Akash Dilip Yewale Keywords infrastructure ODA rail transport urban planning Read more about Akash Dilip Yewale
Station Area Development of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project Read more about Station Area Development of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project The JICA-financed Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Project is 505 kilometers long and will have 12 stations. With advice from Japanese experts, the HSR Corporation has almost finalized the planning of the station plaza and access roads necessary to cope with transport demand when the HSR opens in 2023. The next stage of the discussion will raise issues on the expansion of the transport hub, improvement of feeder transport access, and development of areas adjacent to HSR stations.
Shuntaro Kawahara Keywords infrastructure ODA rail transport urban planning JICA Read more about Shuntaro Kawahara
Quantifying the Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail: Some Evidence from Europe and China Read more about Quantifying the Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail: Some Evidence from Europe and China In recent years, there has been an increasing move toward appraising the impacts of transport investments beyond the direct user benefits and costs. This presentation reviews the arguments in favor of measuring such impacts, the progress made in implementing such impacts in the appraisal, and the limitations of such an approach. It also shares disaggregate approaches that analyze the way new transport infrastructure, particularly high-speed rail, may lead to the restructuring and rebalancing of local and regional economies.
Roger Vickerman Keywords economy infrastructure investment rail transport urban planning Read more about Roger Vickerman Roger Vickerman is also a Visiting Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London where he is Chair of the Transport Strategy Centre.
Sandeepan Roy Keywords transportation rail railway infrastructure IIT Indian Institute of Technology Read more about Sandeepan Roy Sandeepan Roy has a PhD in Civil Engineering from IIT Bombay.
Sarosh Khan Keywords nepal transport ADB infrastructure Read more about Sarosh Khan Asian Development Bank (ADB) 10 yrs 2 mos10 yrs 2 mos Head Of Portfolio Management, Nepal Resident MissionHead Of Portfolio Management, Nepal Resident Mission Oct 2016 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mosOct 2016 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mosKathmanduKathmandu Senior Transport SpecialistSenior Transport Specialist Jan 2012 - Oct 2016 · 4 yrs 10 mosJan 2012 - Oct 2016 · 4 yrs 10 mosManila, PhilippinesManila, Philippines
Amr Qari Keywords infrastructure ADB PPP investment Read more about Amr Qari Amr J. Qari currently serves as principal public-private partnership specialist in ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnership (OPPP). He advises clients on structuring and tendering of PPP transactions and also leads the PPP Coordination and Support Team in OPPP, which is tasked with coordinating ADB’s PPP activities. Before joining ADB, Mr. Qari worked as a corporate lawyer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, where he specialized in syndicated lending, acquisition finance and project finance transactions.
Dinesh Shiwakoti Keywords Urban Development infrastructure procurement Read more about Dinesh Shiwakoti Currently Head, Project Administration Unit, Pakistan Resident Mission, Islamabad. Before joining ADB, Dinesh worked in Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and Nepal. He has extensive experience in physical infrastructure projects in planning, designing, procuring, executing and implementing contracts. He also Served as Project Manager, Contract Specialist, Quantity Surveyor, Geotechnical Specialist, and Civil Engineer. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator, and FIDIC Certified Adjudicator.