Challenges opportunities and way forward in making indian cities and citizens smart 29th august 2016

Challenges , Opportunities and way forward -Making Indian cities and citizens smart

INDEX OFPRESENTATION

SUPPLY SIDE Policy & Initiatives

DEMAND SIDE : 33 Smart City

Projects and policy initiative :

� Synergy with the City Master Plan

� Clarity of thought

� Strategic Planning approach

Smart City Investment trust (SMIT) : Flexibility of a tree & rigid as a stone.

� Bangalore SMIT : Repository of Green Transfer of Development

Rights and Non Recourse Funding of Solar Park ,

� Port Blair SMIT : Not vibrant realty sector - Source of Fund

TDR -Transfer of Development Rights � Green TDR

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3� Green TDR – How will it workUrban Renewal linked Zero Marginal Cost Housing

� Development Numbers

� Barcelona Superblocks Example of Fusing Grid Iron

Neighbourhoods of a Community (16 Ha)

� Greenfield Urban Retrofit - Case Study of Action Area 1D (235.5 Ha) ; New Town Kolkata

Citizens Engagement� SCALE & TYPE of

engagement� Urban Morphology

Studies

CITY SMARTNESS INDICATOR -Forum of Mentors & Innovators

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VP – INFRASTRUCTURE – AP ADE PARKIoT India Congress – 2016 Bangalore

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1. MOUD, GoI has selected 98 Cities to participate in the Smart Cities Challenge that is still under process ofclosure. In the 1st round, 20 cities got selected for funding of projects and in the in the 2nd list of 1st round,additional 13 cities got selected.

2. 2nd round of the competition has started, 11 more cities have been added to compete in this round, making it agroup of 108 cities. Bangalore has recently met the conditions precedent for participation, the city being capital

of a state and National IT hub, got dispensation to participate in the 2nd round.

3. Today there are 98 + 11 Cities are in the rat race to become a SMART CITY with extended participation ofMOUD, GoI. Out of these, 33 Cities have got selected in getting fund in the 1st round of the smart citieschallenge.

• Majority of the projects these cities have identified to execute in the next 2 years are low gestation, mid

sized capital incentive projects of area development (some pockets of the city) rather than pan cityinitiatives.

DEMAND SIDE : 33 Smart City



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initiatives.

• These projects are not meant to be either Build to last Landmarks or assets of the city nor they are policyinitiatives that aid landmarks & built to last city assets.

• The 33 cities that cleared the 1st round do not have a vibrant realty sector to sustain the added cost due to

concession agreements / user charge these projects need to repay non recourse funding (if they receive).

• Therefore in the coming months either the Project Development Companies (SPV in MOUD Guidelines)would find difficulty in financial closure.

• The major issue that these 33 cities would have to find for the "SMART CITY SPV options for quickfinancial closure?”

• There has to be a well defined concession agreement for tenure beyond the Debt Tenure, to generateattractive yield, secured revenue stream in case of Brownfield retrofits and customers ready to pay forit? ".


1. Projects and policy initiative

• Synergy with the City Master Plan,

• Clarity in thought – The objective of the SMARTCITY is sustainable low carbon economy and resilienceagainst effect of Climate Change after we (a) Improve the quality and coverage of basic urban services; (b) Refocus on Economic Development; (c) Social empowerment through extended peoples participation.

• These projects and policy initiatives needs to evolve with STRATEGIC PLANNING approach by CITYLEADERSHIP, to avoid wasteful expenditure and duplication of efforts.

2. SMIT – Flexibility of a Tree but Rigid - city specific combination of ReIT & InIT for

• Bundling HIGH PRIORITY – LOW REVENUE projects with HIGH REVENUE lucrative projects

• provide non recourse debt ( long tenure- 12 to 20 yrs) funding for AREA DEV. & PAN CITY infrastructure.

• Initiate crowd funding from residents . For cities with less vibrant realty sector, securing of principal needs to bedone to attract risk averse investors.

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done to attract risk averse investors.

3. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to fund city’s infrastructure / resilience against effect of climate change

• TDR is an urban planning tool is in short supply in cities like Mumbai & Bangalore.

• Green TDR whereby the building would enjoy energy security & energy price stability.

