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eNViroNmeNt
Very dense core, vehicular pollution, lack of open spaces
Trafic issues, pollution may increase, but with stringent
norms expected Higher impacts of pollution due
to higher temperatures
eCoNomy
High growth Medium to high growth expected
with increase in eficiencies, can be affected by external shocks
Minor change in energy consumption for processes, but
signiicant impact on energy demands for space cooling,
vector borne diseases may impact the labour productivity
teChNoloGy
Fast up gradation to overcome labour scarcity
Shift to better technologies, focus on energy conservation
Surat becoming a centre for CC technologies, resilience
approaches possible
soCialequity
Iniquitous growth being addressed by housing, Rare
conlicts Migration can change world
views, social cohesion, would need interventions
Push migration can lead to more diversity in worldviews, Higher
inequity due to skill constraints of new in-migrants, pressures
on resources
4.8 City resilieNCe strateGy hiGhliGhts
The city resilience strategy has been developed based on a set of principles starting from anticipating and
forecasting of risks across various time scales giving priority to avoidance, risk reduction and management
of residual risks in the same order. This approach is undertaken mainly due to large uncertainties in
population growth and economy as well in climate change. Considering these limitation, resilience
strategy is based on adaptive management, considering current risks from models and observations and
provide scope for improvement over time.
Surat city stakeholders are already aware of current risks, and have taken several measures to reduce
risks and improve resilience. Also the city has been implementing several infrastructure development
programmes like JNNURM as well as basic services for urban poor. The current strategy will build upon the on-
going efforts, existing infrastructure and established institutions. The resilience building process will be
spearheaded by SMC and other city stakeholders by providing key knowledge inputs and pilot projects to
leverage processes and increase resilience of the system at communityhousehold level.
Surat has the advantage of eficient city administration, strong political consensus and fairly healthy municipal
