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India
India’s
s Urban Scenario
National Mission on
Sustainable Habitat
Problem of
U
Unsustainable
t i bl Cities
Citi
Sustainable City Form In
India
Two Case Study Cities
Potential Outcomes and
Conclusions
URBAN POPULATION TRENDS
Total
T t l Urban
Ub P Population
l ti iin 2001 : 285 million
illi
% Urban Population to total in 2001: 27.8%
Decadal Growth (1991-2001): 31.2%
Urban India contributed contributes to around
60% of GDP; likely to go upto 70% by 2030
Concentration of Urban Population in large
cities
India needs to improve its urban
infrastructure and governance to achieve
economic objectives
PROJECTED URBAN POPULATION: 2026
Expected
p to increase from 286m in 2001 to. 534m
in 2026
% Urbanisation will increase from 28% in 2001 to
38% in 2026
11 mega cities by 2016
(with population above 4.0 million)
By 2030, India will have 68 million plus cities ( Europe
has only 35)
Different regions have different level of urbanization.
URBAN CHALLENGES IN INDIA
• Rapid
R id urbanization-inadequate
b i ti i d t infrastructure
i f t t
• Weak Urban Governance
• Supply of serviced land
• U
Urbanization
b i ti off Poverty
P t ( presentlytl 30% off
urban population poor; likely to increase)
• Weak financial base of urban governments
• Limited staff capacity
URBAN INITIATIVES IN INDIA
Recent initiatives of the government include:
• JNNURM- reform
JNNURM f linked
li k d iinvestment
t t program
• Market Based Financing/ PPP
• e-Governance
G in
i Municipalities
M i i liti
• Urban Transport Policy
• National Urban Sanitation Policy
• Service Level Benchmarking Program
• Citywide Slum Upgradation Program
• National Government Reform Link Support to Municipalities
• Setting up of Centers of Excellence in Urban Development
• Sustainable Habitat Mission
Green Building
Public transportation
Solid Waste Management
PEARL/JNNURM
Activities
… poor civic
i i infrastructure,
i f t t d
decay off smallll cities
iti and
d slow
l iindustrialization
d t i li ti
DENSITY
SHAPE
URBAN SIZE
MIXED USE
LAYOUT
Aim :
The study aims at achieving sustainable
development in rapidly growing cities in
India.
India
Lead Partners:
NIUA and Oxford Brookes University in
association with CEPT Universityy
Ahmedabad, School of Planning and
Architecture, Delhi.
OBJECTIVES
No of wards 35 No of wards 23
• 6 Schemes within
the city boundary
have been selected
for the detailed pilot
study.
y
• Selection criteria:
variation in density,
density
location from the
center of the city and
year of
implementation.
• Detailed physical form survey and 600
h/h surveys to understand quality of life
and linkages to urban form.
CASE STUDY –Faridabad
SURAJ KUND
1. Old Faridabad
BADHKAL LAKE
and old
Ballabhgarh –
organic
i towns
t
Mathura Roaad
2. Planned New
Industrial
Township (NIT)
3. The sector
BALLABHGARH
BALLABHGARH
d
development
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cvaidya@niua.org
sray@niua.org
www.niua.org
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www.indiaurbanportal.in