Plot acquisition for self-build housing
Abstract The process of plot acquisition, development and construction of house is very complex in the private unserviced land market due to lack of information, high dependence on land brokers and inadequate institutional arrangements for land development and plot sales. The case of Bhubaneswar City in Eastern India is used to highlight the issues connected with plot acquisition and house building and to explain the factors required to be strengthened in the overall context of planned development. Specifically the pattern of ownership, process of land subdivision, transaction, transfer, development and final use for house construction are looked at. The study suggests curbing land prices, and intensifying infrastructure and service facilities, and indicates the need for the revision of the existing planning regulations to streamline the control mechanism.
Private sector participation in land development
Abstract This article examines the roles of the public and private sectors in the development of land with access to potable water, sewage disposal, roads and power. India's urban population is expected to double over the next 20 years. To meet future household and employment expansion, the need for additional land with infrastructure and municipal services is enormous. In June 1992, India began a process of liberalising its economy. These new economic policies will substantially reduce the funds available from the centre to the states, and from the states to local government. The only viable alternative is for state and local governments to foster an environment in which private sector capital and managerial resources are mobilised to replace funding from the centre. This article proposes a series of guidelines to be used by local government1 to increase private sector participation in the land development process. The purpose of this article is to promote policy change at the centre and state government levels, and a dialogue between governments at all levels and private developers, to increase the cooperation between local government and private developers.
Development of Science and Technology in the Iranian Electric Power Industry: Challenges and Future Progress
This chapter examines four key segments of the electric power industry in Iran: generation, transportation, distribution and consumption. It reviews the method, development, and evolution of electric power generation in the country. Specifically, the chapter reviews the structure of the electric industry, the main players, institutions, standards as well as laws, human resources, technology, the export and import markets, and engineering management of the industry in the country. Finally, the challenges facing the industry will be identified and policy suggestions to remedy the problems will be provided.