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    Infrastructure for the built environment : global procurement strategies / Rodney Howes and Herbert Robinson.

    By: Howes, R. (Rodney)Contributor(s): Robinson, Herbert W. (Herbert William)Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Description: xxii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138140066; 9780750668705; 0750668709Subject(s): Infrastructure (Economics) -- Management | Construction industry -- Capital investments | Public works -- Finance | Construction industry -- Capital investments | Infrastructure (Economics) -- Management | Public works -- FinanceDDC classification: 624.0681 LOC classification: HC79.C3 | H694 2005
    Contents:
    Introduction -- The nature of infrastructure projects -- Determination and selection of infrastructure policy -- Strategic considerations for infrastructure development -- Project evaluation and resources -- Infrastructure project procurement -- The financing of infrastructure projects -- Funding Infrastructure projects in developing countries -- Towards sustainable infrastructure and conservation -- Facility management of infrastructure -- Conclusion and future horizons -- Appendices.
    Summary: Throughout the world there is a growing demand for high quality public services to support socio-economic development. Infrastructure is central to improving the level of public services and the quality of the built environment. But in key areas such as transport, energy, water, healthcare, education and communications, public resources are not sufficient to keep pace with this demand. As the public sector struggles to keep up, the private sector is increasingly involved in the procurement of economic and social infrastructure.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    Introduction -- The nature of infrastructure projects -- Determination and selection of infrastructure policy -- Strategic considerations for infrastructure development -- Project evaluation and resources -- Infrastructure project procurement -- The financing of infrastructure projects -- Funding Infrastructure projects in developing countries -- Towards sustainable infrastructure and conservation -- Facility management of infrastructure -- Conclusion and future horizons -- Appendices.

    Throughout the world there is a growing demand for high quality public services to support socio-economic development. Infrastructure is central to improving the level of public services and the quality of the built environment. But in key areas such as transport, energy, water, healthcare, education and communications, public resources are not sufficient to keep pace with this demand. As the public sector struggles to keep up, the private sector is increasingly involved in the procurement of economic and social infrastructure.

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