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Title	Multiscalar Smart City Governance In India
ID_Doc	38646
Authors	Prasad, D; Alizadeh, T; Dowling, R
Year	2021
Published	GEOFORUM, 121
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.03.001
Abstract	Despite the proliferation of smart city initiatives in the Global South, their implementation and governance mechanisms remain understudied. Using the Indian case as focus, this paper analyses the governance structures, mechanisms, and processes utilised to create smart cities as part of the Smart Cities Mission, introduced by the Government of India in 2015. The paper offers extensive empirical analysis in the three cities of Bhubaneswar, Pune and Chennai that are among the first 20 smart cities prioritised for implementation. We first analyse how the governance framework provided by the Smart Cities Mission in India unfolds at three spatial scales - national, state and local - with the intersection of the scales differing in the three cities. Second, our analysis of the new form of governance involving public-private actors shows the conflict of responsibilities on a local scale. In conclusion, we highlight the absence of collaborative governance and reduced capacity in local governments - as significant challenges for smart city development in India.
Author Keywords	Multiscalarity; Governance; Smart city; India; Global South

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