The Infrastructure Planning Programme at CEPT University offers studios on preparing urban infrastructure plans and infrastructure project development. Typically, the studio exercise involves preparation of a city water and sanitation plan for an urban local body, covering the sub-sectors of water supply, sewerage (both sewered and non-sewered options), storm water drains and solid waste management.
The aim of these studios is to develop amongst students, an understanding of basic concepts of institutional, technical, financial and stakeholder analysis for citywide water and sanitation service delivery. Students also learn to apply plan formulation processes and tools and techniques of project identification for service performance improvements. The studios also explores emerging approaches such as climate resilient cities, water sensitive urban design and integrated urban water management.
The guiding principles for this academic exercise include: spatial equity, access for the poor, sustainability (financial, institutional, environmental and technical) and integrated service delivery. The first stage in the studio exercise is to assess the infrastructure status in the city including key spatial, technical, financial and institutional gaps in service delivery. In the second stage, students identify options and actions for performance improvement. Based on these, detailed studies are taken up to prioritize critical infrastructure in the city and students develop a plan and implementation strategy.
These studios have been led by Prof Mona Iyer from Faculty of Planning, CEPT University. The faculty and team from the Center for Water and Sanitation have contributed to these studios over the past 10 years. In addition, the research reports and data at C-WAS have been used and referenced by students across various studio exercises.
Copied from CWAS website (ttps://cwas.org.in/theme/academic-work/student-studios)
Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in Gujarat (Bhavnagar, Vadodara, Navsari, Bhuj, Bavla, Chanasma)
Dr. Meera Mehta Prof. Mona Iyer Prof. Sejal Patel
April 2009
Description
https://cwas.org.in/cwas-resources/2009-performance-assessment-system-for-uwss-in-gujarat-bhavnagar-vadodara-navsari-bhuj-bavla-chanasma
Urban Sanitation Lab ‘2010
Prof Meera Mehta, Prof H M Shivanand Swamy, Prof Mona Iyer
December 2010
Water- Sanitation Lab Dwarka, Gujarat
Prof Meera Mehta (Need to be checked?)
December 2011
Description
https://cwas.org.in/cwas-resources/2011-water-and-sanitation-in-dwarka
Urban Water and Sanitation Lab 2013
Dr. Meera Mehta (Need to be checked?)
2013
Infrastructure Studio
Mona Iyer & Meera Mehta
2014
Infrastructure Studio WASH
Dr. Meera Mehta (Need to be checked?)
2015
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta | Rishiraj Brahmbhatt
December 2016
To equip students with understanding of plan formulation process and tools & techniques for identification of ‘projects’, the studio exercise has been designed with city water and sanitation as the core theme. It aims to develop among students an understanding of concepts of institutional, technical, financial and stakeholder assessment to develop water-sanitation project options.
https://cwas.org.in/cwas-resources/2016-rudu-bhuj-infrastructure-projects
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2016/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-4560-monsoon-2016
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta | Rishiraj Brahmbhatt
November 2017
To equip students with understanding of plan formulation process and tools & techniques for identification of ‘projects’, the studio exercise has been designed with city water and sanitation as the core theme. It aims to develop among students an understanding of concepts of institutional, technical, financial and stakeholder assessment to develop water-sanitation project options.
https://cwas.org.in/cwas-resources/2017-water-sensitive-sanitized-ahmedabad
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2017/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-4560-monsoon-2017
Mona Iyer | Ashwani Kumar | Meera Mehta
December 2018
To equip students with understanding of plan formulation process and tools & techniques for identification of ‘projects’, the studio exercise has been designed with city water and sanitation as the core theme. It aims to develop among students an understanding of concepts of institutional, technical, financial and stakeholder assessment to develop water-sanitation project options.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2018/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-4560-monsoon-2018
Mona Iyer | Ashwani Kumar | Meera Mehta
December 2019
Infrastructure project studio will focus on Water-Sanitation system. Development activities for different infrastructure sectors whether in public or private domain, involve plan preparation, project formulation and implementation. Often the absence of a comprehensive city wide plan and an inadequate understanding /attention to inter- sectoral issues in water and sanitation, results in poor project formulation. It is possible to improve on this by developing a comprehensive city/region water and sanitation plan approach at city level. This is accompanied by appropriate technical and financial analysis and leads to selection of appropriate projects.
