The tentacles of urban sprawl

1. The tentacles of urban sprawl @AnupamSaraph

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3. The cellular information system ensures changes that result in normal development 2015 Anupam Saraph

4. Shanghai 1902 2015 Anupam Saraph

9. Mexico 1910 2015 Anupam Saraph

14. Lagos 1900 2015 Anupam Saraph

20. LA 1907 2015 Anupam Saraph

25. London 1914 2015 Anupam Saraph

29. Paris 1900 2015 Anupam Saraph

34. Sao Paulo 1905 2015 Anupam Saraph

39. Cities grow without a cellular information system and lack a developed nervous system Santiago Dhaka 2015 Anupam Saraph

40. Cities grow without a cellular information system and lack a developed nervous system Buffalo, NY, USA 2015 Anupam Saraph

41. Cities grow without a cellular information system and lack a developed nervous system Sanas city/Yemen 2015 Anupam Saraph

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44. We Live in an Growth Era Source: Alan Atkisson and Junko Edahiro, Life Beyond Growth, ISIS Academy 2012 2015 Anupam Saraph

45.  Deterioration in renewable resources - surface and ground water, forests, fisheries, agricultural land.  Rising levels of pollution.  Growing demands for capital, resources, and labor by military and industry to secure, process, and defend resources.  Investment in human resources (education, shelter, health care) postponed in order to provide immediate consumption and security demands.  Rising debt; eroding goals for health and environment.  Growing instability in natural ecosystems.  Growing gap between rich and poor - between the powerful and the weak. Meadows, et. al. pp 176-177. Some Indicators of Overshoot 2015 Anupam Saraph

46. The first system to develop is the nervous system 2015 Anupam Saraph

48. The nervous system detects changes in the internal and external environment and triggers mechanisms to respond 2015 Anupam Saraph

49. The sympathetic nervous system ensures life by maintaining homeostasis 2015 Anupam Saraph

50. Emergent behavior from cellular, tissue, organ and organism’s information systems together ensure life by maintaining homeostasis organismorganism organsorgans tissuestissues cellscells 2015 Anupam Saraph

51. Does your city have a nervous system? 2015 Anupam Saraph

52. Cities without nervous systems are not able to have a coordinated response to changes to their internal and external environment sometimes they cannot even detect changes 2015 Anupam Saraph

53. Behavior of cities without a designed nervous system fragmented: multiple independent interaction points; no unity of direction; no shared practices schizophrenic: different response at different times; no integral principle or purpose; no clarity of purpose non-collaborative: attention deficient, indifferent, exclusive 2015 Anupam Saraph

54. Experiences in cities without a designed nervous system information disarray: inability to identify citizens or business; inability to track missions and projects; self destruction through environmental decay and unsustainable practices lack of trust: failure to trust citizens and businesses; failure to be trusted by citizens and businesses long delays: projects off schedule and cost; planning out of phase with reality inability to commit: government and ngos can give little guarantee on outcomes, performances and results 2015 Anupam Saraph

55. City with good-governance has information systems that are: integrated, simplified, mission focused, open, inclusive, persistent IT plays the key role in designing the nervous system and managing a city Individual, social, economic and administrative information systems together bring life to cities city admincity admin social and economic communitiessocial and economic communities familiesfamilies residentsresidents 2015 Anupam Saraph

56. The nervous system shapes the character of the city and decides its happiness index 2015 Anupam Saraph common bond that connects us

57. Dr. Anupam Saraph works with today's most imaginative, entrepreneurial leaders to mentor organizations in leadership, innovation and strategy in order to accomplish missions and achieve business goals. Together they pioneer breakthrough practices to address complex problems, design innovative strategies and create enduring value. http://anupam.saraph.in email: anupam.saraph ‘at’ saraph.in 2015 Anupam Saraph