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With the largest wave of urbanization in history in the last decade, more than half of the world's population is living in cities. This is projected to increase further with a major growth in Africa and Asia. The percentage of India's population living in cities has doubled to 28% from 14% at the time of Independence. The challenges for “Making Cities Work” are also growing at an equal pace, requiring substantial investments for development of planned, livable, safe, healthy, sustainable and smart cities.
Many initiatives are being undertaken by the Central, State and Local/City Governments for addressing the urban challenges, the biggest and most ambitious being the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) of the Government of India, which aims at creating economically productive, efficient, equitable, inclusive, sustainable and responsive cities. The massive funding from the Central and State Governments amounting to Rs. 1000 billion (US$20 Billion) over the period of 2005-2012 is contributing substantially to creating improved urban infrastructure and housing. Other programmes like the BSUP, IHSDP, UIDSSMT are also bringing in reforms, investments and technologies.
Municipalika provides a platform to take stock of the progress, to assess the possibilities and problems, and to mapfuture strategies and solutions.
Who should attend:
- Government Policy Makers
Responsible for policy decisions on urban infrastructure development, regulation and enforcement
- Mayors and Municipal Commissioners
Looking for solutions, services, strategies, innovations and best practices for various urban infrastructure issues and challenges
- Urban Utility Officials
From various urban utilities like Water, Waste, Sanitation, Transport, to share best practices, and to see demonstration and display of latest technologies
- Corporate Executives
From the various sectors like Water, Waste, Environment, Transport, E-Governance, Real Estate, Safety and Security, E-Governance, and Urban Infrastructure Development, responsible for strategic planning, networking and business development for their respective businesses in the field of urban infrastructure and built-environment
- Urban Stakeholders, Professionals and Industry Experts
Experts in urban development, master planners, architects, engineers and finance professionals responsible for preparing policies, city development plans, local area plans, transport plans, environmental plans etc for cities
- Private Sector Urban Stakeholders
From Real Estate, Building and Construction, and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) sectors, to assert their role as important urban infrastructure stakeholders, and to network with policy makers and Urban Local Bodies
- International Agency Representatives
Multilateral urban development and aid agencies, academic and research organizations, financial institutions etc
Full conference website and registration at: http://www.municipalika.com
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