Subject Code:  CE2L012 Subject Name: Infrastructure Planning and Management L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s):   Nil
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:
  1. Hudson W. and Ralph H.Infrastructure Management: Integrating Design, Construction, Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Renovation, Tata Mc Graw Hills.
  2. Garber N.J. and Hoel L.A.Principles of Traffic and Highway Engineering, Cengage Learning.
  3. Fricker J.D. and Whitford R.K.Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A Multimodal Systems Approach, Pearson Prentice Hall.
  4. The India Infrastructure Report, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.