TY - BOOK AU - Bhoumick, Pupul AU - Adhvaryu, Bhargav (Guide) TI - Exploring the smart city concept : a case of Rajarhat (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-1804 PY - 2015/// N1 - CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2 1.1. Background 2 1.2. Aim 2 1.3. Objectives 2 1.4. Need for the study 3 1.4.1. Theoretical underpinning 3 1.4.2. Practical Relevance 3 1.4.3. Learning Outcomes 3 2. Literature Review 5 2.1. Evolution and Origin 5 2.2. Smart City: Definition 6 2.3. Case Studies 8 2.3.1. Amsterdam 8 2.3.2. Singapore 11 2.3.3. Barcelona 13 2.3.4. Songdo 14 2.3.5. Copenhagen 16 2.3.6. Chicago 17 2.4. Smart city concept in India 18 2.5. Comparison matrix 20 3. Study area profile 23 3.1. Proposed Land Use 26 3.1.1. Residential Development 27 3.1.2. Transportation system 28 3.1.3. Urban Services 30 3.1.4. Phase Development 30 4. Redefining Smart City 33 4.1. Defining smart city 33 4.2. Criteria for becoming a Smart city 34 4.2.1. Spatial Planning 35 4.2.2. Urban Mobility 35 4.2.3. Energy 35 4.2.4. Information and communication technology 35 4.2.5. Governance 35 4.2.6. Employment 36 4.2.7. Biodiversity 36 4.2.8. Environment 36 4.2.9. Safety and Security 36 4.3. Recurring Criteria of Smart city 37 4.4. Add on criteria of Smart city 38 5. Baseline assessment 41 5.1. Criteria Assessment for Rajarhat 42 5.2. Scoring of Smart city 50 6. Recommendations and conclusions 55 6.1. Recommendations 55 6.1.1. Schematic Design interventions 55 6.2. Conclusion 59 References 61 Annexures 62 ER -