Pub Date : 2021-10-06DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211046626
Alinaswe Sinkala, E. Ochieng, Diana Ominde, Tarila Zuofa, S. Badi
As significant increases in the financing of infrastructure and other resources will still be required to bridge the current infrastructure gap experienced globally, alternatives to the standard PPP infrastructure project delivery models are constantly appraised in several nations. This research examined the viability of reframing Public Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks as hybrid PPP alliances (HPPPA), which would enhance current PPP practices and enable practitioners in South Africa to deliver PPP infrastructure projects more efficiently. The research adopted a two-pronged qualitative data collection approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews as well as case studies to obtain empirical evidence that was compared to secondary data on how PPP practices in South Africa can be enhanced. The research established that while the South African PPP legislations was adjudged as being suitable, the delivery framework was found to be highly costly and comprised of long approval processes.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211031676
Kyle Shelton
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Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211031677
R. Little
is that countries install and enforce meaningful environmental impact assessments that put biodiversity and the protection of sensitive ecosystems front and center. The volume also presents interesting viewpoints into what it means to invest in sustainable infrastructure by focusing on the impacts of “green” solutions such as renewable energy systems. That is not to say that the authors suggest renewable energy is a problem, rather that we should not simply accept the technology and systems without also asking questions about how to minimize their impacts on species and biodiversity. That may mean carefully considering the types of ecosystems that house wind versus solar infrastructure. Or it could mean encouraging the wider use of smaller scale energy production, which can reduce the impacts created by large scale systems. This nuanced discussion is a good example of the type of work undertaken by this volume. Critically, the book also focuses on the way that financing can help reach desired outcomes. Throughout the text the financial stakes of infrastructure investments are made clear, with the different chapters exploring the range of countries investing in infrastructure and delineating the hoped for benefits. This review of involved parties makes it clear just how expansive the discussion of sustainable infrastructure will need to be in order to effect global change. One critical cog in this effort will be to forward conservation-focused financing. If, the authors argue, the large-scale financial institutions that bankroll major infrastructure require significant environmental planning, review, and mitigation in order to secure funding, then more countries and companies will adhere to these standards. The authors also recognize the importance of building biodiversity protection intentionally into international collaborations. As always, the definition of the “natural world” is a slippery term. The authors would have been served by more clearly spelling out the way they collectively define the ecosystems they are discussing and how to best situate humanity’s impact on them even before the discussed infrastructure projects were built. That, of course, is a much longer discussion and its absence in the volume does not detract from the detailed accounts given in each chapter. For readers interested in the specific ecosystems and infrastructure dissected in the book, the volume presents compact, readable segments. Many of these offer intriguing paths for future research and reading. For those for whom the ecosystem focus is a bit far afield, some of the chapters may delve too deep. But, on the whole, the work presents a meaningful new angle to explore the role of macro infrastructure systems in our world and highlights a previously understudied slice of those systems’ impacts.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-19DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211046629
Alence Poudel, I. Damnjanovic, Quynh Van Tang, Robert Valenzuela
An Integrated Asset Management System (IAMS) is a strategic asset management system that combines the assets of different categories into a system to prioritize their maintenance. This paper proposes a risk-based reliability-centric IAMS framework which works on the principle that the risk associated with the failure of an asset is a function of its direct and indirect costs. The direct costs are the costs associated with the replacement of the assets, whereas the indirect costs are the risks that the city faces following the failure. The framework is applied to the asset database of the City of Sugar Land, TX. The results of the model are analyzed in terms of a reduction in the number of assets in a very high-risk category in the risk matrix, the network level expected annual failure rate, and an increase in the network level average reliability.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-18DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211046628
Chad R. Miller
The US Department of Defense (DoD) makes extensive use of the US multimodal transportation network to move material for operational support, keep facilities supplied, and move personnel. Federal agencies, especially the US Department of Transportation, work closely with the DoD. States and localities also play a critical role in defense infrastructure. This research examines state freight and defense community plans to identify how the transportation needs of the DoD are being addressed in state planning. The findings are 72% of the 50 state freight plans mention defense transportation, while 34% considered defense transportation needs in-depth. About 6 of 19 identified state defense community plans mention transportation, but only 3 have specific defense transportation goals. Nationally, the DoD and federal agencies work closely together to maintain the nation’s defense transportation network, but at the local and state level closer cooperation on transportation issues should be developed. Military readiness remains high, but efficiencies in the system can be improved.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-16DOI: 10.1177/1087724x211033379
Richard G. Little
As this is being written, the nation is still waiting for the legislative package that would address the country’s long-standing infrastructure needs. The fact that such a bill does not yet exist as the U.S. Congress prepares to leave the Capitol for Summer recess underscores the difficulties inherent in such a massive undertaking. In the last issue of PWMP, we addressed the question of whether the U.S. needed a “national infrastructure policy.” A more germane question in these contentious times may be how the nation’s law makers come together to do what a majority of the nation says they need and want. Perhaps only time will tell.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-01DOI: 10.1177/1087724x211014654
N. Grigg
Although its investment needs lag the dominant transportation category, water infrastructure addresses human needs at a foundational level because it plays public health and economic roles. Much of it is old and not likely to be replaced soon, so federal policy must focus on intergovernmental leadership to sustain vital dams, urban water systems, and natural systems. Fixing the federal responsibility requires attention to intergovernmental relations and the conflicting goals of investment and regulation. Regulatory reform is ongoing, and normally not amenable to political initiatives. Federal water policies for both investment and regulatory controls seem to be on a flat trajectory, which is expected because they have evolved over decades. These can be summarized as: maintain federal dams and levees, invest in small grants and leveraging funds for state and local governments, address water justice issues, and operate essential programs like flood insurance. Public health and safety concerns will continue to dominate, more than in other infrastructure sectors. The future of water investments will be to hold the course with occasional shifts to respond to emergencies and new opportunities, such as greater private sector involvement.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-29DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211016632
M. Wachs
In 1992 Professor Dick Netzer posed the question “Do We Really Need a National Infrastructure Policy?” but a national infrastructure policy really is a fanciful notion. America has never had a national infrastructure policy, there is no consensus as to what constitutes “infrastructure,” and little to agreement on public policy at the national level. Although we may agree that public expenditures to build and maintain infrastructure should be effective, efficient, and equitable, however hard we try and however sincere our efforts, we never agree on the meanings of terms like infrastructure, policy, effectiveness, efficiency, or equity. The futility of striving toward “a” national or unified infrastructure policy does not, of course, prevent America from pursuing innumerable national infrastructure policies. This essay posits that America can take many practical and important steps to manage and improve its infrastructure regardless of whether it has a document called a “national infrastructure policy.”
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Pub Date : 2021-05-25DOI: 10.1177/1087724X211016618
John C. Morris, Ryan D. Williamson, A. Meiburg
As calls for renewed efforts to address the state of the nation’s infrastructure grow across both partisan and ideological lines, they raise pointed questions regarding the nature of such efforts. For example, how do we pay for needed infrastructure? How do we set priorities among the many and varied needs across the nation? Most critically, should the national government play the central role in such an effort or is this task more appropriately left to the states? With Netzer’s article in mind, we examine the core factors that a national infrastructure policy in the 21st century should consider. We illustrate these factors through the use of two exemplar cases: traditional wastewater infrastructure, and the infrastructure required to conduct free, safe, and fair elections. Contrary to Netzer, we contend that there are many advantages to employing a national policy in these areas.
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