Greening the economy: A review of urban sustainability measures for developing new cities. (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Addanki, Sai Charan; Venkataraman, Hrishikesh
• Is Part Of: Sustainable cities and society. Volume 32(2017)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: Climate -- Governance -- Energy-efficiency -- Future urban vision -- Sustainability; Sustainable urban development -- Periodicals; Sustainable buildings -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Periodicals; 307.76
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.03.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2210-6707

Abstract

Abstract: With the advent of 21st century, over last 16–18 years, there has been an exodus of people moving to urban towns and cities, a phenomenon observed globally. This makes the cities not only extremely congested, but also very polluted and resource-scarce. With 50+ new cities and 100+ smart cities set to come up in South East Asia by 2030, it is extremely essential to plan the development of a city in such a way so as to be sustainable, accessible and eco-friendly. This paper presents a detailed survey and analysis of how the development of a city, particularly in India can be planned in the context of sustainable urban transformation, climate change and future urban vision . A detailed survey is provided on all three mentioned aspects by providing a comparison on different aspects with planned developments carried out globally. Further, the suitability of the existing solutions are analysed; along with a proposal on how to develop new cities. Finally, the paper addresses some of the challenges that need to be addressed in order to develop new sustainable, accessible, well-connected cities of future.