• VIJAYA KUMAR B H
• N NAGESHA

Managing urban growth has emerged as one of the most vital challenges in the twenty first century. Understanding and promoting the city sustainability through efficient resource utilization could be the proper approach for achieving sustainability in urban areas. Assessing the prevailing sustainability level is the primary step in achieving and maintaining higher levels of sustainability. Thus, development of a sustainability index for a city is the key in urban planning and its value to smart cities cannot be ignored. Different methods, techniques and instruments for urban sustainability assessment have emerged over a period of time. Amongst them, indicator-based approach to assess and improve urban sustainability is increasingly adopted. The current paper is an attempt to assess the sustainability of Davanagere City with this widely accepted indicator based approach. This approach comprises three vital dimensions of sustainability viz., environmental, social, and economical factors. After collecting the empirical data regarding all the three dimensions through a scientific sampling, the Sustainability Development Index (SDI) is computed. The result of the study reveals a significant scope to improve the prevailing SDI of the city and hence has useful policy implications in the Sustainable Development of Davanagere City in the long run.

"INDICATOR BASED APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY INDEX:THE CASE OF DAVANGERE CITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.d631-d637, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403379.pdf

"INDICATOR BASED APPROACH FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY INDEX:THE CASE OF DAVANGERE CITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppd631-d637, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403379.pdf