Theme: RESILIENT CITIES India at the 25Th Session of the Governing Council Meeting of UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, April 17-23, 2015
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April 2015 Volume 16 No. 1 ISSN 2347 - 4912 SHELTER Theme Paper Policy Review Case Studies Publication Theme: RESILIENT CITIES India at the 25th Session of the Governing Council Meeting of UN-HABITAT, Nairobi, April 17-23, 2015 UN‐Habitat is the global agency in 59 member countries participated The exhibition was inaugurated by the UN system for urban affairs. In in this meeting. During the event, H.E. Mr. Yogeshwar Varma, High the context of rapid urbanization in an exhibition was organised by Commissioner of India in Kenya India, with India’s active association Government of India, Ministry at Nairobi, in the distinguished in UN‐Habitat, there is a significant of Housing and Urban Poverty presence of Dr. Nandita Chatterjee, potential for information sharing and Alleviation through HUDCO. The Secretary (HUPA), Ministry learning for achieving sustainable exhibition had 14 panels highlighting of Housing and Urban Poverty development of human settlements various initiatives of the government Alleviation, Government of India; in India. The Governing Council in the field of housing and urban Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, Chairman and is an intergovernmental decision – development. The initiatives for Managing Director, Housing and making body for the United Nations Housing for All by 2022, National Urban Development Corporation Human Settlements Programme Urban Livelihood Mission, Smart Limited; and Shri Sanjeev Kumar, (UN-Habitat). It meets biennially Cities, Development of Heritage Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and reports to the General Assembly Cities, inclusive planning initiatives, and Urban Poverty Alleviation, of the United Nations through investment opportunities in the Government of India, among other the Economic and Social Council, housing and urban infrastructure important dignitaries. particularly on programmatic issues. sector in India, institutional The exhibition was visited by a The 25th session of the Governing initiatives and contribution large number of dignitaries and Council of UN-Habitat was held by HUDCO, BMTPC, HPL, distinguished personalities from at Nairobi from 17-23 April 2015. CGEWHO, etc. were on display. various countries. Policy Review Case Studies INSIDE 01 Gender Equity in 55 Sabar Shouchagar- City Planning An Inspiring District Level Model for Dr. Priyanjali Prabhakaran eliminating Open Defecation in India P. B. Salim S. N. Dave 07 Housing Amenities in Urban India- Issues and Challenges Gurgaon- Arjun Kumar 60 Almost the Millennium City Mansi Sahu 15 ICT Preparedness of Indian Cities- Sarfaraz Momin Can we become Smart? Mahesh Waghdhare Debolina Kundu Shraddha Marathe Rahul Dalal 67 A Smarter Gurgaon- Theme Theme Papers Must Learn from Dharavi Ankita Chachra RESILIENT 21 Planning For Resilient Cities- CITIES Key Imperatives Feature A.K. Jain The word “resilience” typically describes a material’s ability to recoil or spring back into shape 72 Improved Public Transport for a after bending, stretching, or being 30 Making a Disaster Resilient City- The Japanese Experience compressed. In ecology, resilience Resilient City has been described as the capacity of Dr. Pawan Kumar an ecosystem to tolerate disturbance Deepak Kumar Pandey without collapsing into a qualitatively different state. Thus, a resilient 78 Traditional Placemaking & Identity in ecosystem is considered to be one Cities through Community Calibrated that can more effectively withstand My Opinion external shocks and rebuild itself after Charettes- Case of Mumbai Mills experiencing those shocks. Revitalization In line with this understanding, the Expert Views of Director, SPA, Deependra Prashad idea of resilience when applied to 40 urban areas, refers to the capacity of New Delhi on RESILIENT CITIES our communities and cities to bear the IN THE BOX future shocks and stresses associated Prof. Chetan Vaidya with climate change, environmental degradation, social and economic Amendments to “The Real Estate 19 turmoil etc. and to continue to (Regulation and Development) function, instead of collapsing. This places an important responsibility Energy Conservation Bill, 2013 on urban planners, architects, social scientists and city administrators, to Urban Design Principles for 20 plan and manage our cities as resilient Energy Management for a Planned Resilient Cities systems that will be able to cater to the 45 needs of today and the future as well City-A Case Study of Chandigarh HUDCO Best Practice Award to 54 as withstand any forces which may Sarang Goel impact its functional efficiency. Improve the Living Environment 2014-15 With the rapid growth of urban areas there is greater concentration Energy Conservation Building Code General Guidelines for