Platform for integrated governance in Chennai
Student name: Mr Md. Hifzur Rahman
Guide: Dr Deepty Jain
Year of completion: 2018
Host Organisation: Fields of View
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Ms Sruthi Krishnan
Abstract: Metropolitan Chennai is the 4th largest metropolis in India (Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority), on one hand, it is under pressure to provide infrastructural services to sustain its growth and development and on the other, is increasingly facing environmental limitations in multiple forms (water scarcity, floods, droughts, sea-level rise, loss of greenery, wetlands, and other natural resources/habitats). The project is an attempt to develop a process of planning and decision-making that can help integrate concerns and actions around urban growth and environmental management, particularly with respect to water-related vulnerabilities, so that Chennai may develop as a sustainable and resilient city.
The study incorporates primary and secondary research to gather background information on current trends of the city’s development, its state of water, and emerging tensions, particularly with respect to institutional and governance-related challenges.
Using primary and secondary data a digital map of institutional interaction was developed using software called Cytoscape. Finally based on collected data and its visualization, future scenario was developed for utilizing it into a simulation tool.
