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Brownfield redevelopment: why public investments can pay off
Kotval-Karamchandani, Zeenat - In: Economic development quarterly : the journal of … 30 (2016) 3, pp. 275-282
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TIF for that : brownfield redevelopment financing in North America and Calgary's Rivers District
Sroka, Robert - In: Cambridge journal of regions economy and society 9 (2016) 2, pp. 391-404
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Critical foundations: Providing Australia’s 21st century infrastructure
Regan, Michael - 2008
Extract: Infrastructure is undoubtedly the least understood of the major asset classes in Australia. A tradition of public ownership and operation, its status as a public good and a lack of information about its investment characteristics in both public and private hands has contributed to...
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Integrating regional and infrastructure planning: Lessons from South East Queensland, Australia
Regan, Michael; Bajracharya, Bhishna - 2010
Economic and social infrastructure provision presents a conundrum for urban planners, especially in high growth …
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The risks of unbalanced bidding
Cattell, D. W.; Bowen, P. A.; Kaka, A. P. - 2010
Unbalanced bidding models have largely ignored the risk aspect of item pricing. Many researchers have acknowledged that there are considerable risks associated with unbalancing a bid but little has been done to describe these risks, let alone model them. A new framework is proposed by which all...
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Human Capital in the City: Exploring the Relationship Between Skill and Productivity in US Metropolitan Areas
Wallace, Ryan - 2010
In economics, new growth theory suggests that knowledge creation and innovation are key drivers of growth. As a result, the ‘new economy’ is increasingly reliant upon the knowledge, skills, and abilities embodied in its workforce, also known as human capital, that facilitate the stimulation...
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Contractual arrangements and their implications for the provision of an Australian HSR system
von der Heidt, Tania; Gillett, Pat; Charles, Michael B; … - 2009
There has been much debate over the past few decades regarding the desirability of implementing an Australian high-speed rail (HSR) system along the nation’s eastern seaboard. The cost of building such infrastructure has meant that governments have been reluctant to pursue its development....
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Deep Discount Group Pass Programs as Instruments for Increasing Transit Revenue and Ridership
Nuworsoo, Cornelius K. - 2004
Transit properties in the USA have historically experienced loss of market share and low levels of farebox recovery. They resorted to service expansion to maximize subsidies. Experience suggests that: (a) fare increases have not had the desired effect; (b) fare reductions can boost ridership but...
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Cost per User as Key Factor in Project Prioritization: A Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Area
Nuworsoo, Cornelius K.; Parks, Kamala; Deakin, Elizabeth - 2006
Efforts to accommodate increasing and dispersed demand for travel in the face of mounting traffic congestion, escalating construction costs, limited rights of way, and diminished air quality have caused planning agencies to adopt plans that would enhance transit choices. Faced with fiscal...
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From High Rise to Coast: Revitalizing Ribeira da Barcarena
Kondolf, G. Mathias M; Podolak, Kristen; Gaffney, Andrea - Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley - 2010
provide for sewage treatment, and lack adequate mass transit or urban amenities such as parks and other open spaces. Moreover … with goals of ‘good ecological status,’ and as illustrated by the successful urban stream project in Cacem, there is … tremendous potential for the stream corridor to provide parkland for the dense urban settlements. Through GIS analysis of …
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