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Emerging cities in India and China: Enormity of challenges posed by rapid urbanism

Dilip SankarreddySave Bombay Committee, NGO,

India

Agenda

Discuss the phenomenon of rapid urbanization in developing and transitional economies

Highlight the emergence of huge number of cities in India and China

Discuss the problems and challenges

Seek formulation of a generalized solution

Viewing world through population density

Source: CIESIN

Dangerous combination

Rapid economic growth due to globalization

Vast areas

High-density population

Host of peculiar local constraints

Ineffective local administrative bodies

Banding the cities based on population

Population in millions

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

3rd band Between 1 and 2

4th band Between 0.5 and 1

5th band Between 0.25 and 0.5

Indian cities in band 1

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

Chinese cities in band 1

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

Indian cities in bands 1 and 2

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

Chinese cities in bands 1 and 2

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

Indian cities in bands 1, 2 and 3

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

3rd band Between 1 and 2

Chinese cities in bands 1, 2 and 3

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

3rd band Between 1 and 2

Indian cities in bands 1, 2, 3 and 4

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

3rd band Between 1 and 2

4th band Between 0.5 and 1

Chinese cities in bands 1, 2, 3 and 4

Population in millions Legend

1st band Greater than 3

2nd band Between 2 and 3

3rd band Between 1 and 2

4th band Between 0.5 and 1

Comparison of cities across bands

Population in millions

India China Brazil US

1st band Greater than 3 10 8 2 2

2nd band Between 2 and 3 4 8 4 2

3rd band Between 1 and 2 36 28 10 5

4th band Between 0.5 and 1 49 57 21 23

5th band Between 0.25 and 0.5 78 Not available 57 38

Few constraints

Creation of electoral constituencies such as to diminish the territorial significance of urban areas

Lack of mature and professional city-governing bodies

Lack of adequate information in public domain

Towards formulation of a generalized solution

Devolution of more powers to city-governing bodies

Building city-wise institutions for urban planning that help create effective territorial entities

Framing of rules to ensure better administrative accountability

Creating means for lasting coordination between all administrative establishments across all cities

Exploring the possibility of arriving at territorial suggestive upper limits of output

Towards formulation of a generalized solution (Contd.)

Marginal de-politicizing of urban administration by giving administrative role to urban experts

Creating professional regulation bodies and watchdog agencies

City administration should be made accountable not only for the administration of the city, but also for the environmental well-being of the suburbs

Open all practices of administration to public scrutiny and debate

Thank you!

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