Infrastructure planning, engineering and economics / Alvin S. Goodman, Makarand Hastak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Alvin S., author.

Hastak, Makarand, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal services--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Municipal services.

Municipal engineering--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Municipal engineering.

Infrastructure (Economics)--Planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 396 pages) : illustrations, figs., tables.

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2015.

Summary:

The new edition of this infrastructure planning and management resource has been fully updated and streamlined to improve ease of use for instructors, students, and professionals alike. It features global case studies and includes a new chapter on sustainability for design, construction, and maintenance.

Contents:

A. About asce

B. Dedication

C. About the authors

D. Preface

E. Abstract

1. Introduction

Scope

Definitions of ?public works? and ?infrastructure?

Examples of infrastructure projects

Categories of public infrastructure projects

Typical infrastructure planning steps

Goals and objectives

Programming and budgeting process of public works agencies

Evolution of infrastructure planning process

Relationships between infrastructure and development

Several important principles for project designs in developing countries

Federal infrastructure strategy program

Infrastructure asset management

2. Planning contexts, perspectives, and objectives

Planning sequences

Basic contexts for planning public works and infrastructure

Some important perspectives for public works and infrastructure

Previously mentioned ?new? objectives and issues

Economic objectives in the united states

Infrastructure programs which do not require benefit-cost analysis

Private enterprises and infrastructure planning

System of law

Federal law

State and local law

Eminent domain and zoning

Water rights

Other comments concerning legal and institutional issues

3. Planning and appraisal of major infrastructure projects

Sequence of studies for a single major infrastructure project

First stage: preliminary (or reconnaissance) report

Second stage: feasibility report

Third stage: final design and preparation of contract documents

Fourth stage: construction

Fifth stage: operation

Formulation of a major engineering project

Project costs

Costs for professional planning and construction services

Appraisal process before approval of a major project

Project delivery methods

4. Screening projects and master planning

Planning area

Needs, problems, and opportunities in planning studies

Screening procedure for single-purpose projects?emphasis on function, engineering factors, and cost

Case study: screening procedure for single-purpose projects?emphasis on function and environmental/social factors

Screening procedure for projects within a system, and for projects that serve multiple purposes and/or multiple objectives

Concepts of master planning reports for a defined geographic area

Hypothetical master planning report as synthesis of numerous comprehensive studies

Review and adjustment of data for master and regional planning

Case study?review and adjustment of proposals prepared by different planners

5. Municipal infrastructure systems?performance and prioritization measures

Measures of system performance of various public works elements and types?national research council studies

Trade-offs between repair, renewals and replacements, and new construction

Cost-effectiveness measures for projects of a routine nature

Prioritization of projects for maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of local infrastructure systems?urban institute studies

Data collection and analysis for decision making?case studies of water distribution systems

6. Comparisons of infrastructure alternatives

Methods for comparing and prioritizing infrastructure alternatives

Formulas involving discount rate and use of spreadsheets

Examples showing solutions of problems involving comparisons of public works alternatives, using interest formulas and spreadsheets

Levelized unit cost or price

Life-cycle analysis

Life-cycle analysis of pavement schemes

Comparing alternatives with multiple attributes

Generic matrix approach for comparing alternatives with multiple attributes.

7. Planning aids

Basic data for planning

Classification of data

Aerial photos, remote sensing, gps, and satellites

Geographic information systems (gis)

Computer-aided design (cad)

Computerized data banks and displays

Overlays and other techniques for suitability mapping

Generalized estimates

Forecasting models for infrastructure planning

Population projections and other demographic studies

8. Financial analyses

Types of financial analyses

General principles for application of financial analyses

Financial analyses for a municipal water supply project

Financial analyses for project with different sponsorships

Financial analyses with multiple financing sources

Break-even points as financial indicators

Management of debt service based on financial analysis

Cost allocations and subsidies

Accounting for inflation in financial analyses

Financial issues for local governments

Financial analyses of privatization schemes

The privatization movement

Privatization of existing public works

Outsourcing (contracting out of public services)

