CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Abbreviations
Principles for Sustainable and Inclusive Infrastructure Development
The Process for Developing Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Infrastructure
A Note for Policy Making
A Note for Implementing projects
How to Use This Guidebook
Part I Indian Context for Infrastructure Development
Chapter 1 The Urban Context and Governance
Article 1.1 Urbanization and Economic Growth 5
Article 1.2 Governance and the Progress of Reforms 11
Article 1.3 The Model Municipal Law 22
Chapter 1 Annexes. 26
Chapter 2 The History of the FIRE (D) Program and the Approach to Working in India 29
Article 2.1 Origins of the Fire (D) Program: Economic Liberalization, Housing Finance, and Infrastructure3 1
Article 2.2 Phases of the Fire (D) Program 35
Article 2.3 Approaching Urban Reforms 37
Chapter 2 Annexes .44
Part 2 Key Technical Areas for Developing Infrastructure Services 45
Chapter 3 Development Planning for Infrastructure Services. 47
Article 3.1 Introduction to Development Planning for Infrastructure Services 50
Article 3.2 Community Participation
Article 3.3 City Development Plans 73
Article 3.4 Environmental Status Reports: Planning Better Infrastructure and a Sustainable Habitat 77
Article 3.5 Local Area Plans
Article 3.6 Slum Upgrading: A Case Study on Bhubaneswar, Orissa .85
Article 3.7 Capital Investment Plans 94
Chapter 4 City Financial Viability
Article 4.1 Introduction to City Financial Viability 104
Article 4.2 Accounting Reforms: The Groundwork for Financial Viability 123
Article 4.3 Resource Mobilization and Institutional Reform 130
Article 4.4 Institutional Restructuring and Corporatization: Water and Sewerage Sector Reform in Orissa. 136
Article 4.5 Using E-Governance Combined with Administrative Reforms to Improve Governance 141
Article 4.6 Reforming the Central-State-Municipal Fiscal Relationship: India's Central and State Finance Commissions
Chapter 4 Annexes 150
Chapter 5 Developing Commercially Viable Infrastructure Projects 155
Article 5.1 Introduction to Developing Commercially Viable Infrastructure Projects 158
Article 5.2 Financial Prefeasibility of Proposed Projects 177
Article 5.3 Assessing Market Demand and Willingness to Pay for Infrastructure Services 180
Article 5.4 Feasibility Study for Appraising Commercial Viability 184
Article 5.5 Environmental Impact Assessments for Urban Infrastructure Projects 187
Article 5.6 Testing Project Structures
Article 5.7 Procurement: Getting the Best Value-for-Money 199
Article 5.8 Improved Contract Management Helps Local Governments Achieve Better Urban Services 202
Chapter 6 Urban Infrastructure Financing 211
Article 6.1 Introduction to Urban Infrastructure Financing 214
Article 6.2 Choosing Debt: Term Loans versus Municipal Bonds 224
Article 6.3 Municipal Credit Ratings
Article 6.4 Municipal Bonds 234
Article 6.5 Pooled Financing
Article 6.6 Urban Infrastructure Funds 247
Article 6.7 Microfinance for Access to Urban Infrastructure
Article 6.8 Current Innovations in Urban Infrastructure Financing 259
Chapter 6 Annexes
Part 3 Institutionalizing the Process and the Way Forward
269
Chapter 7 Institutionalizing Improved Urban Management and Infrastructure Development 271
Article 7.1 Introduction to Institutionalizing Improved Urban Management and Infrastructure Development 274
Glossary
Index