The Global Infrastructure Institute is contributing to the World Economic Forum Inititiative on the ‘Future of Construction’. Our fellows Kamminga, Altamirano, Hill, Craviolatti and Hijdra are working in close cooperation with the Forum. Our fellows deliver analyses and essays to advance the sector. Altamirano and Hijdra lead the disaster resilience group. Our fellows are involved in this group and the[…]
By Dr. Arjan Hijdra – Director. Waterways worldwide are commonly used for inland navigation. Additional demands are also being made on the waterways; irrigation, hydropower, nature reserves and recreation are all becoming increasingly important. Researcher and practitioner Arjan Hijdra investigated how managers can cater to all the different needs and requirements in waterway development, and thus create maximum social value.[…]
By David Baxter – Sr Fellow. “President Trump’s pledge to create a program that funds $1 trillion in new infrastructure programs has kicked off with numerous meetings but few firm decisions, beset by understaffing, bureaucratic decisions, and major questions about how to pay for everything…..Behind the scenes, a government-wide effort kicked off last week when White House Council Director Gary[…]
By David Baxter – Sr. Fellow. We’ve financed and built one global project after another, but ignored the fates of our children in the inner cities of Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit — and so many other places throughout our land…….And we’ve spent trillions of dollars overseas, while our infrastructure at home has so badly crumbled…….Crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new[…]
By David Baxter – Sr. Fellow. The debate about fixing decaying infrastructure in the U.S. is still a hot topic in Washington D.C. In a Washington Post article printed on November the 30th, under the heading, “Officials ponder where to get $1 trillion for infrastructure projects,” the following was written: Many advocates of infrastructure improvement have embraced the president-elect’s promise to[…]
By Dr. Geert Roovers – For years now I am watching the development of separate bus lanes on the major access roads in my home town. And in these years I am contemplating the sustainability of these lanes: long strokes of asphalt with every 10 to 15 minutes a bus passing. And with the rise of new technology and SMART[…]