4. Urban Renewal linked Zero Marginal Cost Housing.

5. Citizens Engagement to

• delineate neighbourhoods with identifiable neighbourhood boundary. Citizen perceived neighbourhoodboundary may differ from existing political wards.

• Once the neighbourhood delineation is done, the utilities, amenities inventory is prepared and citizens are

educated about existing & expected service level.

• Urban Morphology Studies

6. Diversify CITY’s economy , provide forum for Innovator & mentor to meet and work..

ANIRBAN CHOUDHURYVP – INFRASTRUCTURE – AP ADE PARK

IoT India Congress – 2016 Bangalore


Before proposing any project with public money, its mandatory to undertake TECHNICAL & Environmentaldiligence, to avoid wasteful expenditure on preparation of DPR and loss of face as proponent of legally not feasibleprojects.

RBI Circular [ RBI 2005-06/407 - DBOD.BP.BC. 1711 /08.12.14/2005-06 dated June 12, 2006] expects"Adherence to National Building Code (NBC) specifications necessary for lending Institutions". This circular is also

applicable for all publicly funded projects.

The National Building Code 2005 forbids Change in Landuse without change in statutory documents like Citymaster Plan, a regulatory document that is created under statutory laws like TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT'Sof the state/ UT.

The New Delhi Metro project had a very high time escalation due to litigation and resultant cost escalation.

The main reason for litigation is that DELHI METRO Right of way was not shown in the master Plan, relevant at thetime of land Acquisition.

Projects and policy initiative : Synergy with the City Master Plan

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time of land Acquisition.

The shop keepers and large business houses argued to shift the alignment of NEW DELHI METRO as theyclaim that their business is in synergy with the Delhi master Plan.

The Project Affected People demanded the compensation by Metro Corp to the land looser has to include

1. Cost of relocation of business to similar premises & location;

2. Cost of loss in business;

3. Perceived loss of business due to part acquisition of property.[ Observations of Dr Sudhir Krishna (Retd IAS); Secretary MOUD when the Delhi Metro was underexecution]

It can be concluded that development of project that is not in synergy with site statutory land-use, isfraught with dangers of time & cost escalations and loss of credibility.




Projects and policy initiative : Clarity of Thought

� SMART CITIES INITIATIVES including AMRUT and DIGITAL INDIA is an opportunity for us to make our economy THIRD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (TIR) COMPLIANT.

� Jeremy Rifkin is the author of "The Third Industrial Revolution, How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World".

� Mr. Rifkin is an adviser to the European Union and to heads of state around the world. EU started

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state around the world. EU started the 2020 Renewable Energy Policy and Smart Cities initiative was an

outcome of these interactions.

GoI india's SMART CITY INITIATIVE got inspiration from EU's policy and achievements. Its different as our initiatives have additional agendaa) Improve the quality and coverage of basic urban servicesb) Economic Developmentc) Social empowerment through extended peoples participation.

THE CITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS NEEDS TO REMAIN FOCUSSED BY NOT FORGETTING THE CORE IDEAS.




Projects and policy initiative : Clarity of Thought

VisionPort Blair would become a resilient city(against climate change effects); have asustainable low carbon economy, i.e.Third Industrial Revolution Compliant by

year 2020, to be achieved throughSmart Urban Retrofits but not limited toa) Introduction of retrofit measures in

city master plans;b) Restructure the economic

infrastructure like ports, docks andplaces of recreation/ tourism;

c) Work on it (restructuring of

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c) Work on it (restructuring ofeconomic infrastructure) with warfooting using internal accruals of

the city and funds;d) Energy Security, price stability and

decentralised availability;e) New but sustainable economic

activity;

f) Food Security, affordability anddistribution.

Source - SMART CITY PROPOSAL -CITIZENS INITIATIVE FOR SMART PORTBLAIR

OBJECTIVE & BENEFIT




Projects and policy initiative : Strategic Planning Approach

City SWOT

� SWOT analysis lead to strategic planning. Strategic planning means researching and deciding on a strategy for how to move forward,

leveraging on strengths / assets, weaknesses , opportunities , and threats .

� Strategic planning isn't as focused on maps, physical conditions, design, relationships among buildings and uses, and physical solutions.

