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[…]
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 – 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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Harvey Hill Manager, Climate Decision Support and Adaptation Unit, National Agroclimate Information Service, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada, John Wiener Research Associate, Environment and Society Program, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, United States, and Koko Warner Academic Officer, Head of Section, Institute for Environment and Human Security, United Nations University, Germany This paper describes a method for reducing[…]
