Sustainable urbanisation: An ecosystems approach towards future cities

Abstract

Cities are dynamically changing with the rapid pace of urbanisation. India being a developing nation has an ever-increasing number of mega cities. What follows this unprecedented rate of urbanisation is not only economic and industrial growth but also deteriorating urban quality of life. Thus, emergence of sustainable urbanisation in cities is an extreme requisite in order to gain environmental equity. Ecosystems approach allows restoring of the ecosystem component within cities and embedded with the urban planning process yields sustainable urbanisation. The research paper develops an urban sustainability evaluation framework to guide sustainable urbanisation and assists the decision-making process.

Institutional Design for Sustainable Urbanization in the Caribbean

“…Li, 2017). From India's experience, an ecosystems approach is identified, while specific to the Indian State of Kanartaka, balanced urban development is promoted, that combines the development processes of small, medium and large cities in the quest for sustainable urbanization (Saraswat et al, 2022;Sastry, 2009). The Symbiocity Approach attributed to the Swedish Government promotes a holistic, integrated and multidisciplinary approach to sustainable urban development that elevates the role of the subnational sphere in the process.…”