This lab exercise aims to equip students of this wider understanding of plan formulation process and tools and techniques of project identification for service performance improvements. Within urban infrastructure, it focuses on water supply and sanitation.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2019/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-ui4001-monsoon-2019
Mona Iyer | Ashwani Kumar | Meera Mehta
December 2020
The absence of a comprehensive city wide infrastructure plan and an inadequate understanding or attention to cross cutting issues in water and sanitation sector often results in poor project formulation. It is possible to improve on this by developing integrated projects within the framework of comprehensive urban water and sanitation plan. This studio focuses on developing integrated infrastructure projects for stormwater, water, sanitation and solid waste management for a given city and its immediate periphery. This year the case city was Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Infrastructure development activities for these sectors whether in public or private domain, involve plan preparation, project formulation and implementation. This requires to be supported with appropriate institutional, technical and financial analysis. The learning from this studio equips students of the wider understanding of plan formulation process; tools and techniques of project identification, costing and phasing to ensure service performance improvements and resource efficiency for aforementioned key water-sanitation sectors.
The projects are identified with due consideration to on-going national programmes and emerging sectoral concepts of integrated urban water management, water sensitive urban planning and design, circular economy, fecal sludge and septage management.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2020/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-ui4001-monsoon-2020-2262
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta | Ashwani Kumar
December 2020
The absence of a comprehensive city wide infrastructure plan and an inadequate understanding or attention to cross cutting issues in water and sanitation sector often results in poor project formulation. It is possible to improve on this by developing integrated projects within the framework of comprehensive urban water and sanitation plan. This studio focuses on developing integrated infrastructure projects for stormwater, water, sanitation and solid waste management for a given city and its immediate periphery. This year the case city was Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Infrastructure development activities for these sectors whether in public or private domain, involve plan preparation, project formulation and implementation. This requires to be supported with appropriate institutional, technical and financial analysis. The learning from this studio equips students of the wider understanding of plan formulation process; tools and techniques of project identification, costing and phasing to ensure service performance improvements and resource efficiency for aforementioned key water-sanitation sectors.
The projects are identified with due consideration to on-going national programmes and emerging sectoral concepts of integrated urban water management, water sensitive urban planning and design, circular economy, fecal sludge and septage management.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2020/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-wash-ui4004-monsoon-2020-6814
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta
December 2021
Often the absence of a comprehensive city wide infrastructure plan and an inadequate understanding or attention to cross cutting issues in water and sanitation sector, results in poor project formulation. It is possible to improve on this by developing integrated projects within the framework of comprehensive urban water and sanitation plan. This studio focuses on developing integrated infrastructure projects for stormwater, water, sanitation and solid waste management for a given city and its immediate periphery. This year the case city was Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Infrastructure development activities for these sectors whether in public or private domain, involves plan preparation, project formulation and implementation. The learning from this studio equips students of the wider understanding of plan formulation process; tools and techniques of project identification, costing and phasing to ensure service performance improvements and resource efficiency for aforementioned key water-sanitation sectors.
The projects are identified with due consideration to on-going national programmes and emerging sectoral concepts of integrated urban water management, water sensitive urban planning and design, circular economy, fecal sludge and septage management.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2021/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-ui4001-monsoon-2021
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta | Siddh Doshi
December 2021
Often the absence of a comprehensive city wide infrastructure plan and an inadequate understanding or attention to cross cutting issues in water and sanitation sector, results in poor project formulation. It is possible to improve on this by developing integrated projects within the framework of comprehensive urban water and sanitation plan. This studio focuses on developing integrated infrastructure projects for stormwater, water, sanitation and solid waste management for a given city and its immediate periphery. This year the case city was Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Infrastructure development activities for these sectors whether in public or private domain, involves plan preparation, project formulation and implementation. The learning from this studio equips students of the wider understanding of plan formulation process; tools and techniques of project identification, costing and phasing to ensure service performance improvements and resource efficiency for aforementioned key water-sanitation sectors.
