In many Asian countries, land acquisition is one of the main challenges for infrastructure development which delays the completion of projects and lowers the rate of return of infrastructure investment. This paper investigates the potential application of the land trust scheme, which Japan has...

This paper discusses suggested ways to bring private sector finance into water supply and inland water transport. Typically, such water projects rely only on user charges as sources of revenues. For example, ships using inland waterways have to pay user charges to the government for port...

One of the main challenges in low-income Asia and the Pacific countries is users' willingness to pay for water services. In contrast, investors and private operators in the water sector prefer a high rate of return. This has often led to the failure of public-private partnerships for water...

Abstract: Das Auftreten von Interdependenzen zwischen Verkehrsinfrastrukturmaßnahmen stellt sowohl Bewertung und Priorisierung von Projekten, als auch die Bestimmung einer optimalen Projektkonfiguration vor eine Herausforderung. An Beispielen wie des Rostocker Warnowtunnels oder der Autobahn M1...