4 Pillars of Smart Cities of India and the Role of Smart Environment

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4 Pillars of Smart Cities of India and the Role of Smart Environment
Written By :Ankita Verma
Environmental Development
What makes a city environmentally smart?
Limiting Pollution
Advanced Technology
Sustainable energy
Waste Reduction and Management
Green Spaces

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Everyone has heard of Smart Cities.
But what is the actual definition of a smart city?
And why do we need our cities to be smart?
There is no standard definition of a smart city.
For India, a smart city is defined as:
Urban areas that feature all core infrastructure required like assured water and electricity supplies, sustainable environment, efficient sanitation, solid waste management, and public transport, adequate healthcare and education facilities and affordable housing, especially for economically-weak sections of society.
Hence, Smart Cities Mission is a pan-city initiative to develop the Indian cities with the aim to implement at least one smart solution citywide.
Physical Infrastructure involves building and developing physical infrastructures like residential and commercial buildings, transportation systems, energy systems, water supply and sewage systems, sanitation facilities, solid waste management systems, etc.
Economic Infrastructure Smart cities need to identify their core competence, advantages, and potential to generate economic activities to create employment opportunities and economic infrastructure.
Smart cities are essentially green cities.
What makes a city environmentally smart?
Simply put, the smart cities need a more eco-friendly environment which involves using smart solutions and technologies to assist in providing a healthier place for the citizens.
Let’s look at some steps to make an environment-friendly smart city:
One of the main missions of providing a sustainable environment for smart cities is monitoring and controlling the city pollution.
Making a city smart means implementing smart solutions and technologies.
Technologies used for smart cities should be able to share data in an efficient, secure and open manner.
Successful smart-city projects collect, manage and use data to improve living and workplace standards.
One of the objectives of smart cities is environmental sustainability

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