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100 _aWellman, Kath Ed.
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245 _aUrban infrastructure : finance and management
260 _aJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.
_bWest Sussex
_c2012
300 _axix,305p.
505 _aContents About the Contributors vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Abbreviations xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Kath Wellman and Marcus Spiller Introduction 1 Global Challenges of Urban Growth, Climate Change, and Finance 3 Technological Change 6 Microeconomic Reform and Productivity 6 Australia as Case Study 9 References 11 Chapter 2 Urban Management Principles and Instruments 13 Lyndsay Robert Neilson Introduction 13 Urban Policy 19 Policy Implementation 27 Conclusions 50 References 51 Chapter 3 Urban Infrastructure: Productivity, Project Evaluation, and Finance 53 Kath Wellman and Frederik Pretorius Introduction 53 Which Investments Should Be Undertaken? 55 Infrastructure: On Efficiency, Effectivenes s and Equity, Markets, and Further Economic Concerns 57 Criteria for Choice in Action: Nation Building for the Future 61 Assessing the Benefits and Costs: Project Evaluation 63 Financial Evaluation 63 Cost-Benefit Analysis 64 Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis 65 A Case in Point: Questions about Project Evaluation in Practice 70 Further Methodological Challenges: Multicriteria Analysis 71 How Should the Investment Be Financed? 73 Forms of Financing 75 Capital Markets and Infrastructure Financing in Australia since the 1990s 78 Conclusions 80 References 81 Chapter 4 Private-Public Partnerships : Transaction Analysis and the Case of Urban Motorways 83 Frederik Pretorius, Sophie Sturup, and Andrew McDougall Introduction 83 A Private-Public Sector Participation Continuum 85 A General Framework for Analyzing Private-Public Partnerships in Infrastructure 86 The Melbourne CityLink: A First-Generation Modern Era Build-Own-Operate-Transfer PPP 97 Conclusions 118 References 119 Chapter 5 Land Management and Planning Legislation 121 Marcus Spiller Introduction 121 The Land Development Process 122 Planning Systems and Land Use Regulation 128 Overview of Good Practice Principles 145 References 148 Chapter 6 Financing and Managing Urban Water 149 Kath Wellman Introduction 149 The Urban Hydrological Cycle 151 Climate Change and Its Impact on Urban Water Management 153 Water Security: Balancing Demand and Supply 154 The Urban Water Industry 163 Financing Urban Water Utilities 170 The Financial Structure of Water Utilities 172 Conclusions 176 References 177 Chapter 7 Financing and Managing Urban Energy Systems 181 John Daley Introduction 181 Outline of the Chapter 182 Energy Systems, Energy Policy, and Governance 182 Energy Markets, Resources, and Supply Systems 193 Australia: Primary Energy Resources and Supply 196 Australia : Secondary Energy Supply and Retailing 199 Future Energy Systems 216 Conclusions 220 References 221 Relevant Websites 223 Chapter 8 Financing and Managing Urban Transport 225 Cameron Gordon Introduction 225 Urban Transport in Theory 226 Australian Transport Shed 228 Australian Transport Infrastructure 229 Australian Transport Modes 231 Australian Transport Policy Structures and Mechanisms 235 Australian Urban Transport in Detail 242 Conclusions 255 References 256 Chapter 9 Principles and Systems for Coordination of Infrastructure Investment across Portfolios 259 Marcus Spiller, Praveen Thakur, and Kath Wellman Introduction 259 City Shaping and Follower Infrastructure 260 'Predict and Provide' versus 'Creating the Future' 261 Identifying Infrastructure Projects with 'City Shaping' Power 264 Designing Coordination Systems 270 Coordinating City Shaping Infrastructure 271 Coordinating Follower Infrastructure 275 Challenges 276 Planning and Governance at a Metropolitan Scale 278 Mission 279 Urban Metropolitan Governance 280 Role of the Australian Government 283 Conclusions 285 References 285 Glossary 287 Index 295
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