1st Edition

Infrastructure for the Built Environment: Global Procurement Strategies

By Rodney Howes, Herbert Robinson Copyright 2005
350 Pages
by Routledge

350 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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; Index.

Biography

Rodney Howes, Herbert Robipson