� The city plan is more concerned with setting forth a vision and an ideal future state.

STRENGTHS / ASSETS of the city that

are helpful in achieving our objective

WEAKNESS may be harmful to our

objective, target of planning efforts

OPPORTUNITIES are favourable

conditions or possibilities created through hard work or external conditions that are helpful in

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a vision and an ideal future state.

� Strategic planning by nature involves identifying what steps are needed to take us from here to there

� SMART CITY PROPOSAL is a strategic plan, evolving out of Vision & Objective set forth by Citizens if the Master Plan is inadequate in addressing future needs.

work or external conditions that are helpful in achieving our objective

THREATS are forces that are larger than

neighbourhood & communities., such as regional economics, competition from other communities, and changing social preferences or regulatory

issues. It is external conditions which could do damage to our objective




Smart City Investment trust (SMIT) : Flexibility of a tree &

rigid as a stone.

Infrastructure projects and initiatives are driven by debt up to 80% of the project cost. The debt tenures are 12 to 15 years and need to have a concession or levelised tariff of around 25 to 30 years.

These projects if done in PPP mode, the Private Partner lends the expertise in execution and operational credential. The private partner would never lend its parent company bank-ability for raising single project long tenure debt, they would prefer NON RECOURSE FUNDING for the project.

When we go for NON RECOURSE FUNDING, the project proponent need to have clear vision of revenue for debt tenure (12 to 15 years) + a decade as these are front loaded capital investments.

There is also a need to secure the revenue stream assumed in Greenfield projects through bankable purchase agreements /concession agreements with bulk customer/ distribution entity.

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agreements /concession agreements with bulk customer/ distribution entity.

In the case of Brownfield retrofit projects, there has to be risk assessment and cost of mitigation (re -insurance included) done to justify the untangled revenue stream assumed.

Commercial and Development banks are have very high interest rates even for priority sector like urban infrastructure. They also insist on balance sheet based funding instead of non-recourse funding.

Foreign debts needs to be hedged against currency fluctuations and it is not possible secure hedge greater than 3 years.

Therefore, we need to create a SEBI Compliant Infrastructure Investment Trust (InIT), called Smart City Investment Trust (SMIT).




Bangalore SMIT : Repository of Green Transfer of Development

Rights and Non Recourse Funding of Solar Park

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Port Blair SMIT : Not vibrant realty sector - Source of Fund

� SMIT is going to be a Mezzanine Fund, similar to ICICI Venture's Mezzanine Fund. It is the first fund in India to focus on mezzanine finance opportunities.

� Mezzanine financing is used mainly for Asset-backed businesses such as real estate, infrastructure or equity

backed financing. Mezzanine finance typically is a structured debt-like instrument, earning high yields, through a combination of cash coupon and terminal yield and/or equity linked components, such as warrants and optionally convertibles.

� Mezzanine finance often bridges the financing gap in an Infrastructure SPV's capital structure and occupies a place

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Infrastructure SPV's capital structure and occupies a place between senior debt and equity, both in security and total returns.

� It offers flexibility to meet both the investor's and

Infrastructure SPV's requirements and also provides medium to long term capital without significant ownership dilution.

� Probable size of Mezzanine Fund• Gross Equity – Rs 960 Cr (Minimum);. Rs 1200 Cr (Maximum);• Net Equity available for deployment with fund manager after investment in Kisan Vikas Patra – Rs 730 Cr

(Minimum);. Rs 850 Cr (Maximum);• Debt (Scheme B) in Indian Rupee – Rs 1200 Cr.

• Working Capital Loan for payment of running bill of works under execution = Rs 300 Cr.




Port Blair SMIT : Not vibrant realty sector - Source of Fund

Probable sources of fund for the mezzanine are –� Equity / VGF/ Grant ; MOUD; Govt of India under Smart Cities Initiative = Rs.300 Cr [ Formation of SMIT] +

Rs 200 Cr [ over 3 years, proportional to work progress of SPV’s] = Rs.500 Cr .� Secured Crowd Funded Equity (Scheme A) from residents of A & N Islands (Refer footnote for details) = Rs

100 Cr

• It will be similar to “Interest Free Loan Scheme” used for fund raising in development of Cochin International Airport Ltd in the year 1993. The Crowd Funded Equity is a loan to SMIT by residents of Port Blair in multiples of Rs 10000/-. It will be an interest free loan of Rs.10000/- for a period of 102 Months.

