Comparative Analysis of Project-Level Indicators for Smart Cities

Abstract

The emerging notion of smart cities combines urban infrastructure and technology to advance human life quality. The Government of India commenced on the development of 100 existing cities as smart cities. The first phase of the mission includes twenty Smart cities development. In this study, the authors present a comparative analysis of project-level indicators for three smart cities that are chosen based on project development and their secondary data availability on the website. First, the authors created a list of project-level indicators based on extant studies, policy documents, and project reports that were published in the last one and half decade. Second, the authors collected secondary data on project-level indicators from the three cities. Third, the authors analyzed a questionnaire survey from citizens, real estate developers, and contractors regarding the perception of the quality improvement of life after the Smart Cities Mission. Though the relative comparison between expenditure and revenue for all three cities shows an increasing trend from 2015 to 2019, the sewage treatment system in Nagpur city shows more revenue generated compared to the other two cities. The overall ranking from the perception survey result shows that respondents see more pedestrian safety improvement followed by traffic system management and safety/security. The results indicate that the sewage infrastructure and garbage collection have not significantly improved. The study findings will assist city planners, investors, and developers in lowering claims and making wise judgments both before and after the implementation of smart cities.