12 International Conference & Exhibition on
12th International Conference & Exhibition on Emerging Trends in Sustainable Habitat & Integrated Cities Co-located with 13, 14, 15 November 2014 l Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Associate Partner Smart Cities & Green Buildings BACKGROUND India grew from a population of 33 crores in 1947 to 101 crores in 2001. The last 13 years have witnessed a demographic explosion and India's population is now 127 crores in 2014, adding at the rate of 2 crores per year. More than 50% of this growth is in the urban areas, spread over nearly 7,900 cities and towns, contributing to over 70% of India's GDP and occupying only 3% of India's land mass. Our urban population is likely to be over 55 crores by 2021, out of a total population of 145 crores. We have a challenging situation from this doubling of urban population, with cities already bursting at the seams due to inadequate basic infrastructure, housing and other social amenities. There is also a major challenge of tapping the limited resources of land, forests, water, mate ri al s, ai r and ener gy. The challenge before the governments, city managers and professionals is to create sustainable cities by the optimum and efficient use of all resources, including renewables. The Government of India has announced a slew of new ambitious initiatives: Swachch Bharat MissionSanitation for All by 2019, Housing for All by 2022 and 100 new Smart Cities. These programmes and the gargantuan growth of urban population is throwing up challenges and opportunities in the housing and infrastructure sectors for the central, state and local/city governments, as well as private industry. Municipalika 2014 is the 12th International Conference & Exhibition on Emerging Trends in Sustainable Habitat & Integrated Cities, with the participation of all stakeholders dealing with urban development, management and governance – all geared towards “Building Smart and Green Vibrant Cities”. The event is being organised at the Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India from13 to 15 November 2014. On this occasion, best of innovative planning, design, technology and policy options, with proven best practices, would be showcased and presented. Municipalika provides the platform for sharing knowledge, experiences, solutions, and best practices, and we would like to ignite the creative minds of young student architects, planners, engineers and other graduates from leading educational institutions and invite their association. The Urban Innovation Challenge Smart Cities & Green Buildings: Smart cities are envisaged to make the life of users comfortable by being technologically well-integrated, resource-sensitive and efficient in their operations. Green buildings are envisioned to be environment-friendly in their making and are directed towards achieving sustainable growth and development. While there can be multiple definitions of Smart Cities & Green Buildings, the Urban Innovation Challenge invites you to explore and define your ideas of what will make Indian cities smart and green. The Good Governance India Foundation (GGIF) Municipalika 2014 Urban Innovation Challenge (UIC) looks to identify the next generation of innovative solutions to systemic challenges in the urban areas, by under-graduate, post-graduate students and young professionals from different disciplines through the Urban Innovation Challenge. These participating young innovators will have unique opportunities to present and get feedback on their innovative solutions from the delegates and stakeholders of Municipalika 2014. Municipalika 2014 will see the presence of senior government officials of all levels, industry practitioners, academia, think tanks and industry leaders. This year the challenge goes beyond being an ‘ideas’ competition to one that welcomes highly implementable and practical solutions for India's urban innovation. Proposed solutions should be capable of being implemented in a real-world setting and should identify and address critical development challenges of Smart Cities & Green Buildings. The Urban Innovation Challenge will be held in two stages: Stage 1- Contest: Teams are invited to devise strategies and solutions for the creation of Smart Cities & Green Buildings while addressing the challenges in key areas (*mentioned below under Solution Areas) of Indian cities. Teams would be required to develop solutions and present a paper which may include drawings, site plans, tables etc. The top three entries will be included in the Conference Papers volume of Municipalika 2014, and will also win cash prizes. Stage 2- Incubation: A few of the most innovative and practical ideas that are short-listed from among all entries (these can be different from the entries short-listed in the Contest stage as for this stage the proposals that are most capable of being readily implemented will be selected), may be transformed into a reality