Submission of people, economic activities and 52 71 assets in urban areas, and therefore (ECBC) Implementation of Articles the impact of any hazard or disaster Arun Bhandari would also be many times greater. CSR Initiative of HUDCO 86 The urgent need for shift in social and economic paradigms, improved technologies, and efficient energy The views expressed in this publication are the personal views of authors and do not necessarily solutions can hardly be overstated, reflect the official views and policies of HUDCO/HSMI. Articles or any other material in the as also, the need for involvement of publication may be reproduced so long as credit is given and tear sheets are provided to the editor. all stakeholders in developing the All photo credits are by the authors unless otherwise specified. resilience of communities. SHELTER FROM THE CHIEF EDITOR Vol 16 No.1 April 2015 www.hudco.org The impacts of climate change are expected to create numerous challenges for cities Any ISSN 2347 - 4912 effort at building the resilience of our cities must work towards helping communities prepare for increased climate risk not only in ways that allow a quicker, safer return to SHELTER is an official publication of normalcy after an event but also an ability to thrive going forward. Critical issues for urban HUDCO/HSMI, distributed free of adaptation that have emerged include, the need for political commitment at multiple levels of government, information and data as a basis for understanding potential risks charge. It deals with issues related to and vulnerabilities, meaningful and effective stakeholder engagement shaped by local housing, urban development and contexts, and sustained financial and staff resources that are sensitive to urban variability. other themes relevant to the habitat Through careful land use planning, wise investment in infrastructure, and smart building sector. Contributions, comments and design, we can protect the value we’ve created in our cities and be more robust when facing adverse events. The role of the community as a key stakeholder in how to prepare and correspondence are most welcome plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events is extremely and should be forwarded to: important. A resilient city is prepared to face the threats posed by natural and man-made threats, EDITOR thereby reducing the risk for the city’s population. The vulnerability of the population SHELTER can be reduced by building its capacity to respond to climate change challenges, disasters HUDCO’S Human Settlement and economic shocks. Instances of cities being caught off-guard are frequent, and the consequences are there for all to see in the aftermath of the many disasters, such as the Management Institute devastating floods in Uttarakhand in 2013, or Ladakh floods in 2010 or even the tsunami HUDCO House, Lodhi Road in the economically advanced Japan in 2004. However it is heartening to see that during New Delhi-110 003 the cyclone which hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the loss to life and economy Tel: 011-24308600-638 was substantially reduced due to the preparedness of the government machinery. Fax: 011-24365292 Planning for urban resilience, and specifically adaptation, is well under way in a number of Email: [email protected] cities around the world. These programmes include not just creating resilience to natural hazards like earthquakes, floods, etc., but also to the stress that weakens the fabric of a city like unemployment, endemic violence, drought, crop failure etc. The United Nations BOARD OF DIRECTORS office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has launched a Making Cities Resilient Chairman & Managing Director programme, aimed at providing support to cities, improving city to city cooperation, Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, IAS (r) promoting local action planning and monitoring the progress of cities. At the Rockefeller Foundation, the 100 Resilient Cities project is highlighting urban hardiness around the Directors world by helping 100 cities in the world to become more resilient to physical, social and Shri N. L. Manjoka economic challenges. Also, more and more institutions are getting into the act along with organizations like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Union etc. The Shri A. K. Kaushik resilience movement is a global attempt to address two of the long-standing and most vital Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS questions facing theorists, planners and leaders, viz. what is the purpose of society, and Smt. JhanjaTripathy what is a society’s responsibility to its citizens. Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat In this publication of Shelter, authors from all over the country have attempted to put forward their views on different aspects of resilient cities. The theme papers by AK Jain and Deepak Kumar Pandey, provide a multi-pronged strategy to make cities resilient