‘Future of Cities’
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
An inter-institutional and inter-disciplinary approach
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
September 4, 2013
Prepared for MHRD, Government of India
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Structure of Presentation
The Approach
The background and the vision
Operational framework and deliverables
Organizational framework: national and international partnerships
Research & Dev & Innovation (RDI): areas of service
Education outreaching and piloting future of our cities
Future RDI: areas and opportunities
Suggested projects
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The Approach
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
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Recovery of ancient historic background of India and the vision
Ancient Foundations
Harmonious integration of mega regions & urban centers: network of
Mahajanapadas – regional confederations (economic, cultural, social)
The core concern
A recovery
Of
Ancient Livable land-use
planning
& efficient-humane
infrastructure design,
operation and
management
Inter-relationships
seen through:
-Cosmology
-Ecology & Environment
-Folk-Anthropology
-Folk-Ethnology
-Iconography
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Ancient town and country
planning systems (Vastu Nagari
Vidya) and built environ
(Sthapatya Vidya)
Ancient passive energy driven shelter systems with equity
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Top-down Cosmological visions
with bottom-up ecological and
environmental parity
Unity in diverse community
planning expressions
Indigenous technological
systems: technology, public
health, ports, utilities
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The recent background in the West and recognition of the old vision
Current Approach – a recovery
The core concern
Livable land-use planning
& efficient-humane infrastructure
design, operation and management
Inter-relationships
Marshall Plan:
Reconstruction
Restoring
Quality of life
Smart city growth:
Livability & smart growth
Transforming cities
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Equity based on systems of
services - infrastructure
Affordable shelter for all
Unhindered economic growth
with ecological and
environmental parity
Innovations and creativity at
diverse community planning
levels
Inter-disciplinary Research
Harmonious integration of mega regions & urban centers
Indigenous technological
systems
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Operational framework and deliverables
The Approach – how?
Themes
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
The core concern
Livable land-use planning
& efficient-humane infrastructure
Design, operation & management:
Inter-relationships
The long-term vision
Collaboration & Convergence:
Embedding an e-repository of
Urban and Regional informatics
Pilot projects
Harmonious integration of mega regions & urban centers
Inclusive urban and
regional
Governance
Decision support &
Control systems
Formulation of national
and regional
decentralized
frameworks & standards
Network planning
Legal frameworks
Disaster management
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Intra-organizational framework
Convergence within IIT Kharagpur
Architecture and
Regional Planning
RCG School of
Infrastructure Design
and Management
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Humanities and Social
Sciences
Metallurgical and
Material Engineering
School of Information
Technology
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Civil Engineering
Rajiv Gandhi School of
Intellectual Property
Law
School of Water
Resources
Geology and Geophysics
Computer Science & Engineering
Department
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Inter-organizational framework
Convergence with IIT Kharagpur
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
CoE on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
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International collaborators
Other National Groups
Other IITs, SPAs, IIMs,
NIDs, IDCs, others
Asia Pacific Networks of
Institutions
SAARC Institutions
ISoCaRP Network of
European Institutions
North American Networks
of Institutions
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Convergence: networks
American network:
-John Hopkins University
-Texas A & M University
-Arizona State University
Eurozone network:
-ISoCaRP institutions (Hague, Netherlands)
-Housing research (Sweden; UK)
-Urban sciences (Belfast, Edinburgh, UK)
-Future of cities program (Spain, Greece)
-Sweden: VTI & VV
-Norway: SINTEF
-Switzerland: EMPA
-Portugal: Consulpav
-Germany: Technical University, Darmstadt
Asia Pacific & SAARC Network:
-Climatic sciences (South Korea)
-Housing research (Australia)
-Urban engineering (UoT, TMU, KU,
Japan)
-Greenfield development (China)
- Transforming cities: APHNR
(Auckland-New Zealand, USM-UMMalaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh)
Based on networking through international conferences, workshops, and projects
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Research & Dev & Innovation (RDI): areas of services
Competence in Architecture and
Planning department
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Architecture and regional
planning
Urban and regional information
management and data repository
School of
Information
Technology
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Computer Science
& Engineering
Department
Urban standards and benchmarks
Smart governance
Urban systems simulation
Urban environment management
Sustainable urban transportation
Vulnerability / resilience and risk assessment;
Socio-cultural aspects of livability: community
planning systems
Urban stock management
Smart urban spaces planning
Urban Planning & Design
Regional analyses : decentralized planning and
programming – Vulnerability / Resilience
assessments
Rapid Disaster Management Strategies:
Simulations, algorithms, solutions, prototypes
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Research & Dev & Innovation (RDI): areas of services
Competence in RCG school of
Infrastructure Design and Management
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Smart infrastructure strategies
Advanced facility planning
Regional infrastructure systems: decentralized
strategies and management
Regulatory framework and smart governance
Regulatory framework for equitable growth
Infrastructure design and
management
Urban and regional information
management and data repository
School of
Information
Technology
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Computer Science
& Engineering
Department
Networks: Infrastructure simulation models
Rapid Disaster management and infrastructural
preparedness in vulnerable regions:
simulations, algorithms, solutions, prototypes
Urban and regional simulation: Infrastructure
strategies for Future of Indian City-regions
Low-carbon city driven infrastructure
strategies: allocation and management of
Greenfield infrastructure programs
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Research & Dev & Innovation (RDI): convergent competences
Competence in Civil Engineering
Department
Traffic and Transportation
Pavement and Materials
Environment
• Traffic Safety
• Transportation
Management
• Travel Behavior
• Public Transportation
