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GRP 1 - Smart Cities and Top 10 GDP Contributors
GRP 1 - Smart Cities and Top 10 GDP Contributors
Abhishek Agarwal – 1A
Abhyudaya Bharadwaj – 3A
Ashok K Ponniah – 12A
Ayush Verma – 13A
Rohit Chandra – 57A
Need for Smart City
❖ Cities accommodate nearly 31% of India's current population
and contribute 63% of GDP (Census 2011).
❖ Urban areas are expected to house 40% of India's population
and contribute 75% of India's GDP by 2030.
❖ This requires comprehensive development of physical,
institutional, social and economic infrastructure
Water Total water consumption by consumer category Respective City Municipal Corporations/
Municipal Bodies, Water Board
Real Estate Property Registration Data (Residential and Commercial) Municipal Corporation
(Registrations)*
Automobile New vehicle registrations (an indicator for vehicle sales) Regional Transport
Office/Automobile Associations
Communication No. of new telephone/mobile connections (industrial and Telecom 2013-2014 2017-2018
Regulatory Authority of
residential) India (circle-wide data)
Ways of calculating
GDP
1. Expenditure Approach – total spending on all final good and services C+I+G+(X-M)
2. Income Approach – adding up income received by all factors of production
3. Value added approach – value/price of final goods and services are added and value of intermediate is
subtracted
CITY GDP
Top-down approach: In the top-down approach, city level GDP is calculated as a proportion of the national or
sub-national GDP.
• The decision on the proportion to be used for this apportioning is the differentiating factor between
methodologies.
• For instance, US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the city’s share of state-level incomes (wages
and salaries of employees and proprietors’ incomes) to apportion state GDP to metropolitan cities
Bottom-up approach: The bottom-up approach requires adding up income, expenditure or output of each
economic agent (such as households, firms, government and non-profit sectors) to arrive at the aggregate GDP
measure.
• In essence different branches/units of economic activity needs to be separately and uniquely measured and
added up to arrive at the macro figure.
• It implies use of primary or survey data as well as household or establishment census data to arrive at
various sectoral estimates
This would be a highly data intensive exercise
Challenges
Use by agencies
• UNHABITAT: As part of its framework to calculate a ‘City Prosperity Index’, the organisation recommends the computation of a ‘City Product
per Capita’. This requires a ratio of city employment in a sector to national employment to be calculated. This ratio is multiplied with the
national GDP of that sector. This is repeated for each sector, and the resultant numbers summed up to arrive at the figure for ‘City Product’.
This is then divided by the city’s population to arrive at per capita figures.
• OECD: Socio-economic data is available for OECD countries at TL2 (large-regions) and TL3 (smaller area) levels. The organisation defines an
urban area as a densely inhabited 'core' and a 'commuting zone' whose labour market is highly integrated with the core. This may include more
than one municipality. GIS techniques are used to map municipalities to sub-national regions (T3) of which they are a part and for which GDP
data is available.
• This T3 level GDP is apportioned to the municipality based on its share of T3 level population. Thus, apportioned GDPs of the different
municipalities are summed together to achieve the GDP of the corresponding urban area.
•Top down approach using sectoral income data: •Barreca et al (2012): estimate parish level (a small
apportions the state GDP to cities based on the cities' administrative district) GDP for Louisiana state of USA,
share in sector wise incomes (i.e., wages and salaries, using the BEA method where they find the ratio of parish
operating profits, rents and interest) earnings to state earnings and multiply with the state GDP
to arrive at the parish level GDP. This is done separately for
each industry.
Use by agencies •If parish level data on earnings is not available for a
sector the share of parish employment in state
employment is used to apportion state GDP.
•US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): uses earning •This is done separately for each industry. If parish
statistics, obtained through its Local Area Personal level data on earnings is not available for a sector
Income (LAPI) dataset, to allocate GDP to metropolitan the share of parish employment in state employment
areas. is used to apportion state GDP.
•Earnings consist of wage and salary •Kosareva and Polidi (2017): Use employee compensation
disbursements, supplements to wages and in the city to calculate its GDP in Russia.
salaries, and proprietors’ income.
•They assume that the ratio of compensation of
•Representing over 60 percent of GDP by industry, employees to GDP in a city equals the average of the
earnings are considered to be reasonable corresponding ratios for the country and Moscow.
indicators of relative levels of economic activity
•The absolute level of city-wise compensation of
for most industries across geographic areas.
employees is available, so they scale that up
proportionately to arrive at city GDP.
