Metropolitan Transition in India

Objectives

This two-day seminar on "Metropolitan Transition", coincides with the event of The Govt. Tamil Nadu Public Hearing of The Draft Master Plan of Chennai prepared by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Also as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the SAP.

The Seminar on “Metropolitan Transition” will explore the current situation and the future prospects in terms of the urbanization pattern, land use, infrastructure, governance and socio-economic issues. These are considered as an enabling platform towards urban development and management by sharing experiences of experts and professionals in order to create a favorable environment for sustainable urban development of Chennai.

In particular, it will address the spatial planning tensions and synergies between the Urban Local Administration and State/Central Government. The multiple agencies including Local, State and Central agencies giving importance towards city development through capital intensive urban infrastructure development, preparation of investment oriented and project based City Development Plans (CDP) under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and public private partnerships and other Special Areas of Urban Development such as IT corridors, Techno Parks, New Corporate Townships in Chennai.

But the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) indulge in the making of the draft master plan of Chennai, now left with the people of the city to comment on the plan and give OK to the plan for implementation. This seminar will also address the major features of the Master plan the process of making public participation in the modification of plan and put into practice.

The objective of the Seminar is to contribute to the discussions on

• Identification of issues in relation to the spatial planning and governance, and
• To build and enhance the relationships between different stakeholders involved in the governance arena (public sector, private sector and civil society) ;
• The seminar will also look at an opportunity to exchange experiences of various experts and professional and visions for the future of Chennai.

Programme

Day 1 - 30-08-2007, Thursday

Day 2 - 31-08-2007, Friday

09.00-11.00	Session Three : Land use and Infrastructure Planning
Chair :	K.P. Subramanian Retired Prof. Anna University, Chennai
Speakers :	1. Bharat Jairaj, Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group, Chennai, Water in Cities – Case of Chennai 2. Luis Feduchi, Professor, Architecture and Urban Design, UniverSity of Berlin, 3. L.S. Murali, Project Consultant & Ms. Kiruthiga Jeyram, Traffic Engineer, L&T Ramboll, Chennai, Transportation Issues and Metropolitan Development 4.Prof. M.A. Kalam, Head, Dept. Anthropology, Madras University, Metropolitan Planning, climate change and adaptation-Chennai Metropolitan Area
11.00-11.30	Tea
11.30-13.30	Session Four – Metropolitan Planning, Administration and Governance
Chair :	Shri. G. Dattatri, Sustain, Chennai Madras School of Economics, Chennai
Speakers :	1.Mr. Manian, Urban Development Expert, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Govt. Tamil Nadu, Role of Local Administration In shaping urban development in municipalities in Tamil Nadu 2. Mr. Srivatsan, Sub Editor, Property Plus, The Hindu 3. Mr. Sivasanmugam, Deputy Planner, CMDA,Chennai, Legal and Institutional dynamics of spatial planning of Metropolitan city of chennai 4. Mr. S. Santanam. Chief Urban Planner, CMDA, Problems and potentials of planning metropolitan city of chennai 5. Mr. George Azariah Moreno, Researcher, London School of Economics, Chennai and Barcelona : Sharing Experiences for sustainable metropolitan innovation 6. Ms. T.R.Champaka, Urban Designer, SCE India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, Revisiting the revision of the Master Plan 2015, Bangalore
13.30-14.30	Lunch
14.30-15.30	Session Five : Metropolitan Transition and Socio-economic Issues
Chair :	Prof. M.A. Kalam, Head, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Madras, Chennai.
Speakers :	1. Mr. Venkatasubramanian, FIP, Pondicherry, Role of Urban Migration in shaping urban development 2. Mr. J.Grebert, Renault, France, The green commuting plan of the Renault Technocentre in Paris : how to move12 000 employees ? 3. Mr. J.Grasset, Researcher and consultant, The role of Industrial areas In Chennai and North Tamil Nadu Urban Dynamics 4. Dr. A. Arulraj, Dynamics of Urban land use and Land market in Tamilnadu cities
15.30-16.00	Valedictory
Welcome :	Dr. Abdul Razak, Professor, SAP
Valedictory Address :	Prof. S. Rav. DEAN School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai
Vote of Thanks :	Dr. Kamala Marius-Gnanou, Urban Geographer, University of Bordeaux/IFP
16.00-16.30	Tea

