Author: Soumita Chakraborty

Climate disconnect in India’s smart cities mission

by Anu Jogesh, Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar, Soumita Chakraborty | Oct 11, 2017

The recent spate of floods in India has rekindled conversation on the need for smart city development that explicitly builds in resilience in planning and decision-making

Climate resilience has failed to find a mention in a cross-section of smart city proposals in India, especially because a number these urban centres are already engaged in projects aimed at…Read More

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