ABSTRACT
The rapid urbanization around the globe is exploiting the natural resources exponentially, may it be water, air, land or minerals. In last couple of decades, the awareness for sustainable growth has attained significant pace and the same can be observed in the global policies also.
Innovation and smart integration can be a very efficient tool to improve the efficacy of the output of technologies with sustainable goals. In this paper we have considered a case study of Guwahati, where a metro rail network is in planning stage and parallelly we have also conducted field surveys to identify the issues pertaining to the people of the city which can be solved through proper infrastructure planning. The motive was to design a user centred infrastructure model. After listing out all major issues, brain storming sessions were organized between a group of researchers and consultants. The literature pertaining to these issues and sustainable goals were also analysed to develop a hybrid model of infrastructure.
To understand the space constraints of the project, 3D modelling of the city was done with hybrid infrastructure. For understanding the financial implication of the project, Break Even Analysis was conducted. The outcome of this paper is that smart infrastructures can give multi fold benefits with some additional cwost and this cost can be recovered from the earning of the infrastructure within 15 years in this particular case. Hence instead of conventional infrastructure practices, smart and innovative infrastructure should be promoted for a more efficient and sustainable growth.
