India Infrastructure Report 2009

Preface
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Section I.
1. Executive Summary
Section II. Land Markets in India
2. Land Markets in India: Distortions and Issues
3. Security of Title to Land in Urban Areas
4. Land Dominated Approach to Water Policy: Influence, Effects and Relevance
Section III. Land Acquisition: Policy and Processes
5. Evolution of Political Economy of Land Acquisition
6. Eminent Domain Powers: Rationale, Abuse and Way Forward
7. Regulatory and Policy Regime of Land Acquisition: A State Level Perspective
8. Land Acquisition Process for National Highways: Issues and Recommendations
9. Obtaining Forest Clearances under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
10. Use of Eminent Domain in India : Processes and Their Critique
Section IV. Compensation and R&R
11. Compensation and R&R: Current Issues and Proposed Reforms
12. Framework for Evaluation of Land Acquisitions in India: Sustainable Development Perspective
13. Resettlement Entitlements: Moral Economy of Land Rights and Beyond
14. Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policies: A Comparison of National and Multilateral Agency Policies and Issues in Implementation
15. Land for Infrastructure Development: Livelihoods and Fair Compensation
16. Sustainable Rehabilitation Interventions through Community Engagement by Rumjhum Chatterjee
Section V. Land Acquisition Experiences
17. Insights into Land Acquisition Experiences of Private Businesses In India
18. Land Acquisition for Railway Projects - Two Case Studies
19. Forest Land Diversion: Balancing Development and Conservation through Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
20. Land Acquisition for Container Terminal at Cochin Port
21. Land Evacuation, resettlement and rehabilitation: Lessons from the Delhi International Airport
Section VI. Overcoming Land Constraints in Urban Planning
22. Integrated Townships as a Policy Response to Changing Supply and Demand Dynamics of Urban Growth
23. Reforming Urban Land Management in Gujarat
24. Using the 'Development Plan- Town Planning Scheme' Mechanism to Appropriate Land and Build Urban Infrastructure
25. Land Saving Technology and Systems for Urban Infrastructure
Section VII. Leveraging Land for Development
26. Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure
27. Potential of Land and Land Based Instruments for Infrastructure Development in Urban Areas
28. Charges on Land and Development Rights as a Financing Resource for Urban Development
29. Financing Infrastructure for Railways using Railway Land
30. Lessons for Leveraging Land: A case of Bangalore- Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
Section VIII. International Experience in Managing Land
31. Land Related Rights, Land Markets and Institutional Framework: A Review of International Experiences
32. Land Administration in Countries with State Ownership of Land
Section IX. Infrastructure Review
33. The Infrastructure Sectors in India, 2008

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Special Features

• All aspects of land discussed.
• Guide to land use.
• Policy recommendations include.
• Most recent case studies: GMR, Singur, Tata, Cochin port, and others.
• Research and field survey based.