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Infrastructure seriously unserious
By Arjan Hijdra – Before I got to write this first sentence, I have been switching the words seriously and unserious multiple times. I’m not sure whether the sequence is now exactly right; perhaps I will switch them once more. What I’d like to say about it, is that infrastructure is seriously important. And that is not only because it[…]
India plans on investing US$1 trillion in roads, ports and other infrastructure
May 16th, 2015 – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India is boosting investment in next-generation infrastructure. This announcement comes as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to China. A Bloomberg article reports that India is committed to spending US$1 trillion to realize “China-like” infrastructure. The country is looking for innovative ways to fund this massive[…]
Resolving Complex Water Conflicts
In negotiations over the use of water resources, a zero-sum approach (meaning gains to one party are always balanced by losses to others) is generally taken. However, if the stakeholders in (boundary crossing) water projects set as their goal that they ought to try to meet the objectives of the various stakeholders simultaneously, there is a chance they will be[…]
Resilience of Waterway Systems
Resilience of waterway systems – an explorative study of the American, Dutch and German waterway systems Arjan HIJDRA, Maarten van der VLIST, Jos ARTS Waterway systems are sometimes regarded as ancient types of transportation infrastructure, but in some major western societies these systems have remained a cornerstone for the economy. Assets, such as navigations locks, are crucial elements in these[…]
SDGs Global Implementation Initiative
The member states of the UN wish to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDG’s). This process of developing SDG’s started in Rio 2012. At the Sustainable Development Summit in New York, Sept 2015 these will be formalized. These SDG’s cover a wide range of societal aspects and activities. Infrastructure development is one of these activities, which is considered to be[…]
Workshop on value creation in infrastructure
In March a new workshop on the ‘12 Value Principles’ for development and management of infrastructure has been launched by the Global Infrastructure Think Tank. In this workshop the fundamental value principles from economic theory are explained and made operational for infrastructure owners and investors. The principles consider the infrastructure assets itself, partnerships for value and the time dimension. The[…]