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India has started talking about Smart Cities. Over the past decade, focus had been on Urban Renewal and Slum Up-gradation. Be it smart cities or urban renewal / regeneration or slum up-gradation; Urban Housing proves to be one of the most difficult challenge for a town planner. Irrespective of who is providing housing, the Urban Local Body, the private developers / builders or a combination of both, housing gap assessment is necessary for all of the cases.
This note is an attempt towards the methodology for estimating housing gap for a city. Though the same may provide for a good assessment from the point of view of a research level thesis, it may need much more detailing for an urban planner in-charge of a city.
As most State Tourism Corporations are looking to develop integrated coastal tourism infrastructure with due focus on transport, basic beach amenities, large revenue generating projects, village / rural integration with socio-economic & environment friendly considerations; they are increasingly opening up to the idea of public private partnerships for Coastal Tourism Infrastructure. This note briefly discusses PPP in Development and O&M of Coastal Tourism Infrastructure.
In addition to the processing or manufacturing zone, sub-projects for transport, utilities, power, environment, urban land and real estate development form an integral part of an integrated industrial area. These facilities are non-core activities for SIDCs, hence inefficiency is inherent in such projects. Infrastructure projects related to transport, utilities like power, energy, water supply (including for industrial purposes), waste water treatment, collection and treatment, site restoration, social infrastructure, housing development and tourism (especially business tourism) are some of the prime sectors that can be targeted for development / investments on PPP basis. The assessment criteria for investment in above sectors on PPP basis are briefly discussed in this note.
Industrial Estates (IE) are perceived as drivers of development, however limited land resources is forcing more governments to develop of industrial estates at locations where barren / less productive land is available. To ensure sustainable industrial estates, integrated townships of an economic size capable of supporting businesses and homes, with adequate physical and social infrastructure become a pre-requisite. It is here that the concept of Integrated Industrial Areas / Regions comes to fore. This short note provides for a brief introduction to integrated industrial areas.Continue reading Integrated Industrial Areas – An Introduction→
Characterized by large financial outlays and long gestation periods, infrastructure investments involve high upfront costs and long term financing. As governments are highly constrained in raising resources, a possible solution to constraints associated with traditional approaches to infrastructure development is said to be found in the PPP approach. This short note briefly discusses the factors promoting PPP in infrastructure, proficiency of private sector, potential costs and benefits of PPP, and its potential for use.Continue reading Public Private Participation in Infrastructure – An Introduction→
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