Public-private partnerships : case studies on infrastructure development

• Main Author: Levy, Sidney M.
• Corporate Author: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, Va. : ASCE Press, ©2011.
• Subjects: Public-private sector cooperation > United States > Case studies.; Infrastructure (Economics) > United States > Case studies.; Public works > United States > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780784476390; 078447639X; 9780784410134; 0784410135
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 403 pages) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

This book demystifies the innovative solution to the challenges of designing, financing, building, and operating major infrastructure projects. In today's world, partnerships between public agencies - federal, state, and local - and private companies are an increasingly popular policy tool. At a time when infrastructure in the United States and elsewhere is aging and public budgets are shrinking, public-private partnerships (PPPs) permit planners to leverage limited funds, while private firms embrace these relationships as an unfolding and potentially profitable global market. But what separates a successful partnership from one that fails to deliver on its promise? In this book, the author brings a balanced perspective to the history and development of the PPP movement. He outlines different approaches to defining and planning a PPP, supplemented by a history of PPP toll roads in the United States. He describes the key players in a PPP deal and provides case studies of projects in Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Canada, and Mexico. This compendium of practical detail on public-private partnerships is essential reading for civil engineers, engineering managers, construction contractors, developers, and government officials involved in or contemplating a major infrastructure project. --