Learnings from this study •Brown and Rispoli (2014): Canada has firm level data on
compensation of employees and operating surplus. The
authors allocate this to a given city depending on the
location of the firm.
•The industry wise incomes so derived are •If the firm has a single location, then all of the
then compared to provincial income to compensation of employees and operating surplus is
GDP ratio, and then city GDP arrived at, allocated to that city.
accordingly. •If the firm has offices in multiple locations, the total
compensation and surplus is allocated based on
•In India, as documented in EIU (2018), share of firm’s total employment in that location.
income data is not adequately available •For non-business sector, labour income earned
to adopt this approach. by government and non-profit sector
contained in censuses are used.
Challenge - 3
Broad approach
Use by agencies
•While estimating GDP for certain sub- sectors, CSO as well as DES at the state level use the expenditure method
for estimation of GVA. For example, while calculating the state level GVA for firewood sub-sector (under the
‘Forestry and Logging’ sector), total value of firewood is estimated by multiplying per capita firewood consumed
with population and price of the reference year. Bottom up approach is followed at the state level.
•Similarly, in calculating district level firewood sub-sector GVA, the DES apportions state level GVA based on the
district-wise consumption rates, available in the NSS Consumption Expenditure Survey (CES) as a top down
approach.
•Mitra and Mehta (2011): The authors use the UNHABITAT framework for calculating urban areas’ GDP (i.e.
multiply the GSDP with the ratio of urban areas’ workforce to total workforce), with some adjustment for the
productivity differential between urban and rural areas.
•One way in which they do this adjustment is by multiplying the ratio mentioned above with the share of average
monthly consumption expenditure of urban areas in that of all areas.
•This approach assumes that household expenditure forms a majority of the expenditure at the city level. It also
does not provide any information on the economic structure of the city.
Challenge - 4
Broad approach
Use by agencies
• This would be a highly data intensive exercise. India’s household and enterprise
survey data needs to capture all the elements that are required to estimate the city
GDP.
Step 1: Obtain state-wise GSDP data
District GDP for manufacturing sector is typically calculated by apportioning the state level GDP to
This is subject to data availability, by compilation category for organized and unorganised sectors.
the districts on the basis of their share of industrial workers or share in value of industrial output.
Please note that these figures and rankings might vary slightly depending on the source of data and the year of reference.
State GDP at a glance
State/union territory GSDP (US$ billions)
GSDP (US$ billions)
Maharashtra * 350 400
Karnataka * 200
250
West Bengal * 150
Rajasthan * 130 200
Kerala * 110
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Delhi * 100
Haryana * 98 0
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Delhi 300
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Major Challenges
1. Spatial productivity differentials: It is observed that cities may exhibit differential productivity level depending
upon the nature of industry, level of infrastructure development as well as availability of various intermediate
inputs etc. Therefore, it should be taken into account in the study
2. Sample size: It is observed that sample size may be small for various cities in the NSSO data. Therefore, adequate
sample must be taken into account.
3. Organised and unorganised sector: Some experts observed that a differentiation between these sectors may not
be necessary for this exercise; while others commented that bringing out such differences may be a critical
aspect.
a) For example, organised and unorganised sectors face differential scale and technical efficiencies. Finance which is a core
requirement to grow a business is not evenly distributed or available in the similar fashion to organised and unorganised
sectors. Therefore, there may be some differences in productivity between organized and unorganized sector.
4. Using District GDP data for city GDP construction: It is observed that instead of taking state GDP, we can possibly
look at district GDP and use appropriate measures to distribute it across cities in a district.
a) For all the states, district GDP is not available. Also, it is not available in the same price series and periodicity. Moreover,
different states follow different methodology to construct district GDP. Therefore, its suitability for city GDP construction
needs to be explored more.
5. Develop an index for city economic activity: There are suggestions that instead of city GDP, a city economic
activity index could be constructed.
6. Using GIS or nightlight data: There are suggestions that GIS information or nightlight data could be used for city
GDP construction.
7. Limits of city: Various points raised on city geography/boundary. It is suggested that it should be clarified what a
city means for this study.
Identified Stakeholders
Academia and
research institutions,
• Non-profit organizations,
• Experts and Scientists,
Central & State
Government,
Property developers, • Local and regional
• Planners, administrations,
• Policy makers,
• Political institutions
Financial
Citizens,
suppliers/investors,
ICT sector
Energy suppliers,
representatives,
Stakeholder Relationship & Impact
Stakes
1. Academia and Research Institutions Academic institutions are contributing for the initiation of smart cities through academic
research.
a) The growing interest of research institutes has led to a great number of pilot smart city initiation projects in recent years. Therefore, these
stakeholders are important in planning and developing strategies.
