Issues and challenges for urban development in Indian cities post pandemic: A case of Jaipur

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Shipra Goswami ◽  
Ashwani Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Urban Planning And Development ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
Indian Cities

The greatest challenge the whole world is facing currently is how urban development can be processed based on COVID -19 pandemic can be addressed. A country like India which has low healthcare resources, large population of poor people, many of whom are already burdened with other health issues, pose challenges on every dimension. Numerous problems like overcrowding, pollution, housing shortage, proliferation of slums, inefficient infrastructure, increased instances of disasters, unhealthy living conditions, shortage of open spaces, etc. are the major cause of concern in most of the Indian cities. As a result, severe outbreaks of major epidemics have been observed in the past, which led to a huge loss of resources and human life. Thus, it is important to understand the appropriateness of present trends of urban planning and development. “COVID-19” has spread ruthlessly in major Indian cities due to the high population densities and shared sanitation facilities, thus affecting millions of people. Considering “Jaipur” as a case study, the 10th largest city of India, known for its trade and commerce has been affected tremendously due to pandemic and has experienced enormous loss of human life and economic resources. Thus, it is imperative to understand the various urban problems faced by cities, which has increased the vulnerability to the pandemic and has facilitated its spread. This paper investigates various urban problems faced by Indian cities in general and specific to the context of Jaipur, which facilitates the spread of Pandemic. Hence, proposing various urban planning measures in order to cope up with the challenges arising in urban development of Indian cities to be able to cater to such situation.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Urban Open Spaces in Larisa, Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Charalampos Kyriakidis ◽  
Efthimios Bakogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Electronic Questionnaire ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

A great deal of researchers elaborated on the importance of the urban spaces and human life. Urban spaces are necessary types of spaces for a city and they have a timeless value. This research is focused on people’s perception about urban spaces in Larisa, Greece, a medium-sized city selected as case study. An electronic questionnaire survey was conducted and conclusions are drawn on how adequate are the urban spaces in Larisa. Moreover, people are asked to propose ideas on how other spaces, function more as urban gaps, can be integrated on the urban grid. In that way, it is easy to study what people believe about the city’s life and how the existing urban spaces function. Some conclusions derived from this research can be also useful in succeeding a combined traffic and urban planning in other Greek, in the context of the implementation of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP).

Study on Low-Carbon Transportation Plan in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 598 ◽  
pp. 121-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Large Population ◽  
High Density ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
Centralization And Decentralization ◽  
Transportation Plan

The urban motorization has enhanced along with economy development in China, but the environment question and the energy question which brings by the transportation is more serious on urban , I analyzed urban problems along with high density construction by large population, and put forward that the key to low-carbon urban planning under the motorized issues is to deal with relationships between centralization and decentralization .

An ePlanning Case Study in Stuttgart Using OPPA 3D

2009 ◽  
pp. 250-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Knapp ◽  
Yun Chen ◽  
Andy Hamilton ◽  
Volker Coors
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Disciplinary Process

Urban Planning is a multi-disciplinary process. Social-economic, environmental and natural resources issues need to be considered to ensure urban sustainable development and to enhance the quality of human life. As a result, it is necessary to investigate different urban planning techniques and possible new ways to facilitate the urban planning process. In this context, ePlanning, an important section of eGovernment, emerged. In order to enhance the capability of ePlanning, different ePlanning systems have been developed for different planning tasks and purposes. However, the state of the art in ePlanning practice is mainly limited to text or 2D maps. 3D visualization is rare, especially interactive visualization for public participation. Based on the preliminary research in an EU-funded project (i.e. Virtual Environmental Planning Systems), this chapter presents an online 3D public participation system for urban development called OPPA 3D, and its potential benefit to Rosensteinviertel regeneration in Stuttgart.

Financing Urban Development in Mexico City. A Case Study of Property Tax, Land Use, Housing and Urban Planning.