• SMIT would procure Kisan Vikas Patra of Rs 5000/- in the name of individual islander, that doubles up after a tenure of100 Months. The certificates can only be encashed in event of the death of the holder or forfeiture by

a pledge or on the order of the courts.• Though Kisan Vikas Patra does not offer any income tax benefits to the investor (SMIT) however, withdrawals

(Doners) are exempted from Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) upon maturity.

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(Doners) are exempted from Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) upon maturity.• Donors would be made shareholders of SMIT and shares worth their donation would be issued to them,

without collecting share application money. Max no of investors required to raise Rs 100 Cr will be around 1

lakh. These one lakh investor’s principal is secured by Kisan Vikas Patra, and he also gets the benefit of earnings from the Mezzanine Fund.

� Secured Crowd Funded Equity (Scheme B) from Limited liability partnerships (LLP) or Trusts started by Indian Citizens who are not residents of A & N Islands. These LLP or Trusts would have a resident of A & N Islands as a minority partner / member. The prospectus and operational principles of the equity will be same as

that of Secured Crowd Funded Equity (Scheme A) . Total size of Secured Crowd Funded Equity (Scheme B) will be between Rs 360 Cr to Rs 600 Cr.

� Debt (Scheme A) from NBFC, Indian Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Indian Commercial banks.� Debt (Scheme B) in Indian Rupee. Foreign Financial institutions; Foreign Commercial banks providing the

financial support / suppliers credit to the Swiss Challenge Bidders/ BOOT Contractors/ system integrators.




TDR -Transfer of Development Rights

� A Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a certificate from the Municipal Corporation that the ownerof a property gets where his/her property (either part or whole) is reserved for the purpose of publicutilities such as road, garden, school etc.

� Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) means making available certain amount of additional built uparea in lieu of the area relinquished or surrendered by the owner of the land. The owner of land either

use extra built up area for himself or transfer it to another in need of the extra built up area for an agreedsum of money.

� TDR is generated on plots reserved for public amenities like roads, playgrounds, gardens, schools,markets etc. TDR is an effective tool to simultaneously limit development in valuable open space areaswhile stimulating additional development in areas well suited to higher densities.

� TDR for prospective development is granted, though it can be generated from preservation of privately

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� TDR for prospective development is granted, though it can be generated from preservation of privatelyowned past developments of heritage value.

� Use of TDR as an urban planning instrument started more than a decade back in MUMBAI, followed byCyberabad Development authority and Bangalore through CDP-2005.

� TDR in Bangalore, Karnataka was introduced in the year 2005. If a property obstructs the “Right of Way”

of an infrastructure project, the executing agency / the government can acquire your property bycompensating the land / property owner with TDR.

� TDR issued is permission for built-up area one and a half times the property originally surrendered.




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Green TDR : How will it work

� OBJECTIVE Complement existing limited source of TDR and at the same time promote use of SolarPower without subsidy at future solar parks, developed within 50 Km from the perimeter of BESCOMcommand area, grid linked through National Transmission Line backbone of Power Grid Corporation ofIndia.

� TARGET SEGMENT HT Consumers of Bangalore Development Authority or Local Planning authorities

within Bangalore, distributed power by BESCOM.

� BDA & BMRDA area also has large demand for TDR. Ideal stake holder mix includes but not limited to HTconsumers of BESCOM in BDA & BMRDA.

� OUTCOME of the project will be increase the urban density, optimize per capita utilization of urbaninfrastructure and provide incentive to project developers to go for conventional energy bundled with

minimum 40 % renewable energy, i.e. Energy Security, price stability.

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minimum 40 % renewable energy, i.e. Energy Security, price stability.

� POLICY MULTIPLIER EFFECT COMMAND AREA BANGALORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANYLIMITED - BESCOM distributes more than 50% of total power distributed in the state. Bangalorecontributes more than 40% to State Domestic Product of Karnataka, highest density of habitation & energyconsumption in the state.

