Public-Private Partnerships Case Studies on Infrastructure Development by Sidney M. Levy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Sidney M., Author.

Contributor:

American Society of Civil Engineers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public-private sector cooperation--United States--Case studies.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Infrastructure (Economics)--United States--Case studies.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Public works--United States--Case studies.

Public works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : ASCE Press, c2011.

Reston, VA American Society of Civil Engineers 2011, c2011

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Public-Private Partnerships: Case Studies in Infrastructure Development demystifies this 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, Sidney Levy 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 the 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.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Public–Private Partnership Movement; Chapter 2 Tools for Implementing PPPs; Chapter 3 The Players: Developers and Financers; Chapter 4 The Federal Role in PPPs; Chapter 5 Virginia Department of Transportation; Chapter 6 The Chicago Skyway and the Indiana Toll Road; Chapter 7 Texas Strategic Plan Includes Public–Private Partnerships; Chapter 8 Florida’s Public–Private Partnership Endeavors; Chapter 9 What Some Other States Are Doing; Chapter 10 The Corridors of the Future; Chapter 11 Our Neighbors to the South and to the North; Chapter 12 Looking Down the Road

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

0-7844-7639-X

OCLC:

811225714