas can facilitate higher social dividends and ecological resilience. • These will eventually result in widening active participation in economic activities as well as creating new jobs by tapping environmental resources.
Strategy • Prepare CPI for Delhi by integrating accurate and time series data. This will help in assessing the evolution of the city and the changing dynamics between the 6 dimensions of prosperity over the period. • The CPI would also need a customization by adding new variables to critically and effectively measure equity and social inclusion along with quality of life.
Strategic Actions and Activities • Delhi has 3 Municipal Corporations (East Delhi, South Delhi and North Delhi) • It is proposed to conduct CPI assessment for all three Municipal Corporations to generate the spatial patterns within Delhi • These will enable furtherance of cooperative andcompetitive localism by generating discourses on multi-dimensional prosperity through strategic planning and investment to enhance social inclusion.