Infrastructure Planning and Management in India: Opportunities and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9789811688362 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 232 str.

Pravin Jadhav; Rahul Nath Choudhury

Spis treści

Section 1: Transport Infrastructure: fostering the economic growth.- Chapter 1. Road Safety Management in India: Issues and Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 2. An assessment of the Port Development in India.- Chapter 3. Emerging scope of Airport Infrastructure: Case of India.- Chapter 4. Rail Infrastructure- Journey since Indian independence and beyond.- Section 2: How power sector is managed in India?.- Chapter 5. Power Sector Infrastructure Management: Issues and Challenges.- Chapter 6. Renewable Energy Management: An analysis of the status quo.- Chapter 7. Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development in India.- Section 3: The emergence of modern cities: Smart or Sustainable?.- Chapter 8. Smart City: Sustainable City for tackling Urban Challenges.- Chapter 9. Electric Mobility & Electric Vehicles Management in India.- Chapter 10. Sustainable Infrastructure Development in India: Drivers and Barriers.- Section 4: Developing digital infrastructure.- Chapter 11.Recent Trends in Digital Infrastructure india.

O autorze

Dr. Pravin Jadhav obtained Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in 2015. Dr. Jadhav was associated with IIFT from January 2008 to July 2012. In IIFT, he did extensive research and undertook various research studies for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Science and Technology, and the European Union. He was also served as a researcher in the Planning Commission working Sub-Group on Technology Intensity in India’s Manufacturing Exports, Planning Commission for framing the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017).

Presently, he has been working as an assistant professor at the Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research And Management (IITRAM), an Autonomous University established by the Government of Gujarat. Currently, he is working in the area of infrastructure planning and management.

 

Dr Rahul Nath Choudhury is a trade economist currently associated with the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi as a Research Fellow. His primary research interest includes foreign direct investments, international trade, political economy, geo-economics, and digital trade. Rahul has diverse experience of working in both the public and the private sector in academia and the industry in various capacities. He has contributed to numerous book chapters and academics journals. Rahul has been a freelance consultant for organizations like ADB, IFC, AEPC, CII, and a few MNCs as well.

Blurb

This book addresses comprehensive issues of infrastructure management at the sectoral level in India. This book analyses four critical sectors viz. Transportation, Power, Urban, and Digital Infrastructure and their planning and management from an Indian perspective. The book also identifies empirical risks and challenges in the planning and management of infrastructure in India. A diverse set of management solutions that can support better infrastructure management across sectors are also discussed in the present book.