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Butsch, Carsten ORCID: 0000-0002-7152-8318, Kumar, Shamita, Wagner, Paul D., Kroll, Mareike, Kantakumar, Lakshmi N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8912-3853, Bharucha, Erach, Schneider, Karl ORCID: 0000-0002-4381-2151 and Kraas, Frauke ORCID: 0000-0002-3498-6758 (2017). Growing Smart'? Urbanization Processes in the Pune Urban Agglomeration. Sustainability, 9 (12). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 2071-1050

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Abstract

The Indian city of Pune witnessed rapid growth and deep transformation processes in the last three decades. This paper assesses past developments and recent structures and processes against the concept of urban sustainability. Following an overview of the historical development, the dimensions of sustainability are discussed separately, based on empirical findings. Urban growth puts enormous pressure on Pune's land and water resources, changing the ecology of the area. The increasing water demand of Pune's growing population competes with growing energy and water demands. An assessment of future climate change impacts indicates that the storage capacity of the reservoirs is more frequently not met during the rainy season. In addition, extreme dry years can aggravate the effects of land use change on water resources in the future. The city's growth and especially the large in-migration has also changed Pune's social fabric significantly. Wealth is distributed unevenly in the city and social disparities can be observed along two fault lines, namely along classes and caste groups. The population development and the increasing socioeconomic polarization are linked to the economic development of the city. Pune's formal economy has a robust base. However, as in many cities of the Global South, the informal economy is the most relevant source of income for large parts of the population. Pune's development is challenged by informality, poor infrastructure and inadequate planning and governance. Recently new approaches towards urban renewal and smart city development were launched. These new approaches aim at overcoming blockades in the traditional planning. A special challenge for urban planning is the transformation of urban fringe areas of the city, as this process is currently taking place in an unsustainable manner. The paper concludes that urban development has to become holistic, integrative and participative and should abandon the stereotype vision of the world class city in favor of a sustainable, locally adjusted pathway of development.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Butsch, Carsten UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-8318 UNSPECIFIED Kumar, Shamita UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wagner, Paul D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kroll, Mareike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kantakumar, Lakshmi N. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8912-3853 UNSPECIFIED Bharucha, Erach UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schneider, Karl UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4381-2151 UNSPECIFIED Kraas, Frauke UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-6758 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-210460
DOI:	10.3390/su9122335
Journal or Publication Title:	Sustainability
Volume:	9
Number:	12
Date:	2017
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	2071-1050
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Geosciences > Geographisches Institut
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language WESTERN-GHATS; HYDROLOGIC ASSESSMENT; CITY; GROWTH; INDIA; CLIMATE; MODEL Multiple languages Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21046