Sustainable Urban Development: With Special Reference to Uttar Pradesh
Keywords:
Sustainable Urban Development, G-20 Declaration, Sustainable Development Goals, Socio-economic Disparities, Resource DepletionAbstract
Cities have the potential to exert a considerable influence on the agenda for global development as they are the primary agents of economic development across the globe. There are millions of people living in densely populated areas, which makes cities more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, natural disasters, resource depletion, chaotic growth, and socio-economic disparities. In the context of India's presidency of the G20, there is an opportunity to demonstrate that the policies and practices established by cities have a substantial impact on the accomplishment of global development priorities. The Group of Twenty (G20) consists of 19 nations, and European Union. India's G20 Presidency (December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023) was characterised by an unparalleled magnitude, extent, and range, with more than 200 meetings held several cities throughout all major states and union territories of India. The G20 Presidency is a significant chance for India to highlight issues of utmost global significance, present its perspectives on development, and leverage its strengths as the fastest growing major economy to influence the G20 agenda. India's G20 priorities consisted of LiFE - Lifestyle for Environment; Accelerated, Inclusive & Resilient Growth; and Accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Priority areas for Urban 20 event included:(1) Encouraging environmentally responsive behaviour; (2) Ensuring water security; (3) Accelerating Climate Finance; (4) Leveraging ‘local’ potential and identity; (5) Reinventing urban governance and planning frameworks; and (6) Catalysing digital urban futures. Against backdrop, present paper purports to examine the policy initiatives and their implications for sustainable and inclusive urban development in context of G20 in India and particularly Uttar Pradesh. The paper is based mainly on secondary data besides critical appreciation of pertinent literature on the subject.
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