� G-TDR USER are Developer or owner of commercial & residential property in proposed clusters andgrowth nodes of BMRDA or in designated growth corridors of BDA like Urban Redevelopment Zones; Ca-Mixed Residential Area and other uses where additional FAR is allowed, gets an opportunity to useGREEN TDR. It is similar to DRC referred in CDP 2015.

� G-TDR CONSUMED / PROJECT will be between 0.125 (12.50 %) to 0.25 (25.00 % - minimum DRC

allowable for ZONE B of BDA i.e. the FAR shall not exceed 3.5 ( 350.00 %) in any case.




Urban Renewal linked Zero Marginal Cost Housing

NO COST HOUSING is Cost Optimised Housing Stock Created as a part of urban renewal process

� It is a PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP where around 60% of the Housing Stock would be sold by the Private Partner at market price and this would lead to either gentrification and or addition of younger working population.

� The existing residents would be accommodated in 33 % of the New Housing Stock and the balance 7 % of the Housing Stock would be available for NO COST HOUSING and or AFFERMATIVE ACTION.

RESTRUCTURED NEIGHBOURHOOD ( 1/4TH TO 1/5TH

COMMUNITY) : LAYOUT POST LAND POOLING

� Maximum allowable plot coverage is 60% and FAR is 3.5.

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COST HOUSING and or AFFERMATIVE ACTION.

� NO COST HOUSING is synonymous with MARGINAL COST HOUSING built and provided by a PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYER to either add a TARGET GROUP making the neighbourhood population well diversified, or add vibrancy to the

neighbourhood/ local /regional economy. � The tangible and intangible contribution of the

TARGET GROUP over a short / midterm rental tenure (can be the lock in period) may sometimes be greater than the COST OF HOUSING STOCK

FAR is 3.5. � In case of Layout/Group housing, minimum of

10 % of area for Park and 5% of area for C.A shall be reserved and maintained by the

respective authorities.� For a Community Level project where an

existing neighbourhood of 48 x 150 SqM plots ( gross area of 1.2 Ha including municipality owned street) is converted to a fused

neighbourhood




Urban Renewal linked Zero Marginal Cost Housing :

Development Numbers

Sl.No Transformation of Neighbourhood – Grid Iron B2B Plots

Fused Organic

0.00No of Plots (Nos) 48.00 48.00

Minimum Plot Size (SqM) 150.00 150.00Land Use SqM % SqM %

1.00 Gross Block Development 8640 100.00 8640 100.001.10 Net Residential 7200 83.33 7200 83.33

1.20 Internal Road (9M ROW) 1440 16.67% 810 9.381.30 Cluster Level Open Space - accessible to public 0 0.00% 630 7.29

1.40 Building Foot Print 1.41 Normal Low rise low density individual Housing - 60 % Plot coverage 4320 50.00%

1.42 Akrama sakrama Low rise low density Row Housing - 75 % Plot coverage 5400 62.50%1.43 Group Housing - 1/3rd of plot area 2400 27.78

1.44 Utility & Civic Amenity 2400 27.78

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1.44 Utility & Civic Amenity 2400 27.781.50 Green - landscaped area within plots, not accessible to public 2400 27.78

2.00 Utility M M /Plot M M /Plot 2.10 Sewer line- Backyard connection 360 7.50 340 7.082.20 Water main 528 11.00 472 9.83

3.00 Built Up Area SqM % SqM % 3.10 Normal 12960

3.20 Post Akrama Sakrama ( 20 % Increment) 10800

3.30Gross Built Up area - Post Restructuring of neighbourhood ( Group Housing FAR of 3.5, 150 m from metro station perimeter road)

33264

100.003.31 Existing Residents share 10800 32.47

3.32Public Share ( In lieu of internal road converted to Cluster Level Open space) - for

EWS & affirmative action by BDA

2425

7.293.33 Developers Share - To sell at market prices 20038 60.24




Barcelona Superblocks Example of Fusing Grid Iron Neighbourhoods

of a Community (16 Ha)

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Greenfield Urban Retrofit - Case Study of Action Area 1D (235.5 Ha) ;

New Town Kolkata� hierarchy of built & open spaces; habitats starting

from neighbourhoods- community-Towns with distinct boundary have been planned; socio-

economic infrastructure has been planned in early 2000 that even fulfil the changed requirements of

NBC2005 and UDPFI 2015.

