Emerging Agenda in Sustainable Infrastructure Development

Green Transition: Policy and Practice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-29237-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

The emerging trends in the world of infrastructure are that of sustainable, equitable, digital, and green finance. Ensuring sustainability in infrastructure development is challenging due to the competing demands of economic growth and environmental issues expectations. The book will examine the policies and actions taken to mitigate and adapt to the new realities. The sections of the book will have in-depth discussions across energy systems, transport, urban and real estate development, digital strategies, human resources and financing.

Zielgruppe

Academic and General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gangwar, Rachna

Mukherjee Basu, Anurima

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Green Transition in Infrastructure Development

2. Energy Transition and Infrastructure: India’s Challenge and Opportunity

3. The European Green Deal: Reflections, Transition, and India’s Role

SECTION 1: THE URBANIZATION CONUNDRUM
4. Sustainability through Urban Green Infrastructure—Regulation of

Ecosystem Service Valuation and Urban Heating: A Case Study of Kolkata City

5. Quantifying Urban Heat Island Mitigation Potential of Urban Green

Spaces: A Case Study of Bhopal City

6. Embodied Carbon Reduction in Buildings: Drivers and Enablers in UK Practice

7. Integration of GIS and BIM for Thermal Comfort through Passive Design

Strategies in a School Building: A Case Study

8. Estimating Potential of Municipal Waste Treatment to Earn Carbon

9. Hydrogen Blending in the Current Natural Gas Infrastructure as a

Feasible Energy Security Option

10. The Silent Crisis: Understanding Shrinking Cities in Indian Context

11. Comparative Assessment of Urban Civic Infrastructure Service Delivery:

A Study of Two Indian Cities

12. Governance and Infrastructure Provision In Metropolitan Cities of India:

A Critical Review

SECTION 2: THE MOBILITY PARADOX
13. Development of Optimal Strategy for Green Highway Construction

14. Walking in a Sustainable Environment: Assessing Walkability to Public

Transport in Calicut, India 200
15. Agrorban: A Walkable Infrastructure for Sustainability

16. Inclusive Urban Development: Parking Management Strategy for Indian

Cities through Collaborative Governance

17. Behavioral Insights and Patterns of Drivers, Pedestrians, and Cyclists:

Integrating iRAP Software for Enhanced Road Safety

SECTION 3: DRIVING CHANGE - PEOPLE, POLICIES AND PRACTICES
18. Green Transition in Companies: Change Management in a Global Perspective

19. Green Factory and Life Cycle Assessment: A Case-Based Approach

20. Mediation and Moderation Effects Study on Sustainable Supply Chain Practices

21. Examining the Dynamic Integration of India’s Green Benchmark Indices:

Global Peers or Traditional Crude

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Rachna Gangwar is a Professor of Management at Adani University with over 25 years of experience in academia and industry. She specializes in transport systems and logistics, with research interests in supply chain management, transport policy, public–private partnerships, and urban transport, focusing on sustainable and efficient mobility solutions.

Dr. Anurima Mukherjee Basu is an Independent Researcher with over 22 years of experience in teaching, research and practice. She has an academic background in economics and urban planning. Her research interests are in urban development and planning, governance, institutional analysis, development finance and environmental issues.