through idea-incubation and actual investments*! Teams that are short-listed will be given more time to further work on their ideas and a final set of ready-to-implement proposals will be considered for incubation. (*The details of this phase of the challenge, requirements, format, time-frame shall be shared with short-listed teams in due course of time after the short-listing.) Given this second stage, we suggest that all participating teams invest time and effort on the practical nature of the ideas being proposed by them. Some selected teams will get a presentation slot of 10 minutes in the Open House on Day 2, i.e. 14th November 2014. Eligibility The Urban Innovation Challenge is open to anyone below 28 years of age from any discipline. Each team shall comprise of a maximum of three members. Under-graduate student entries will be judged separately while the post-graduate student entries will be judged along with other entries. We seek individuals who are impatient for change and passionate about transforming urban India. Solution Areas We are seeking proposals that have innovative and sustainable ideas addressing challenges in the following areas: MACRO - Sustainable Cities and Townships Solutions could exemplify excellence, innovation and technological advances delving in the following issues - urban planning, sustainable inter and intra-city mobility, application of GIS/GPS for effective e-governance, energy efficiency, urban supply-chains, pedestriancentric experiences, public accessibility, equitable distribution of resources, slum-free and inclusive design, supply-side and demand-side management, energy generation, water supply, sanitation, rainwater harvesting, waste water management including urban waste and e-waste management, and recycling at the urban scale. Associate Partner MICRO - Green Buildings and Habitats Solutions could exemplify excellence, innovation and technological advances in passive and active design, inclusive design, affordable housing, ergonomics and behavioral sciences influencing sustainable practices, energy efficiency, building management systems, energy generation, water efficiency, rainwater harvesting, waste water management, waste segregation and management and recycling at the building level. You could choose any one of the topics under the two heads and elaborate on ideas for the same. To have an idea of innovations that are making a differences, you may visit the following links: Ahmedabad's BRT system: http://unfccc.int/secretariat/momentum_for_change/items/7098.php Pimpri Chinchwad's solid waste management: http://www.swachcoop.com/filmsandvideosaboutswach.html Thane’s Solar Cities Program: http://www.iclei.org/fileadmin/PUBLICATIONS/Case_Studies/ICLEI_cs_142_Thane.pdf Resilient cities: http://indiatogether.org/urban-planning-and-climate-resilience-environment http://www.100resilientcities.org/cities/entry/surats-resilience-challenge Format of submission Entries should identify specific problem areas from among the above heads and suggest innovative ideas, solutions and strategies and capture the same in a maximum of 5 graphical slide frames or 6 A4 sheets or 4 A3 - all formats not containing more than 1,000 words. The acceptable format for submission is pdf and should be emailed to uic@municipalika.com. Please note - the entries are not to be copied or emailed to any other id. Please do not write your name and college details on any of the sheets. Instead, name the file with your names followed by your college name. Entries will be selected based on the following criteria Identification of a problem or key issues Clarity of the expression of the idea addressing a system-level problem and its solution Solution reflects the needs and matches the resources of urban India Commitment to serving vulnerable urban populations and improving their outcomes Focus and depth in the idea and solution rather than a range of issues Selection The selection of the entries will be done by an eminent Jury of professionals and urban managers. To register: Please log on to http://ethosindia.in/events/ggif-municipalika--urban-innovation-challenge-/index.php Clarifications Registration-related queries may be addressed to Ms. Rama at rama@ethosindia.in and brief-related queries may be addressed to the Ethos team at info@ethosindia.in *Please ensure that you do not send your entries to any other e-mail address other than prescribed above Deadline for Entries: 18th October 2014 Associate Partner Promoted by Coordinated by Municipalika 2014 Supporting Organisations Supported by Host State Partner State Feature Countries Supported by Online Knowledge Partner & TR E EATM NT AS S O ON OF GU ATI JA CI ER WAPTAG T RA IFICATI ON PU R Institutional Partners Partner City City Pavilion Associate Partner Institutional Partners Knowledge Partners Online Media Partner Powered by Exhibition Organised by Conference Organised by WA T
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