Projects with a Very Long Life

Projects with a Very Long Life

This note address issues considering: what types of project typically have a very long life? Section 1: discusses the choice of appraisal period; Section 2: analyses the use of residual values; Section 3: discusses the pitfalls to avoid; Section 4:...

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Main Authors: Mackie, Peter, Nellthorp, John, Laird, James
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ASSETS
BRIDGE
BRIDGES
CITIES
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DISCOUNT RATE
DRAINAGE
EARTHWORKS
FRAMEWORK
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
MAINTENANCE COSTS
NET BENEFITS
NET PRESENT VALUE
NET VALUE
NPV
PAVEMENT
PORTS
RAILWAYS
ROAD SURFACE
ROADS
STRUCTURES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TUNNELS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6379281/projects-very-long-life
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11803
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Summary:This note address issues considering: what types of project typically have a very long life? Section 1: discusses the choice of appraisal period; Section 2: analyses the use of residual values; Section 3: discusses the pitfalls to avoid; Section 4: looks at the sensitivity of these matters to the discount rate.

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