The projects are identified with due consideration to on-going national programmes and emerging sectoral concepts of integrated urban water management, water sensitive urban planning and design, circular economy, fecal sludge and septage management.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2021/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-water-and-sanitation-ui4004-monsoon-2021
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta
December 2022
The inadequate understanding of urban infrastructure and lack of attention paid to cross-cutting issues often result in poor project formulation and, thus, inefficient service delivery. Such problems call for a need to evaluate the infrastructure projects of a city. This studio focuses on appraising a given city's existing WASH infrastructure components.
The students would thus be able to critique the further need for infrastructure projects in the city, specifically for the domains of water, sanitation, stormwater and solid water. In addition, the students would be able to demonstrate intersectoral linkages that are prevalent in the urban realm.
During this process, the studio equips the students with a broader understanding of the process of plan formulation, project identification, financial analysis and stakeholder engagement needed for executing an infrastructure project. The inadequate understanding of urban infrastructure and lack of attention paid to cross-cutting issues often result in poor project formulation.........
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2021/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-water-and-sanitation-ui4004-monsoon-2021
Ashwani Kumar | Siddh Doshi
December 2022
The inadequate understanding of urban infrastructure and lack of attention paid to cross-cutting issues often result in poor project formulation and, thus, inefficient service delivery. These problems can be addressed by a evaluating the existing infrastructure and identifying the specific projects to improving the WASH infrastructure components covering the detailed technical and financial aspects.
This studio exercise focuses to built capacities of students in critical analysis of infrastructure needs in the city, specifically for the domains of water, sanitation, storm water and solid waste. In addition, the students would be able to demonstrate inter-sectoral linkages that are prevalent in the urban realm. During this process, the studio equips the students with a broader understanding of the process of plan formulation, project identification, financial analysis and stakeholder engagement and implementation needed for executing an infrastructure project.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2022/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-wash-ui4004-monsoon-2022
Mona Iyer | Meera Mehta
December 2023
Planning for sustainable, efficient and equitable provision of water and sanitation services in cities is one of the most pressing issues of this century as pointed out by UN. Fast growing urban centres house millions of people living with limited access to basic services such as safe water, sanitation. solid waste and stormwater services contributing to poor health conditions, pollution loads in natural water systems. exposure to flooding.
This studio includes situation assessment of : water, sanitation, storm water, solid waste infrastructure in the city and its immediate periphery: intersectoral linkages, institutional and financial capacity : available national and global technical options; relevant policies and programs. It leads to formulation of strategic individual project appraisal document in each sector which includes need assessment, scope, identification of suitable technical solution, implementation mechanism, block cost estimates, phasing, sources of finance, impacts and benefits.
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2023/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-ui4001-monsoon-2023
Ashwani Kumar | Siddh Doshi
December 2023
Planning for sustainable, efficient and equitable provision of water and sanitation services in cities is one of the most pressing issues of this century as pointed out by UN. Fast growing urban centres house millions of people living with limited access to basic services such as safe water, sanitation. solid waste and stormwater services contributing to poor health conditions, pollution loads in natural water systems. exposure to flooding.
This studio includes situation assessment of : water, sanitation, storm water, solid waste infrastructure in the city and its immediate periphery: intersectoral linkages, institutional and financial capacity : available national and global technical options; relevant policies and programs. It leads to formulation of strategic individual project appraisal document in each sector which includes need assessment, scope, identification of suitable technical solution, implementation mechanism, block cost estimates, phasing, sources of finance, impacts and benefits
https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2023/M/fp/infrastructure-project-studio-wash-ui4004-monsoon-2023