1. City of The Future
(Developed by Rahul Sudarshan
for submission to IE)
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2. What is Urbanization?
• Until 18th century equilibrium existed between large
population of rural areas (agriculture) and small
population of urban areas (trade and manufacturing)
• Ratio of rural to urban population remained at a fixed
equilibrium
• Late 18th century this equilibrium drifted due to
agriculture and industrial revolution resulting in
unprecedented growth in urban population
• More than one half of the world population lives now in
urban areas
• Virtually all countries of the world are becoming
increasingly urbanized
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3. Categorization of Cities
 Rural
 Urban areas: Less than 300,000 population
 Smallest Cities: 300,00 to 500,000 population
 Small Cities: 500,000 to 1 m population
 Medium Cities: 1m to 5m population
 Large Cities: 5m to 10 m population
 Mega Cities: 10m or more population
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4. Global City Populations
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Rural Small Cities Large cities Mega cities
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5. Challenges of Cities
o Urbanization is unstoppable
o Polluted, Pricey and Congested
o Built as producer centers rather than consumer ones
o Planning was focusing on industry not commerce,
services and community
o Bus, metro, rail and air are poorly integrated
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6. City of The Future– Way Forward
 High density city populations increase strains on
energy, transportation, water, buildings and parks
 So solutions need to be found which are ‘smart’-That
are efficient as well as generates economic prosperity
and social wellbeing
 ICT is a key enabler for the cities to address these
challenges in a ‘smart’ manner –known as Smart City
 Smart Cities emerge as a key strategy to tackle
poverty, inequality, unemployment and energy
management
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7. Smart City – Characteristics
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Characteristic Description
Smart Governance e-governance including services and interactions
Smart Economy e-business and e-commerce
Smart Mobility ICT supported and integrated transport and logistics
systems
Smart Environment Smart energy including renewable, pollution control,
urban services such as street lighting, waste management,
and drainage systems
Smart People ICT enabled working, having access to education and
training, human resources and capacity management
Smart Living ICT enabled life styles, healthy and safe living in a
culturally vibrant city with good quality housing

8. City of The Future -Conclusion
 The term Smart City covers a wide range of situations
and alternatives
 In most cases the term ‘Smart’ refers to the intensive
use of ICT tools and methods to link city services or to
tackle common problems in innovative ways
 All the initiatives involve some degree of participation
by government, private sector entities and civil society,
but their roles and influence differs
 The role of citizens should not be forgotten
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9. City of The Future -News updates
(1 May 2015)
 143 smart city projects are currently ongoing or
completed in North America [35] South America [11],
Europe [47], Asia [40] & the Middle East & Africa [10]
 India announced its plan to develop 100 smart cities
 UK's Bristol announced 'Bristol is open' a multi- million
pound experiment to create the smart city
 In Japan, the government has selected 13 locations for
its Eco-Model Cities (EMC) scheme
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10. City of The Future
THANK YOU
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