� Though the city has been planned for inclusion of all class, creed & castes of the society, AA-1D has

been designed for a well-diversified population (housing option) such that the SIMPSON Diversity

index > 0.75.

� The hierarchy of roads and surface drainage were designed in such a way that it's having an inversely

proportional relationship.

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� All the above resilience features were

designed and built in the early 2000, 1/2 decade before Draft LEED TND of

USGBC was published after 2005.� The structure of AA1D was designed to

be resilient as it was meant to promote (1)

Compact densification; (2) Scaling of a Traditional neighbourhood; (3) Fine Grain

diversity




Citizens EngagementSCALE & TYPE of engagement

In India officials, govt planners & academics seem not to like participatory planning and generation of projects for Swiss challenge method. Whatever was done to involve citizens for preparation of Smart City Proposals were like offering multiple choice questions (Ticking Yes or No) and its statistical analysis, without educating the citizens about � Amenities they need to get as per national level for neighbourhood/ communities/ towns;

� What are the amenities they are getting and deficit;� Service level benchmarks and the service level of amenity they already have but do not enjoy.The idea behind / goal of CITIZENS INITIATIVE FOR SMART CITY PORT BLAIR is to� Practice participatory planning;� Change the focus from conventional development models;

� Highlight the fact that there is a need to have customized local solution.

At the cluster level consisting of around 500 Households, At Community level engagement, we can start with

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At the cluster level consisting of around 500 Households, the civic engagement can start with sharing or asking info � Day to day activities using existing internet/ intranet

groups, whatsapp / Google groups,� upcoming events within the cluster/ community /

neighbourhood. It can also include conventional posters put up in notice boards.

� Engagement in sharing of civic amenity and running of the cluster facility management - for example segregation of garbage at source, checks to keep an

eye on work of facility mgmt/ housekeeping staff as well as compliance of agreed upon garbage segregation at source modalities.

At Community level engagement, we can start with weekly meetings of the 5 to 6 cluster leadership that are part of the community for� Exchange of working notes;� Engagement with civic body & utility officials for

collective bargaining and� Create a virtual vote bank while interacting with

political functionary @ ward level. A minute of meeting signed and maintained with details of engagement will keep the officials at the toes.




Citizens EngagementSCALE & TYPE of engagement

At Neighbourhood level engagement, the neighbourhood level, the citizens need to hire urban planner ( pro bono if possible) and other volunteer professionals to� Document the assets & utility of the

neighbourhood;

� Check the quality of service levels of utility/ services/ infrastructure/ amenities and create a quality of life shortfall matrix;

� Prepare a remedial action plan in synergy with city development plan.

Thereafter the neighbourhood & community’s leadership work as a common stakeholder and starts interaction with political/ civic leadership.I have perceived the above mentioned scale

and type of engagement using existing modes of communication and technology for a neighbourhood of 40000 persons in the take-off stage.

There is a need to undertake Urban Morphology Study based on engagement of people at neighbourhood level.

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There is a need to undertake Urban Morphology Study based on engagement of people at neighbourhood level. This is to understand the population’s behaviour. Citizens cannot be just a number.We need to undertake Urban Morphology Studies for a planned future� The city of Port Blair is slowly losing its scale, character and ability to maintain a sense of continuity of

fundamental values and security to exist in a good living environment.

� The city has failed to maintain settlement character due to reduced harmony between the built environment and the people, necessary for a balanced community of the various socio-economic groups.

� Co-operation within, lack of fraternity & tolerance has reduced self-help process within community.




Citizens Engagement- Urban Morphology Studies

Introduction� URBAN MORPHOLOGY is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation and

transformation.� The study seeks to understand the spatial structure and character of a metropolitan area, city, town or village

by examining the patterns of its component parts and the process of its development.

� This can involve the analysis of physical structures at different scales as well as patterns of movement, landuse, ownership or control and occupation.

� Typically, analysis of physical form focuses on street pattern, plot pattern and building pattern, sometimesreferred to collectively as urban grain.

� Analysis of specific settlements is undertaken using cartographic sources and the process of development

evolves from comparison of historic maps.� Special attention is given to how the physical form of a city changes over time and to how different cities

compare to each other.

