CONTENTS:
Anupam Rastogi;
List of Tables xi;
List of Boxes and Figures xiii;
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms xvii;
1. THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR IN INDIA, 2005 1;
Anupam Rastogi;
New Institutional Mechanism for PPP 1 * Telecom 2 * Power 6 * Transport 9 * Roads 9 * Urban;
Infrastructure 15 * Conclusion 22;
Annexe 24;
References 26;
2. TRENDS AND PAT TERNS OF URBANIZATION AND THEIR ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS 27;
Amitabh Kundu;
Urbanization at the Macro Level 27 * Urbanization Pattern 29 * Urbanization Trend: An Interstate;
Analysis 30 * Economic Base of Urban Centres 32 * Access of Cities and Towns to Urban Resources 33;
* The Capital Market 36 * A Perspective on Urbanization 37 * Conclusion 38;
Annexe 39;
References 41;
3. GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FOR DELIVERY OF URBAN SERVICES 42;
David Savage and Shubhagato Dasgupta;
Evolution of Local Government 42 * The Role of GOI 46 * Declining Trend in Urban Local Services 50;
* Roadblocks Undermining Reform Initiatives 53 * Reforms to Remove the Roadblocks 55 * Conclusion 57;
References 58;
4. PLANNING FOR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE 59;
Olivier Toutain and S. Gopiprasad;
Urban Planning: The Issues Involved 59 * Renewal of the Urban Planning Approach 59 * Guiding;
Principles of a Spatial Policy 64 * From Principles to their Spatial Translation 64 * Tool Kit for Planning 67 * Integrating Planning and Infrastructure Development 78 * Planning as a Tool for Programme Implementation and Infrastructure Development 79 * Way Forward 79
References 81;
5. URBAN FINANCE 82;
Om Prakash Mathur;
Functional Jurisdiction of Municipalities 83 * Revenue Base of Municipalities 84 * Size of the Municipal;
Sector 85 * Revenue-based Performance 87 * Transfer-based Performance 89 * Scale and Structure of Municipal Expenditure 90 * Revenue—Expenditure Balance 91 * Urban Initiatives and Municipal Performance 93 * Municipal Finances in the Context of SFCs 98 * Devolution by Central Finance Commissions 100 * Way Forward 102;
Annexe 103;
References 105;
6. URBAN TRANSPORT 106;
O. P. Agarwal;
Issues in Urban Transport in India 106 * Urban Public Transport in India 110 * Future Scenario for Urban Transport 115 * Strategies for Urban Transport 116 * Way Forward 123 * Conclusion 128
References 129;
7. URBAN WATER AND WASTE WATER 130;
Marie-Hélène Zérah;
Present Status 130 * The Attempted Path to Reforms and its Assessment 143 * Agenda for the Future 151;
* Way Forward 154;
References 157;
8. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 160;
P. U. Asnani;
Quantum and Nature of Solid Waste 160 * Reasons for Inadequacy and Inefficiency in Services 161;
* Drawbacks in Present SWM Services 161 * Technologies Available for Processing, Treatment, and Disposal of Solid Waste 162 * Factors Governing Choice of Technology 167 * Judicial Intervention to Improve the System 167 * Strategy to Implement MSW Rules 2000 169 * Initiatives Taken by State Governments to Handle Solid Waste 171 * PPP in Cities 174 * Funds Required for SWM 179 * Sources of Funds 180 * Supplementing ULB Resources 180 * Way Forward 182;
Annexe 184;
References 189;
9. URBAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 190;
Prem K. Kalra and Rajiv Shekhar;
Present Status 190 * Integrated Resource Planning 192 * Renewable Energy Sources 194 * Convergence;
in Energy 197 * Energy Conservation 197 * Conclusions 207;
10. URBAN ENVIRONMENT 208;
Suneel Pandey, Shaleen Singhal, Pragya Jaswal, and Manraj Guliani Status of the Urban Environment 209 * Industry and Environment 216 * Emerging Techniques to
Measure Quality of Urban Environment 223 * Conclusion 229;
References 230;
11. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: URBAN HEALTH AND EDUCATION 232;
Laveesh Bhandari;
Key Issues 232 * Structure of Education Delivery 234 * Schools in India 235 * Coverage and Access 239;
* Summing Up 242 * Health Care Structure 243 * Physical Infrastructure 246 * Usage and Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities 246 * Summing Up 251 * Way Forward 251;
Annexe 254;
References.