Bøger af Pradipta Banerji

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.

This book deals in a very concise manner, keeping the historical perspective in mind, with the amazing strides made by China in the last 40 years from a backward country to the forefront of developed nations. These astonishing developments have taken place in all spheres: political, social, financial and economic, trade and commerce, innovation and technology, infrastructure and military. Will China be able to take advantage of these developments to topple the United States from its superpower pedestal in the next 20-30 years? President Xi Jinping is keen to re-establish China's past glory and supremacy as a world power. China's focus is now on innovation, cutting edge technologies, world class products/services, high tech engineering, and using its financial muscle and expertise to establish global trade networks like the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative to spread China's influence worldwide. The United States now realizes that China is a 'strategic competitor'. How will this rivalry work out? The question arises whether China will finally emerge victorious as the next superpower.

This book comprises select proceedings of the First International Conference on Urban Science and Engineering. The focus of the conference was on the milieu of urban planning while applying technology which ensures better urban life, coupled with sensitivity to depleting natural resources and focus on sustainable development. The contents focus on sustainable infrastructure, mobility and planning, urban water and sanitization, green construction materials, optimization and innovation in structural design, and more. This book aims to provide up-to-date and authoritative knowledge from both industrial and academic worlds, sharing best practice in the field of urban science and engineering. This book is beneficial to students, researchers, and professionals working in the field of smart materials and sustainable development.</p>^