You might have read the post on Detroit bankruptcy and some of the possible implications for infrastructure asset management in my previous blog post. In the Ingenium 2013 Conference Paper Series on the future of infrastructure management, I noted that in a constrained fiscal environment, …
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Detroit City Goes Bankrupt – What Infrastructure Asset Management Lessons We Can Learn
Hoping for an economic resurgence, Detroit filed for bankruptcy on 18th July. The Economist published an article explaining the situations that made Detroit do such move. According to the "Detroit files for bankruptcy, Motown's blues continue" article, the city's economic life has been …
Project Level Decision Making Versus Strategic Investment Analysis
By Theuns F.P. Henning, Derek C Roux, and Gordon Hart The thrust of the New Zealand government for the road industry is how to generate considerable savings at the same time achieve satisfactory road efficiency through implementing the following directives: flat lining of maintenance …
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Infrastructure Management – Was the Philippines’ 5% of GDP for Infra in 2014 Enough?
A news article in The Philippine Star 23 July 2013 edition noted that the Philippines Government plans to increase infrastructure expenditure to 5% of GDP before President Aquino steps down in 2016, lifting expenditure off a relatively low percentage of GDP base. As featured in our blog …
What Countries Will Build More Infrastructure to Cope with Population?
Have a look at that chart the Economist Magazine published showing forecast increase in world population from 1950 to 2050. The figures are based on the UN World Population Prospects. It is a common understanding in the infrastructure asset management sector that new infrastructure will be …
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Why Infrastructure Asset Management is Important
As a site dedicated to assisting infrastructure management professionals and practitioners, you will know that we are convinced that Infrastructure Asset Management is important. A recent World Bank Paper 'Transformation through Infrastructure' states the following in it's …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – How to Fund Roads?
If there is ever a question to start a discussion in infrastructure asset management circles it is how to fund roads. The Economist Magazine has an article on Taxing Motorists: Roads Less Travelled relating to Vehicle Miles Travelled Fees being trialed in the US State of Oregon. Paying for …
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Better Asset Management Planning and Delivery Report – NZTA Road Maintenance Task Force
Will making sound road asset management decisions lead to improvement in efficiency, effectiveness and whole of life value for money in the delivery of road maintenance operations and renewals? This is the challenge that the Road Maintenance Task Force considered in the research report, "NZTA …
Infrastructure Management Forecasting the Changes to 2030 Summary (Video)
Video 11 - Summary In this video (11th of 11 videos), Ross sums up the subtopics he covered in the paper he presented during the 2013 Ingenium Conference. Giving a recap of the topics presented in the previous 10 videos, Ross also mentioned the infrastructure management constraints …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Resolving Budget-Level of Service-Risk Triangle
Video 10 - Resolving the Budget-Level of Service-Risk Triangle Budget, level of service and risk are three elements that should be considered always in forecasting the changes in infrastructure management. In this video (10th of 11 videos), Ross talks about the triangular relationship …
Infrastructure Management Innovation – Ricksaaf in Karachi, Pakistan
If you were discussing Infrastructure Management Innovation then Karachi, Pakistan is probably not the first place that would spring to mind. The international news cycle on Pakistan is well established, and unrelentingly negative. As always there is another side to the story. It seems …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Future Implications Parks and Property
Video 9 - Future Implications Parks and Property In this video (9th of 11 videos), Ross presents very interesting infrastructure asset management scenarios for parks and property in the next 30 years. How would New Zealand respond to the infrastructure needs of the rapidly growing …
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