International Journal of Engineering Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: special1

Water Sensitive Development-An Approach to Smart Cities

1Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Email: dipanwita.chakravarty@gmail.com

2Assistant Vice President, Reliance Foundation, sandeep.sabharwal@reliancefoundation.org

Online published on 22 January, 2018.

Abstract

Abstract: Water is an important natural resource which is becoming scarcer day by day. Conservation of water and exploring alternative sources is therefore important in the given context. The present paper addresses the issue of water sensitive development on a regional scale and tries to suggest skeletal guidelines for an action plan to be implemented as a part of conceptualization, formulation and implementation of Smart cities.

Keywords

Water Sensitive development, Integrated Design, Flood Management, Contemporary towns, Regional Planning, Policy guidelines