System
• Sustainable Transportation
• Durable and Low Maintenance
Roads
• Recycling & Energy Conservation
• Transportation related Noise
Mitigation
• Sustainable Roadway Materials
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Solid Waste Management
Water Supply System
Urban Sanitation
Urban Environmental Management
Urban Drainage System
Hydraulics and Water Resources
• Unaccounted Water in Water Distribution Systems
• Leak Detection Methodology for Water Distribution Networks
• Rehabilitation of Water Distribution Networks
Structures
Geotechnical
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• Development of Underground and Underwater
space
• Development of Marginal Lands
• Development of offshore and near shore
infrastructural facilities
Structural Health Monitoring
Damage Detection
Serviceability Requirement of Buildings
Use of Hi-performance Materials
Earthquake Resistant Structure / Disaster Mitigation
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Outreach
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
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Piloting the future generations of our city-regions
Educational outreach
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Basic outreach programs
Outreach through network of
creative event management
Permanent outreach through
media and publication
Course development and exchanges
Special seminars – workshops and brainstorming
Lecture development and standardization
International studio simulation
Interdisciplinary PhD guidance
Young researcher program(Post-docs)
Capacity building and knowledge transfer with
stakeholders’ interaction
Symposia, Workshops and Exhibitions
Research awards: intra and inter-convergences
Feature events
•Community events
•Media events & documentary series
•School outreach program
Reports on research activities
Book series for commercial publication
Journal (Research outcome) for high-end outreach
Popular magazine for broader outreach
Urban and regional creative center: repository and activities
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Piloting the future generations of our city-regions
Research outreach 1:
Creation of E-repository
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Urban and regional creative
center: repository and activities
School of
Information
Technology
Computer Science
& Engineering
Department
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E-resource - data and geospatial repository
for governance in association with national
organizations as partners and stakeholders.
Organizations include - NBSSLUP, SOI, GSI,
ISRO, IMD, MoWR, MoUD, MHUPA, MNRE,
MNES, MoHFW, MoD, MoC, NDMA, NCMRWF,
UNISDR, GFDRR ad others (including their role
during disaster events)
Decision modeling tools and analytical
framework for disaster preparedness,
mitigation and prevention using intelligent
approaches - computational approaches like
semantic processing, crowd sourcing etc.
Citizen-centric and Planning-centric
approaches and projects
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Piloting the future generations of our city-regions
Educational outreach 2:
An international program
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Mandate - International Program and Academic
outreach:
-exchange program with leading invited international
faculty for courses and summer programs
-International workshops – development of course
curricula
-Workshop on (for instance):
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Resilient Cities (Manmade and Natural Disaster)
Simulating future Urban Growth Scenarios and
Decision Modeling for Managing and Regulating
Urban Growth
Wise use of water – Studying Water Balance in
Cities and formulating strategies for its
sustainable use
Integrated Planning Strategies for Old and the
New – Preservation and Conservation of Heritage
Structures & Strategies for Cultural Continuity –
Past & Future reciprocity & complementarities
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Piloting the future generations of our city-regions
Suggested Pilot Projects
Planning for peri-urban areas based on urban and regional
decentralized framework and strategies for basic infrastructure
Development of methodologies for assessment of effective Quality of
life based on differentials in utilities and services
Design of energy efficient affordable housing and basic infrastructure
systems
Modeling urban and regional scenarios through system modelling /
Cellular automata based on a decentralized perspective
Users participation and perception studies in Land Use-Infrastructure
interrelationship in a metropolitan region
Urban and regional water resources planning, design and management
Heritage studies and community planning infrastructure systems in a
regional framework
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Piloting the future generations of our city-regions
Suggested Pilot Projects
Guidelines for Design and Implementation of Sustainable Pavements
Development of Real Time Heath Monitoring Network for Major Urban
Infrastructure
Investigation of Mechanical, Hydraulic And Chemical Behavior of
Marginal Ground such as Landfill, Dumps, etc.
Measures for Improving Safety and Efficiency of Public Transportation
System
Guidelines for Developing 24x7 Water Supply Systems in Urban Areas
Impact of Environmental and Climatic Stresses on Behavior of Geomaterials with an Objective to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on
Urban Facilities
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Operational & Spatial Structure
Physical Infrastructure
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
• To be developed from one time funding
• It includes Buildings, Support facilities, etc.
Human Resources
• Convergence of 30 + faculty members
• About 10 research scientists/fellows part of
IIT Kharagpur (Regional C)
IIT NEW TOWN Kolkata Campus (Urban C)
the proposed CoE (Permanent Staffs)
• Project specific temporary research staffs
Other Project Specific Requirements
• Experimental facilities, data, equipment,
software, etc.
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Organizational Structure
Head (s) of CoE
Permanent
Research Staff(s)
Centers of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Pool of Faculties
Project -I
Project -II
Project -III
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Project Staff(s)
Project Staff(s)
Project Staff(s)
Deliverables
Deliverables
Deliverables
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Piloting the future generations of our city-regions
Goal: Livable city-regions
Center of Excellence on
Sustainable Urban and
Regional Development
Achieving excellent livability
standards and very high quality of
life (psycho-somatic balance)
Advanced LU & Infrastructure
relationships – higher HDI
benchmarks
Basic LU and infrastructure
relationships – achieving basic
public security and minimal HDI
benchmarks
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HIERARCHY OF FUTURE NEEDS
Community Participation in a national network of
urban and decentralized regional governance
Smart growth driven LU-infrastructure
augmentation programs
Basic development benchmarks
Decision support and control systems: governance,
law and basic infrastructure
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Thank you
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