TY  - GEN
AU  - Chalke, Neeta Ed.
AU  - Still, Enid Ed.
TI  - Smart city : hop,skip : how smart is Pune?
U1  - 307.76 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Pune
PB  - Maharashtra social housing & action league
N1  - Contents
Foreword IV W Deshpande. President. MASHAL  7
Executive Summary  9
Section 1: Background  15
1.1 lndian Urban context  17
1.2 Smart Urbanism  18
1.3 Smart Urbanism in India [GOl/official perspective)  18
1.4 Pune Smart City  24
Section 2: Methodology  47
2.1 Aims and Objectives   49
2.2 Desk Research  52
2.3 Field Research  52
2.4 Reflections and limitation 55
2.5 Working with the City Coalition  57
Section 3: Survey Finding and Analysis  67 
3.1 ICT. Developrnent and the city 63
3.2 Profile of Respondents in the ABD area 65
3.3 Understanding the Citizens· Perception o~ the SCM  66
3.3.1 Awareness of the SCM and its Implementation  67
3.3.2 Engagement in the SCM  69
3.3.3 Citizens· Opinion of the SCM in Pune   71
3.3.4 Citizens' Perspective on Implementation of Projects in ABO  76
3.4 'No Response· as a Response : Patterns of Silence  83
3.5 ls the SCM representing Citizens· Needs and Aspirations?  83
Section 4: The Voices of Stakeholders on the Smart City Mission
and the Emerging Concerns   85
4.1 lnterviews with Stakeholders of the Smart City   116
4.2 Emerging Concerns   116
4.2.1 Community Participation  116
4.2.2 Citizen Awareness 116
Li.2.3 Governance  117
4.2.4 Transparency  117
4.2.5 Role of Technology  117
4.2.6 Sustainability 117
4.2.7 Efficiency  119
4.2.8 lnclusivity  119
Section 5: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on the Smart City Mission   133
5.1 Smart Ci ties or World Class Cities? IDunu Roy  135
5.2 The Smart City in a Global Perspective I Sulakshana Mahajan  143
5.3 Smart Sustainable Cities: The First Principles I Or. Gurudas Nulkar  151
5.4 An Analysis of the Financial Robustness and Sustainability  
of the Smart Cities Mission I Dr. Ravikant Joshi  157
5.5 The Politics of Implementation I Vijay Kumbhare  178  
Section 6: Conclusion and lessons 185
6.1 Can Inclusivity be more than just an idea? 187
6.2 ICT as a Utility not a status symbol 189
6.3 Collaboration VS. Corporatisation 191
6.4 Urban Development as a social Good? 194
6.5 Lessons  195
References  199
Acknowledgements  202
Our Contributors  203
List of Abbreviations  205
List of Figures  206
List of Tables  207


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