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compare to each other.

Road AheadAt the pre takeoff stage of SMART CITY PROPOSALS, our understanding of the residents of Port Blair shouldnot be limited to demographic numbers. We need to undertake Urban Morphology Studies for a planned future� The city of Port Blair is slowly losing its scale, character and ability to maintain a sense of continuity of

fundamental values and security to exist in a good living environment.

� The city has failed to maintain settlement character due to reduced harmony between the built environmentand the people, necessary for a balanced community of the various socio-economic groups.

� Co-operation within, lack of fraternity & tolerance has reduced self-help process within community.




Citizens Engagement- Urban Morphology Studies

As we progressWe are in the TAKEOFF STAGE of SMART CITY CHALLENGE BASED INITIATIVE of Government of India that isgoing to mature and integrate with the EXISTING URBAN SYSTEM.� In the IMMEDIATE FUTURE, running concurrently with preparation of Strategy Plans, there would be a need

to undertake Urban Morphology Studies through extended participation of citizens, using IoT / IoE apps,

analytics including game theory.� The objective of URBAN MORPHOLOGY STUDIES should include study the urban pattern (fractals), density

and factors that help in the formation and sustenance of multiple community based neighbourhood of 30000populations.

� The outcome of the study will be identification of homogeneous multiple community neighbourhoods within

the urbanized areas of the city.

Citizens have core values-Significant part of this subfield deals with the study of the social forms which are expressed in the physical layout of

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Significant part of this subfield deals with the study of the social forms which are expressed in the physical layout ofa city, and, conversely, how physical form produces or reproduces various social forms.For each neighbourhood, there will be Value and Lifestyle based segmentation (VALS) of the population.� Based on the VALS, inadequacy of the social -economic - cultural infrastructure of the neighbourhood would

help to quantify quality of life.� Neighbourhoods strategies to improve quality of life (includes effect of population growth within a particular

VALS and scenario of migration from one VALS to another due to change in aspiration) needs to be prepared� It also complies with social -economic - cultural infrastructure norms of National Building Code 2005.



� CREATIVITY happens when there is a MENTOR & INNOVATOR gets a place / forum to meet, it naturally attracts DEDICATED , DISCIPLINED and DILIGENT workforce (Let's call it D3 - WORKFORCE).

� Convergence of MENTOR, INNOVATOR & D3 WORKFORCE makes all types of organization, city and country a great place.

� A nation becomes GREAT NATION when there is convergence of a nation's democratic process -- with

economic policies.� When NATIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESS is divorced from ECONOMIC POLICIES, we might have

development like SINGAPORE / CHINA. � This type of development does not promote CREATIVITY and OUT OF BOX INNOVATIONS.

Innovators are typically:� Are always taking in information (antennas up)� Are confident enough to experiment

Achievers are typically:� Have a "me first, my family first" attitude� Believe money is the source of authority

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� Are confident enough to experiment� Make the highest number of financial

transactions

� Are sceptical about advertising� Have international exposure� Are future oriented� Are self-directed consumers� Believe science and R&D are credible

� Are most receptive to new ideas and technologies

� Enjoy the challenge of problem solving� Have the widest variety of interests and

activities.

� Believe money is the source of authority� Are committed to family and job� Are fully scheduled

� Are goal oriented� Are hardworking� Are moderate� Act as anchors of the status quo� Are peer conscious

� Are private� Are professional� Value technology that provides a productivity

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Anirban Choudhury is VP Infrastructure at AP Aerospace Defence Electronics Park(www.apadepark.com).

Andhra Pradesh Aerospace & Defence Electronics Park (AP-ADE) is a joint venture ofAndhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructural Development Corporation (APIIC), Government ofAndhra Pradesh and Vittal Innovation City (www.vittalinnovationcity.com) and APIIC.

He is a Civil Engineer & Town Planner with passion for integration of renewable energysystems into real estate & urban development projects.

He has conceived, gone through design development & execution of large townships(gross area >3000 Ha) and urban/ industrial infrastructure projects like layouts, IT SEZ,Mechatronic warehouse based logistics hub, Industrial Estates/ Eco Industrial Parks.

Vittal Innovation City is into Eco-Industrial Park, promoting industrial cluster formation.

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