Organisers

• French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP)
• Dept. of Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University

Coordinators

• Dr. Kamala Marius-Gnanou, Associate Professor of Urban Geography, Head of the Unit of Metropolitan Transition, French Institute of Pondicherry-India, Mixed Research Unit (UMR) Planning, Development, Environment, Health and Societies (ADES) (CNRS) University of Bordeaux, France
• Dr. Abdul Razak Mohamed, Professor of Town Planning, Dept. of Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai.

Venue

Dept. of Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University. Chennai.

Participants

• Abdul Kalam, Head, Dept. of Antropology, (University of Madras, Chennai)
• Paul Appasamy, (Madras School of Economics, Chennai)
• Abdul Razak, Urban Planner, (Chennai)
• Arun, Urban Planner, (Chennai )
• Ashmy, Urban Planner, (Chennai)
• George Azariah-Moreno, Cities Programme, (London School of Economics/Aula Barcelona)
• Basudev Chaudhury, (Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), Delhi)
• Bharat Jairaj, (Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group)
• Chief Eng. (TNWAD Board)
• Dattatri, Trustee, (SUSTAIN, UN-HABITAT Office)
• Deepak Phavsar
• Luis Feduchi (The Foundation of Bangalore and Pondicherry)
• Jeremy Grasset, Research Fellow, (IFP)
• J.Grebert, (Renault, Chennai)
• Jayalakshmi, Urban Planner, (Mahindra Acres Consulting Engineering Ltd, Chennai)
• Jayaram, Rt.Additional Director, (Municipal Administration, Chennai) Jothilakshmi, Professor, (Satyabama University)
• Jothilakshmi, N. Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Habitat Center, (Satyabama University, Chennai)
• Karthikeyan, Asst. Manager, (TrammelGrowMeghraj, Chennai)
• Loraine Kennedy, (CSH, New Delhi)
• Manian, Urban Development Expert, (Municipal Administration, Chennai)
• Kamala Marius-Gnanou, Urban Geographer, (University of Bordeaux/IFP)
• V.M Marudachalam, HOD, (School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai)
• Jean Pierre Muller, Director, (IFP)
• Natacha Monnet, Attachée Economique, BTP, Environnement,Transports et Industrie, (Embassy of France in India, Economic Mission)
• L.S. Murali, Project Consultant, (L&T Ramboll Consulting Engineering Limited, Chennai)
• V.G Patil, Senior Planner, (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Mumbai)
• Prema Rajagopalan, Asst. Prof, (DHSS, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai)
• Champaka T. Rajagopal , Urban Designer, (UC Berkeley)
• Senthil Rajan, (New Delhi)
• Rajesh, (Consumer Action Group, Chennai)
• Roshni, Urban Planner, (L&T Ramboll Consulting Engineering Limited)
• Patrick Rousseau, Chief Executive Officer, (VEOLIA WATER (INDIA) PVT. LTD)
• Santanam, Chief Urban Planner, (Chennai Metropolital Development Authority (CMDA), Chennai)
• Sivasanmugam, Deputy Planner, (Chennai Metropolital Development Authority (CMDA),Chennai)
• N. Sridharan, Professor, Dept. of Urban Planning, (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi)
• K.P. Subramaniam Rt. Prof. (Dept. of Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai)
• Sudha, Scientist, (ISRO, Bangalore)
• Maheep Singh Tapar, Director, (Adapt Technologies, Hyderabad)
• Urban Planner (Bangalore)
• Urban Planner,(Wilbersimth, Chennai)
• Tirumalai Vasan, IRS, (Anna University)
• Venkatasubramaniam, (IFP, Pondicherry)