3. Financial suppliers/Investors
a) Smart cities are very expensive to implement and also to operate. Therefore, a strong dependency on the financial suppliers can be identified.
Obtaining funding is key for the development of Smart City Projects and the investors mainly consider the return on investment of the project.
4. Energy suppliers
a) In smart cities, sustainability is an important concern. Therefore, sustainable energy supply is required for the operation of the smart city.
Sustainable energy policy for smart cities plays a key role.
6. Citizens
a) Citizens were identified as a main type of stakeholders. Moreover to the authors, citizens as stakeholders are invited to experience urban
space and report inefficiencies or place-based positive and negative views in initiating smart cities. It is a key role in urban planning. Citizens
and their creativity, knowledge are important stakeholders in smart city initiation.
7. Government
a) Smart cities offer solutions for government in overcoming the challenges faced due to rapid urbanisation. Government is responsible for
knowledge creation and capitalization which is required for the initiation of the smart city concept
Stakes
1. Property developers
a) Smart cities are often driven by conflicting interests of property developers. Property developers are interested in innovation and technological
advancements in property development in smart citifies.
2. Non-profit organisations
a) Social organisations and non-profit organisations are interested in the results which arise due to the implementation of smart cities.
Significant project-to-project learning processes in each stage of smart city is important for these stakeholders.
3. Planners
a) Sustainable urban development is currently considered as a key planning goal and has received much attention urban planners. Smart city
concept is a solution for achieving sustainable urban development. Therefore, urban planners are crucial in the initiation of smart cities.
4. Policy makers
a) Policy making and implementation is a key process leading to better transparency and accountability in a smart city. In policy making,
achieving sustainable urban development is a key goal and therefore, policy makers are more interested in making policies which leads a
city to be smart.
6. Political Institutions
a) The engagement of political institutions in transferability is key because sharing their experiences can be an asset for present and future smart city
projects. Moreover, political institutions can impact on the governance of a smart city.
7. Media
a) Media can influence a smart city project through the coverage of problems and the advantages of a smart city. The influence can be positive or
negative.
Key Takeaways
1. Transformation from a non-smart city to a smart city entails the interaction of political and institutional
components with technology as the smart city innovation which states the importance of stakeholder management in a
smart city project
2. With the rapid urbanization, cities are facing many challenges in achieving sustainability. These challenges lead
the requirement of sustainable urban development within cities.
3. While the emphasis of this is also on public participation, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and e-
governance are primary tools recommended for the same. There are many challenges faced by all tiers of governments -
Central, state as well as Urban Local Bodies all over the world - digital divide, i.e. the unequal access to infrastructure
is a challenge in citizen engagement as even access to a computer or mobile phone or an internet connection for each
household are not ensured in Indian cities.
1. Available digital infrastructure is primarily used for entertainment and does not necessarily guarantee public participation in civic
affairs
4. Apart from technological challenges, lack of collaboration and poor communication within different stakeholders of the
Smart City, namely governments, various organisations, institutions, NGOs, and citizens is one of the challenges of
Smart Cities.
5. Apart from the concerns of how to enable citizens technologically, it is important to motivate and involve citizens, and
convey the value of smart city projects to them through continuous Communication.
6. Important to not to depend entirely on one form of public participation but explore different forms of participation and
roles citizens can play throughout the project right from development to implementation
Roadmap
Convergence, Follow
KNOWLEDGE Segmentation ups and
Proposals
CREATION and re-
Prioritization iteration
1. The smart city proposal has created a baseline (existing situation) and an aspirational situation based on
the citizens’ inputs which will be used for project identification.
2. Area Based Development gets a prominence in smart city proposals in India. More than 80 per cent of
allotted money for that city is spent on the selected community (in the case of Pune, Aundh-Baner-
Balewadi which is almost 900 acres (3.6 sq km) but small compared to entire city). This selection of
AundhBaner-Balewadi was direct result of the citizen engagement.
3. As mentioned earlier most of the smart city proposals are on the expected lines. The citizens aspire for a
sustainable/ environmental friendly city (‘green’ Pune, eco-friendly transportation, etc.). But one of the
important aspects (in relation to the environment) of smart city which is missing in the city of Pune is the
lack of emphasis on energy efficiency in the buildings. The general public can easily attribute pollution to
the smoke coming out of a vehicle, but may not be aware of overall toll on the environment due to energy
usages in the building. There are awareness initiatives such as ‘Earth Hour’ which raises these issues, but
the energy efficient buildings are not included as a part of the Pune Smart City Proposal.
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