Figure 8: Ojective 1

The aim is to assess the impact of climate change in Surat and understand the emerging role of urban planning in achieving equitable climate resilience in order to make the city more livable, sustainable and economically viable.

2.2 Objective & Methodology

Objective 1

To review the relevance of existing climate resilience frameworks in the context of Global and Indian cities.

Methodology-

In order to achieve this ojective, first the Climate Change Performance Index will be read thouroghly. Countries to be identified whose national climate action plans will be reviewed based on the scope and limitations. The major limitation during city selection is availability of data and language barrier as few city has their climate action plan in their native language. Then matrix will be prepared based on few indicators to come up with some observations in the context of Indian cities. Finally analyzing them and based on them conclusion and recommendations will be provided for Indian cities. Figure 8 shows the entire process via flow chart.

Figure 8 Methodology of Objective 1

Source: Author

Scope of the objective-

Broader perception of what other countries are doing to combat climate change

Limitation of the objective-

1. Availability of Data 2. Language barrier for few countries

Objective 2

To understand the perception of climate resilience among various urban development professionals in Surat and across the country.

Methodology-

This objective deals with a perception study of various stakeholders across India in the context of climate resilience. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the synergies and gaps between academics and practicing professionals perspectives on climate change resilience. For this first step will be identification of stakeholders across India. Then preparation of survey question. A google form will be created and floated via mail to the stakeholders. But during walk in interview the form will be filled in front of the author only. Finally based on the collection of samples analysis will be done and the objective will be concluded with some recommendations for Indian cities in the context of climate change. Figure 9 will show the entire process via flow chart.