Advances in Urban Design and Engineering: Perspectives from India - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9811904146 ISBN 13 : 9789811904141

Editeur : Springer, 2023

Synopsis

This volume discusses a combination of topics dealing with the wide variety of urban planning, authored by well reputed scholars in India mastering disciplines such as architecture, urban design, transportation planning, public policy, urban planning, urban engineering and civil engineering. It focuses on contemporary problems in metro cities like New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, etc. This book also highlights critical aspects of urban developments while considering the aspects of mega infrastructure projects especially related to water, waste water treatment and environmental issues.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Arnab Jana is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Urban Science and Engineering and associate faculty at Centre for Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He works in the area of urban infrastructure policy and planning, primarily focusing on public health policy, application of ICT in urban and regional planning, sustainability & environmental issues. He has been the visiting faculty at Hiroshima University, Japan in 2016. Dr. Jana holds Ph.D. in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded the prestigious Monbukagusho Scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Government of Japan. He is also an alumnus of Asian Program of lncubation of Environmental Leadership (APIEL), University of Tokyo. Dr. Jana holds a Master's degree in City Planning from IIT Kharagpur. He has guided several doctoral and post graduate students and have authored numerous peer reviewed articles in peer reviewed journals and conferences and books.

Dr. Pradipta Banerji is a Professor of Civil Engineering and the former Head, Centre for Urban Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay. He is also a former Director of IIT Roorkee. He has more than 35 years of academic and research experience. He has a B.Tech. degree from IIT Delhi, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UC, Berkeley. He is a member, fellow, chair of several committees and professional societies across the world. He has developed many popular courses for working professionals in the field of structural engineering and urban sustainability. He has supervised theses of around 70 Master's and Doctoral students at IIT Bombay, and has more than 100 research publications, books and reports. He has delivered some of the most prestigious National Lectures of professional societies in India, and several Keynote lectures in international conferences and symposia. He is the India representative on a few international academic and research networks.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9811904146
• ISBN 13: 9789811904141
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Éditeur: Banerji Pradipta, Jana Arnab
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