An Overview of Basic Concepts Related to Infrastructure in India (Power sector, Water Supply and Sanitation Sector, Road, Rail, Air, and Port Transportation Sectors, Telecommunications Sector, Urban & Rural Infrastructure, SEZ, Infrastructure players, Infrastructure Project Finance); Private Involvement in Infrastructure (Infrastructure Privatization, Types of PPs, BOT, Private players in PPPs & BOT; Case studies); Challenges to Successful Infrastructure Planning and Implementation (Risks in Infrastructure, Political risks, : Socio-Environmental Risks, Cultural risks, Legal and Contractual Issues); Strategies for Successful Infrastructure Project Implementation (Risk management, Risk mitigation, Sustainable Development of Infrastructure, Infrastructure management systems, maintenance of infrastructure facilities, quality control in design and construction, life-cycle analysis), Planning and Evaluation of infrastructure project (say transportation projects) Decision Making (Engineering economics, Economic evaluation based on economic criteria, multiple criteria, ranking of project alternatives).
Text/Reference Books:
- Hudson W. and Ralph H.Infrastructure Management: Integrating Design, Construction, Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Renovation, Tata Mc Graw Hills.
- Garber N.J. and Hoel L.A.Principles of Traffic and Highway Engineering, Cengage Learning.
- Fricker J.D. and Whitford R.K.Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A Multimodal Systems Approach, Pearson Prentice Hall.
- The India Infrastructure Report, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.
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