TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thakkar, Kajal Rakeshbhai (PM001217)
AU  - Kulshrestha, Shelly (Guide)
TI  - Management and maintenance of streets : a case of Ahmedabad city (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MTM TH-0178 
PY  - 2019///
N1  - CONTENTS
Declaration i 
Acknowledgement ii 
List of Figures iii 
Glossary iv 
List of Abbreviation vi 
Abstract vii 
Table of Content viii 
Chapter: 1 Introduction 1 
1.1. Background 1 
1.2. Research Problem 4 
1.3. Aim 7 
1.4. Research Objectives 7 
1.5. Research Methodology 7 
1.6. Data Collection Tools and Formats 8 
1.7. Scope of Work 8 
Chapter 2: Literature Review 9 
2.1 Urban Local Government in India 11 
2.1.1 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 11 
2.1.2 GPMC Act, 1949 12 
2.2 What is Street Maintenance? 14 
2.2.2 Routine Maintenance 15 
2.2.3 Periodic Maintenance 15 
2.2.4 Emergency Maintenance 15 
2.3 What is the need for street maintenance? 16 
2.4 Public Property Asset 16 
2.4.2 Asset Management Plan for Street maintenance 16 
2.4.3 Asset Management 17 
2.4.4 When to use Asset mapping? 17 
2.5 Quality of streets 18 
Chapter 3: Street infrastructure in Indian context: A case of Ahmedabad city 19 
3.1 Identification of Street Elements 20 
3.2 Key Stakeholders of streets 23 
3.3 Organisational Structure 24 
3.4 Issues of street maintenance 25 
3.4.1 Road pavement 25 
3.4.2 Street Furniture 26 
3.4.3 Landscape 26 
3.4.5 Encroachments and Waste management 26 
3.4.6 Other Glimpse 27 
3.5 Asset Mapping of CG Road 28 
3.5 Interactions with AMC Officials 29 
Chapter: 4 Issues and Recommendations 32 
4.1 Gaps 32 
4.2 Recommendations 33 
4.3 Record Keeping and Documentation 34 
4.4 Proposals for Street Inventories 35 
4.5 Map of Signage on CG Road 37 
4.6 Records of Signage on CG Road 37 
4.7 Inspection Checklist 38 
4.8 Manual for Maintenance of Streets 40 
References 55

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