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< p=""""> 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. ^

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Author:   Arnab Jana ,  Pradipta Banerji
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Volume:   121
Weight:   0.724kg
ISBN:  

9789813341166

ISBN 10:   9813341165
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   19 March 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Association between built-environment and livability: Case of Mumbai slum rehabs.- Analysing the impact of interior design on indoor ventilation in low-income housing of Mumbai.- Optimizing Building Fenestration Design for Daylighting and Energy Savings in Low-Income Housing: Case of Mumbai, India.- ICT and its Use in Solid Waste Collection Systems for Route Optimization.- Real-time flood mapping with temporal SAR images using ESA CloudToolbox service.- A Descriptive Analysis of Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policies in India through Policy Feedback Approach and Metaphors of Policy Process Approaches.- Carrying Capacity & Performance Assessment as quantitative tools to assess the sustainability of Coastal Tourism sector.- Evaluation of the performance of permeable and porous pavements in urban landscape.- Spatial Distribution of Socio Economic factors and its impact on urban land use dyanmics using agent based modelling.- Understanding the implications of the loss of peri-urban arable land – A case of Pune Metropolitan Region.

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Dr. Arnab Jana is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Urban Science and Engineering and Associate Faculty at Centre for Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. He works in the area of urban infrastructure policy and planning, primarily focusing on public health policy, application of ICT in urban and regional planning, sustainability & environmental issues. He has been Visiting Faculty at Hiroshima University, Japan, in 2016. Dr. Jana holds Ph.D. in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded the prestigious Monbukagakusho Scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Government of Japan. He is also an alumnus of Asian Program of lncubation of Environmental Leadership (APIEL), University of Tokyo. Dr. Jana holds a Master's degree in City Planning from IIT Kharagpur. He has guided several doctoral and postgraduate students and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences and books. Dr. Pradipta Banerji is Professor of Civil Engineering and current Head, Centre for Urban Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), India. He is also Former Director of IIT Roorkee. He has more than 35 years of academic and research experience. He has a B.Tech. degree from IIT Delhi, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UC, Berkeley. He is a member, Fellow, and Chair of several committees and professional societies across the world. He has developed many popular courses for working professionals in the field of structural engineering and urban sustainability. He has supervised theses of around 70 Master's and Doctoral students at IIT Bombay, and has more than 100 research publications, books, and reports. He has delivered some of the most prestigious national lectures of professional societies in India, and several Keynote lectures in international conferences and symposia. He is the India representative on a few international academic and research networks.  

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