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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140619103321

Autore

Grigg Neil S

Titolo

Infrastructure finance [[electronic resource] ] : the business of infrastructure for a sustainable future / / Neil S. Grigg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2010

ISBN

1-282-54954-5

9786612549540

1-118-26618-8

0-470-59645-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance series

Disciplina

332.63

363.6068

Soggetti

Infrastructure (Economics) - United States - Finance

Public works - United States - Finance

Municipal services - United States - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Infrastructure Finance: The Business of Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Infrastructure Finance; Chapter 2: Models of the Infrastructure Sectors; Chapter 3: Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment; Chapter 4: Transportation Sector; Chapter 5: Telecommunications Sector; Chapter 6: Energy Sector; Chapter 7: Water and Wastewater Sector; Chapter 8: Waste Management Sector; Chapter 9: Infrastructure and the Construction Industry; Chapter 10: Investor and Business Opportunities in Infrastructure

Chapter 11: A Scorecard for Infrastructure PerformanceChapter 12: Financial Models for Infrastructure Organizations; Chapter 13: Capital Markets for Infrastructure; Chapter 14: Revenues for the Infrastructure Sectors; Chapter 15: Opportunities and Risks for Infrastructure; Appendix A: Data Sources; Appendix B: Infrastructure Companies; Appendix C: Acronyms; References; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive look at the emergence of infrastructure finance  Just as infrastructure development acts as a catalyst for economic growth, it



is also changing the landscape for potential investors and the burgeoning field of infrastructure finance. Infrastructure systems for transportation, utilities, and public works are essential for economic growth and have quickly developed into an emerging alternative asset class. Infrastructure Finance examines how the activities associated with updating and creating efficient transportation and communications, reliable and affor