Program  
 
Policies and Strategies for Ocean and Marine Governance: North-South participation for Economic and Social development of Coastal Regions
 
 
 
Poster
Transformation Towards Resilient Societies Through Information and Communication Technologies for Planning coastal Cities.
P-E2-04
Dr.Paruthummootil Jacob Philip* , Institute For Sustainable Development and Research,ISDR,India
Prof.Mario Rosario Losasso* , Department of Architecture (DiARC),The University of Naples Federico II|UNINA Forno Vecchio, no. 36, I-80134, Napoli, Italy
Dr.Kalpana Chaudhari, Institute For Sustainable Development and Research,ISDR,India
Presenter Email: pjphilipisdr@gmail.com,mariorosario.losasso@unina.it
As per the United Nations estimates, The world population reached 7.3 billion as of mid- 201, implying that the world has added approximately one billion people in the span of the last twelve years. Sixty per cent of the global population lives in Asia (4.4 billion), 16 per cent in Africa (1.2 billion), 10 per cent in Europe (738 million), 9 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean (634 million), and the remaining 5 per cent in Northern America (358 million) and Oceania (39 million). The total population on earth is predicted to increase by more than one billion people within the next 15 years, reaching 8.5 billion in 2030, and to increase further to 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100. Looking at the ever increasing urbanization ,In 2016, an estimated 54.5 per cent of the world populations inhabited in urban region. By 2030, urban areas are projected to shelter 60 per cent of people worldwide and one in every three people will live in cities with at least half a million inhabitants.This presentation deals with issue involved in conclave of issues related to transformation towards resilient societies for sustaining urban development through sustainable use of information and communication technology, media literacy in planning smart cities along coastal region . The presentation focuses on policy formulation for resources planning, risk mitigation and vulnerability , social vulnerability and resilience for gender based planning for creating smart coastal cities.The presentation aims to provide the platform to enable the gender based Knowledge-Action Network communities to work together to create new perspectives on safer , smart and resilient coastal cities through North south Participation that are relevant to Sustainable development Goals including Goal-3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 5- Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, Goal 11-Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable,Goal 14-life below Water, Goal 16-Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels to aid in coastal urban planning for safer, smart and sustainable cities and communities integrating the Knowledge Action Network for Urbanization.
 
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