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Infrastructure finance: the business of infrastructure for a sustainable future
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
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Salem State University - Stacks
HC 110 .C3 G75 2010
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HC 110 .C3 G75 2010
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Infrastructure Finance
What Is Infrastructure Business?
Infrastructure Then and Now
A System of Systems
Sector Structure and Size
Estimating the Per Capita Cost
Need for New Approaches
Summary
Part 1. Infrastructure Sectors and Investments
Chapter 2. Models of the Infrastructure Sectors
Classification System
Infrastructure and Service Organizations
Business Models of Infrastructure Subsectors
How Infrastructure Systems Serve the Built Environment
Matrix of Owners and Users of Infrastructure Systems
Infrastructure and Services: Structures and Equipment
Infrastructure Support Sector
Summary
Chapter 3. Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
Land Uses in the Built Environment
Growth and Change in Urban Areas
Financial Assets in the Built Environment
Housing Finance as an Engine of Development
Commercial and Central City Development
Impact Fees and the Growth-Pays-Its-Own-Way Philosophy
Future Cities and Infrastructure
Summary of Issues and Outlook
Chapter 4. Transportation Sector
Sector Structure and Size
Road and Highway Systems
Mass Transit Systems
Air Travel and Airports
Intercity Rail Systems
Intercity Bus Transportation
Water-based Transportation
Pipelines
Sector Issues and Outlook
Chapter 5. Telecommunications Sector
Why Telecommunications Is an Infrastructure Sector
Then and Now
Sector Structure and Size
Internet
Telecommunication Companies
Sector Issues and Outlook
Chapter 6. Energy Sector
Sector Structure and Size
Energy Trends
Electric Power Industry
Natural Gas Industry
Petroleum Industry
Coal Industry
Nuclear Power Industry
Renewables
Energy Storage
Hydrogen Energy
Sector Issues and Outlook
Chapter 7. Water and Wastewater Sector
Then and Now
Sector Structure and Size
Financial Framework of the Sector
Financial Issues
Business Profiles
Water Industry Support Businesses
Privatization in the Water Sector
Investing in Water as a Commodity
Industry Policy and Regulation
Coordination in the Water Sector
Sector Issues and Outlook
Chapter 8. Waste Management Sector
Sector Structure and Size
Categories of Solid Wastes
Recycling and the Materials Industry
Sector Issues and Outlook
Chapter 9. Infrastructure and the Construction Industry
Then and Now
The Construction Industry Today
Organization of the Industry by Function and Sector
Organization by Business Lines
Project Delivery and Finance
Construction Companies
Sector Issues and Outlook
Chapter 10. Investor and Business Opportunities in Infrastructure
Then and Now
Bond Market
Stocks of Infrastructure Companies
Infrastructure Funds
Infrastructure Indices
Commodity Markets
Mortgage-backed Securities
Private Equity and Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Support Sector
Infrastructure Investment Media
Corruption in the Infrastructure Business
International Spending Plans
Investment Issues and Outlook
Part 2. Financing Infrastructure
Chapter 11. A Scorecard for Infrastructure Performance
Tracking Infrastructure Performance
What Systems to Measure?
What Are the Performance Standards?
How Much Do They Cost?
How Ready Are They to Perform?
Financial and Economic Data on Infrastructure
Infrastructure Scorecard
Summary
Chapter 12. Financial Models for Infrastructure Organizations
General Management Model
General Financing Model
Sector Financing Models
How Governments Can Improve Infrastructure Performance
Public-Private Partnerships
Regulation
Summary
Chapter 13. Capital Markets for Infrastructure
Capital Requirements of Sectors
Capital Flows of Infrastructure
Capital Structure of Infrastructure Sectors
Sources of Capital
Investment Banking
Summary
Chapter 14. Revenues for the Infrastructure Sectors
Flow of Revenues
Rate-Setting for Infrastructure-Based Services
Rate Regulation
Revenue and Cost of Service Analysis
Tax Revenues and Subsidies
Infrastructure Revenue by Sector
Summary
Part 3. Toward the Future
Chapter 15. Opportunities and Risks for Infrastructure
Infrastructure as a Policy Sector
Infrastructure Policy Elements
Sector Issues
Transformational Issues
Appendix A. Data Sources
Appendix B. Infrastructure Companies
Appendix C. Acronyms
References
About the Author
Index
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