Economica ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 36 (141) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Adela Adam Nevitt ◽  
Oliver Oldman ◽  
Henry J. Aaron ◽  
Richard M. Bird ◽  
Stephen L. Kass
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Property Tax

scholarly journals The Future of Aging as Reflected in José Saramago's Novel "Death with Interruptions" – Israel as a Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Avi Bitzur
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Older People ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Israeli Society ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Dramatic Rise

Humanity has won one of the most challenging battles ever presented to it – the struggle to extend human life and increasing life expectancy. Current data and the figures predicted for future generations forecast significant longevity, and humanity has ostensibly marked a monumental achievement: containing death.This achievement, however, is not without its challenges. This essay argues that humanity is not ready to deal with the challenges posed by aging and the dramatic increase in longevity. As the number of older people increases, so will social, political, human, economic, and health issues that are naturally associated with older age. Society will face a so-called "human tsunami," or, alternatively, a "demographic revolution" in which man will find himself preoccupied with his elders in a world that has not prepared for such a revolution.This essay will review José Saramago's masterpiece "Death with Interruptions," which sarcastically describes a world free of death that, in turn, must contend with a myriad of problems. Faced with the issues plaguing Saramago's "deathless" world, authorities attempt to exercise a series of macabre and preposterous solutions vis-à-vis an issue that has all but upturned the "human pyramid" in the book.The novel will serve as the backdrop for presenting the case study at the heart of this essay, aging in Israel. I will present the existing situation in terms of aging-oriented services in Israel and the issues, obstacles and shortcomings of the system currently in place.This essay strives to illustrate the fact that global and Israeli society alike, fall short of rising to the challenges presented by this revolution, as the communities, families and the formal and informal state systems are not ready for the dramatic rise in longevity and its implications.Only nations that prepare themselves from social, religious, healthcare, economic, and organizational standpoints ahead of time will be able to properly deal with this phenomenon.

Military Security and Urban Development: A Case Study of Delhi 1857–1912

1971 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayani Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Capital City ◽  
North India ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Steady Growth ◽  
Military Security ◽  
The City ◽  
Indian Cities

In 1857 Delhi ceased to be the seat of the Mughal kingdom, and in 1912 it became the capital of the British Empire in India. The city had always had strategic and, therefore, economic and political significance. In the half-century between 1857 and 1912 Delhi's increasing economic and commercial activity prevented the city from sinking, as some historic Indian cities did, into the obscurity of just another provincial town. Curzon described it in 1899 ‘a capital city, now of commerce as once of power’. It acted as the commercial entrepôt for all north India, after becoming the junction of a huge railway network connecting north India to the ports. Commercial expansion in turn led to a steady growth in the city's population. This physical and economic expansion was, however, affected by the government's concern for security in Delhi. The second half of the nineteenth century was the era of urban development in Britain, but when urban government was taking root in India in this same period, it was cramped not only by apathy and financial stringency, as in Britain, but also by strategic considerations. This is an aspect of Indian local government which has not been studied at all. As for Delhi itself, the city has yet to find its urban historian. In this paper I shall examine how far official considerations of military security affected the city's development.

Information and Communication Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Yigitcanlar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Urban Planning And Development

The concept of sustainable urban development has been pushed to the forefront of policy-making and politics as the world wakes up to the impacts of climate change and the effects of modern urban lifestyles. Today, sustainable development has become a very prominent element in the day-to-day debate on urban policy and the expression of that policy in urban planning and development decisions. As a result of this, during the last few years, sustainable development automation applications such as sustainable urban development decision support systems have become popular tools as they offer new opportunities for local governments to realise their sustainable development agendas. This chapter explores a range of issues associated with the application of information and communication technologies and decision support systems in the process of underpinning sustainable urban development. The chapter considers how information and communication technologies can be applied to enhance urban planning, raise environmental awareness, share decisions and improve public participation. It introduces and explores three web-based geographical information systems projects as best practice. These systems are developed as support tools to include public opinion in the urban planning and development processes, and to provide planners with comprehensive tools for the analysis of sustainable urban development variants in order to prepare the best plans for constructing sustainable urban communities and futures.

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