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| Title | Designing Inclusive Smart Cities Of The Future: The Indian Context |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 19104 |
| Authors | Malhotra C.; Manchanda V.; Bhilwar A.; Basu A. |
| Year | 2020 |
| Published | Solving Urban Infrastructure Problems Using Smart City Technologies: Handbook on Planning, Design, Development, and Regulation |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816816-5.00029-2 |
| Abstract | This chapter aims to enhance the existing concept of “smart cities'” to “inclusive smart cities.” For doing so, the authors in this chapter advocate a three-sieved filter that insists all smart cities to be necessarily “accessible,” “adaptable” as well as “affordable” (3As) to the needs and aspirations of “elderly,” “poor and disadvantaged,” and “people with disabilities,” henceforth referred together as “differently abled communities” (DAC). This three-pronged approach, 3As approach, insists that for a smart city to be “inclusive,” the first and foremost criteria is that its facilities must be “accessible to all” especially to DAC that continually struggle with differences in terms of physical mobility, mental abilities, and economic abilities. The second essential characteristic is its “adaptability” that refers to its flexibility that must emanate from various smart features for addressing the personal aspirations and contextual needs of its DAC. Finally, the study insists that a smart city must be “affordable for all” so that its “tech offerings” must not be deemed as luxuries but should be available as a constitutional right for all. This three-pronged approach (3As approach) presented in this chapter has emanated from a desk-based research on the smart-city endeavors of various countries that are particularly responsive to DAC. Followed by this review of literature, the chapter moves on to propose a conceptual model for designing an inclusive smart city with special reference to Indian context. In the process, the study also puts forth related policy-recommendations—most relevant for developing countries like India that beseech inclusive initiatives for achieving SDGs by the year 2030. The overall intent of the study is to ensure that the emerging technologies must be employed more meaningfully to improve the quality of life for all irrespective of the differences assailing DAC. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords | accessible; adaptable; affordable—3As approach; communities; conceptual framework; differently abled communities (DAC); elderly; Government of India); inclusive smart city; people with disabilities (PWD); right to equality; right to life; senior citizens; Smart city; Smart City Mission (SCM; sustainable development goals (SDGs) |
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