Evergreen Environment in Smart Cities

Abstract

One hundred cities are proposed to be turned as smart cities across our nation. This paper serves in providing general guidance for planning of smart cities from an environmental perspective with a view to guide the conceptualization of the proposed smart cities towards a cleaner, greener and safer place to live in. A set of environmental criteria such as urban forests, green alleys, constructed wetlands, green roofs, permeable paving, green streets, green parking, green walls and rain gardens were discussed. Implementing the environmental protection measures in the developing smart cities would also add up to the benefits like improving water and air quality, serves as temperature regulator, increases the biodiversity thereby saving energy and creating job opportunities. Thus in this paper, methods of improvising the environmental conditions as evergreen in smart cities and their benefits to the society has been briefed. Index Terms— Smart cities, evergreen environment, air quality, cleaner, greener, safer place