ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Questions have been asked regarding the feasibility of smart-cities; it has been asked whether the policies could be lopsided when seen alongside normally developing urban processes, which adopt preconceptions or a uniform distribution of resources, or next to traditional lifestyles. Some assumptions adopted by Glaeser (2011), as well as the McKinsey report (2010), regarding urbanization are reviewed, especially within the Indian context. This needs to be seen within a historical/traditional perspective and does not fully require the smart-city development policy as a given. It is argued instead that providing urban amenities in rural areas could also be an alternative or parallel option, for multiple reasons.