Accounting documents and issues

9. Economic analyses?concepts

General concepts of economic analysis for public works

Some principles of methodologies for economic analysis of public works

Examples of benefits conforming to the measurement standard

Practical methodologies incorporating multiple objectives

Price elasticity

Preferred scale of development (considering only economic efficiency)

Benefit-cost ratio and other measures for ranking projects in the united states

Characteristics of benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return

Selection of discount (interest) rate

Accounting for inflation in economic analysis

Accounting for external economies and diseconomies in economic analysis

With-and-without basis of analysis?the base case (no action alternative)

Local infrastructure costs as a consideration in economic analysis

Value of human life as a consideration in economic analysis

Application of shadow pricing in economic analysis

Accounting for risk and uncertainty in economic analysis

Allocation of costs of multipurpose projects

Models for estimating economic effects due to infrastructure development

10. Economic analyses?applications

Scope of evaluations and costs and benefits

Format for benefit-cost calculations

Example of benefit-cost analysis of municipal water supply

Examples of benefit-cost analyses of transportation projects

Examples of benefit-cost analyses that illustrate differences with government or private sponsorship

Example of benefit-cost analysis with application of probability analysis

Example of benefit-cost analysis with application of sensitivity analysis

Example of cost allocation for facility serving multiple purposes and/or multiple projects

Examples comparing benefit-cost analysis with sufficiency ratings and cost-effectiveness measures

I-o analysis of benefits for estimate of b/c ratio.

11. Environmental and social impact assessment?concepts, requirements, and procedures

General concepts of environmental and social impact assessment

United states laws, regulations, and policies regarding environmental and social impact assessments

Ceq guidelines for environmental impact statements

Interpretation of nepa and ceq rules

Epa role in eia and eis process

Scoping for the eis

The ecological and human environments?categories, attributes, and parameters

Identification of environmental and social impacts over project area and over project cycle

Special considerations involving land and water interrelationships, energy consumption, and air quality

Comparison of project alternatives involving environmental and social impacts, including examples

12. Environmental and social impact assessment?additional analysis and issues

Concepts of human environment, human well-being, social well-being, social welfare, and quality of life

Relationships involving infrastructure, quality of life, business development, and urban growth

Scope of social impact assessments

Environmental justice

Sustainability and environmental economics

Environmental economics?general concepts

Studies by government agencies on environmental economics

Cost-effectiveness basis for meeting environmental quality objectives

Benefit-cost basis for environmental planning

Role of public involvement in planning

Purposes and benefits of public participation

Requirements for public participation

Factors that contribute to effective participation

Descriptions of public participation and education techniques

Case study?new hampshire route 16 corridor study

13. Sustainability

Introduction and scope

Historical context

Sustainable development and sustainability

Dimensions of sustainability

Weak and strong sustainability

Sustainability models

Approaches to sustainability issues in infrastructure planning

Global implications of sustainability

Sustainability indexes

14. Planning for uncertainty and risk

Uncertainty, sensitivity, and risk: recapitulation of concepts and case studies

Risk and uncertainty analysis in planning organizations

Selection of parameters for risk analysis

Accounting for unforeseen changes and events

Common sense and intuition in decision making

Decision theory

Utility theory

Decision analysis approaches

Example of a decision tree analysis for infrastructure planning

Application of bayes theorem to decision tree problems

Analytic hierarchy process (ahp) for comparing alternatives with multiple attributes

Other infrastructure planning applications that consider uncertainty

15. Operations research methods for planning and analysis

Nature and applicability of mathematical models

Mathematical programming models

Simulation models

Applicability of mathematical models with multiple objectives and/or criteria

Artificial intelligence systems

Decision support models: expert systems

Other tools for economic models

A. Problems

Introduction

Planning contexts, perspectives, and objectives

Planning and appraisal of major infrastructure projects

Screening projects and master planning

Municipal infrastructure systems?performance and prioritization measures

Comparisons of infrastructure alternatives

Planning aids

Financial analyses

Economic analyses?concepts

Economic analyses?applications

Environmental and social impact assessment?concepts, requirements, and procedures

Environmental and social impact assessment?additional analyses and issues

Planning for uncertainty and risk

Operations research methods for planning and analysis

B. References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on May 21, 2015.

ISBN:

9780071850131

0071850139

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