Monitoring is essential to get expected results of any development works. With monitoring comes evaluation automatically that can be employed to systematically measure and assess development work related activities. Monitoring is the collection and analysis of information about a development project , undertaken while the project is ongoing. The aim of monitoring is to ensure […]
Municipal Finance Assessment Framework
The Municipal Finance Assessment Framework (MFAF) is a tool developed by the World Bank to help local governments and municipalities assess their financial performance and identify areas for improvement. The framework is designed to be adaptable to the specific needs and circumstances of each municipality. The MFAF consists of three main components: The MFAF is […]
Land development impact on traffic congestion
What is Traffic Congestion? • A physical phenomenon relating to the manner in which vehicles impede each other’s progression as demand for limited road space approaches full capacity. • A relative phenomenon relating to user expectations vis-à-vis road system performance. The speed–flow relationship The relationship between speed or travel time and flow is fundamental to […]
Traffic impact analysis (TIA)
Traffic impact analysis (TIA) is a powerful tool for planners to determine the possible effects of any project on the transportation and traffic system. Often it is applied only to the direct impact area and countermeasures for potential negative impacts are specific for the development. TIA is performed to assess the adequacy of the existing […]
Governance through Stakeholder Involvement
The International Association for Citizen Participation describes stakeholder involvement as “any process that involves the public in problem solving or decision making and uses public input to make better decisions”. Key Constituents of Stakeholder involvement: We may have to define factors such as: • Level of stakeholder involvement; • Process of stakeholder involvement, including who […]
Urban Governance
Governance refers to the process whereby elements in society wield power and authority, and influence and enact policies and decisions concerning public life, and economic and social development. Governance is a broader notion than government, whose principal elements include the constitution, legislature, executive and judiciary. Governance involves interaction between these formal institutions and those of […]
Comparison of conventional and Development Management
Collection
Collection of wet, dry and domestic hazardous waste separately ensures maximum recovery of recyclables. Waste collection services are divided into primary and secondary collection. Primary collection refers to the process of collecting, lifting and removal of segregated solid waste from source of its generation including households, shops, offices, markets, hotels, institutions and other residential or […]
Waste Water Disposal : Projects Planning
Design considerations: A. Engineering B. Environmental C. Process D. Cost A. Engineering Considerations ( Para 1.3.1 of CPHEEO Manual) Topographical, engineering and other considerations which figure prominently in project design are noted below: 1. Design period, stage wise population to be served and expected sewage flow and fluctuations 2. Topography of general area to be […]
Land requirement for Recycling of Waste Water
Land area required for various treatment technologies are shown in Figure . It can be observed that excluding WSP the land area is in the range of 0.2 to 1.0 hectare per MLD for STP as per the technology adopted keeping in view the size of the town / area. STP Land Area required for […]