Building from the bottom: infrastructure and poverty alleviation/
Building from the bottom: infrastructure and poverty alleviation/
edited by Sameer Kochhar and M. Ramachandran
- New Delhi: Academic foundation, 2010.
- 318 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
I. POLICY --
1. The Power of Identity / Nandan Nilekani --
2. Planning for Future Cities / M. Ramachandran --
3. PURA and Urbanisation of India / P.V. Indiresan --
4. On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation / Vijay Kelker --
II. INFRASTRUCTURE --
5. Driving Infrastructural Development through Public-Private Partnerships / Hari Sankaran --
6. Market-based Financing of Urban Infrastructure in India / Hitesh Vaidya --
7. Genesis of the Problem of Infrastructure Financing and its Resolution / S.S. Tarapore --
8. Fiscal Decentralisation and Financial Sustainability for Urban Infrastructure / K.K. Pandey --
III. GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY --
9. The KDMC and MCGM Success Stories: Efficient Citizen Services Delivery Systems using e-Governance / Gursharan Dhanjal --
10. e-Village, Global Village: Gujarat Shows the Way / Gursharan Dhanjal --
IV. POVERTY ALLEVIATION --
11. Programmes for the Urban Poor / N.C. Saxena --
12. Demographic Dividend or Debt? / Nitin Desai --
13. Working towards an Urban India / Bibek Debroy --
14. Expanding the Umbrella: Financial Inclusion for the Urban Poor / Naveen Surya --
CASE STUDIES --
1. Excellence in Solid Waste Management and Sanitation through Citizen's Participation: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation --
2. Excellence in Road Development through Citizens' Participation --
Indore Municipal Corporation: Completed and continuous process of implementation --
3. Recycling Waste: A Venture --
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation's waste processing project has proved to be a great hit --
4. Linking Water Supply with Property: Pune Municipal Corporation's user-friendly system has led to an appreciable increase in revenue --
5. Cleaning the Slums: The Dattak Vasti Yojana in Mumbai has gone a long way in improving sanitation in the city slums --
6. Using GIS for Bill Collection: Varanasi Nagar Nigam has made life easy for citizens by introducing GIS-based tax assessment and collection --
7. Easing Traffic Bottleneck: The Traffic Improvement Scheme by the Thane Municipal Corporation near the railway station has removed the congestion and improved travelling time --
8. RIDCOR: The Road to Success --
9. Ensuring Quality Water: Karnataka's Kundapura Town Municipal Council embarked on an innovative civic services delivery project to improve water supply in the town --
10. Urban Water Management towards Water Quality Monitoring System and Operation and Maintenance Practices for Improved Quality Life: Surat Municipal Corporation.
9788171888412
Urban poor--Government policy
Urban renewal--Citizen participation
City planning
338.9 / KOC/B
I. POLICY --
1. The Power of Identity / Nandan Nilekani --
2. Planning for Future Cities / M. Ramachandran --
3. PURA and Urbanisation of India / P.V. Indiresan --
4. On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation / Vijay Kelker --
II. INFRASTRUCTURE --
5. Driving Infrastructural Development through Public-Private Partnerships / Hari Sankaran --
6. Market-based Financing of Urban Infrastructure in India / Hitesh Vaidya --
7. Genesis of the Problem of Infrastructure Financing and its Resolution / S.S. Tarapore --
8. Fiscal Decentralisation and Financial Sustainability for Urban Infrastructure / K.K. Pandey --
III. GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY --
9. The KDMC and MCGM Success Stories: Efficient Citizen Services Delivery Systems using e-Governance / Gursharan Dhanjal --
10. e-Village, Global Village: Gujarat Shows the Way / Gursharan Dhanjal --
IV. POVERTY ALLEVIATION --
11. Programmes for the Urban Poor / N.C. Saxena --
12. Demographic Dividend or Debt? / Nitin Desai --
13. Working towards an Urban India / Bibek Debroy --
14. Expanding the Umbrella: Financial Inclusion for the Urban Poor / Naveen Surya --
CASE STUDIES --
1. Excellence in Solid Waste Management and Sanitation through Citizen's Participation: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation --
2. Excellence in Road Development through Citizens' Participation --
Indore Municipal Corporation: Completed and continuous process of implementation --
3. Recycling Waste: A Venture --
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation's waste processing project has proved to be a great hit --
4. Linking Water Supply with Property: Pune Municipal Corporation's user-friendly system has led to an appreciable increase in revenue --
5. Cleaning the Slums: The Dattak Vasti Yojana in Mumbai has gone a long way in improving sanitation in the city slums --
6. Using GIS for Bill Collection: Varanasi Nagar Nigam has made life easy for citizens by introducing GIS-based tax assessment and collection --
7. Easing Traffic Bottleneck: The Traffic Improvement Scheme by the Thane Municipal Corporation near the railway station has removed the congestion and improved travelling time --
8. RIDCOR: The Road to Success --
9. Ensuring Quality Water: Karnataka's Kundapura Town Municipal Council embarked on an innovative civic services delivery project to improve water supply in the town --
10. Urban Water Management towards Water Quality Monitoring System and Operation and Maintenance Practices for Improved Quality Life: Surat Municipal Corporation.
9788171888412
Urban poor--Government policy
Urban renewal--Citizen participation
City planning
338.9 / KOC/B