Grigg Infrastructure Finance

The Business of Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-59645-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions

A comprehensive look at the emergence of infrastructurefinance
Just as infrastructure development acts as a catalyst foreconomic growth, it is also changing the landscape for potentialinvestors and the burgeoning field of infrastructure finance.Infrastructure systems for transportation, utilities, and publicworks are essential for economic growth and have quickly developedinto an emerging alternative asset class.
Infrastructure Finance examines how the activitiesassociated with updating and creating efficient transportation andcommunications, reliable and affordable energy, clean water, andother essential systems, have become a profitable financialendeavor. Recently, providing, operating, and maintaininginfrastructure has advanced as a recognized and importantinvestment sector that reaches beyond earlier business models.Infrastructure Finance puts this field in perspectiveand details what you need to know to succeed within it.
* An informative look at infrastructure finance-an emergingalternative investment for all types of institutionalinvestors
* Dissects the central organizational and financial issues behindthe revolutions that are occurring in infrastructure management andfinance
* Contains detailed guidance for navigating the dynamic field ofinfrastructure finance
* Discusses infrastructure as arteries of life for a betterworld
* Highlights infrastructure undergoing transformations to adaptto turbulent environments
* Focuses on Green infrastructure to balance economic andenvironmental changes
As infrastructure finance continues to grow in importance,you'll need to enhance your understanding of its essential aspects.Infrastructure Finance will provide you with theinsights to achieve this goal.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grigg, Neil S.

Über Autor(innen)

Neil S. Grigg is professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado State University. Hehas worked as professor, administrator, and consultant in the fields of infrastructure engineering andmanagement, water resources engineering, urbanwater systems, and public administration ofinfrastructure facilities and environmental regulatory programs. Grigg is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, Alabama, and North Carolina. He has served as a consultant for many government organizations, including the United Nations agencies FAO, UNDP, and UNESCO.