Infrastructure : Doing More with Less

Adequate urban infrastructure can be expensive, but the costs of not delivering housing, transportation, water, sewage, public facilities, and other necessities are also high. Inadequate infrastructure slows and even reverses economic growth, drivi...

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Main Authors: Woetzel, Jonathan, Pohl, Herbert
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AIR
BUS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19541551/infrastructure-doing-more-less
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18751
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AIR
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRPORTS
ASSETS
BASIC SERVICES
BRIDGE
BUS
BUS SYSTEMS
BUSINESS CASES
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS PLANS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL NEEDS
CAPITAL PROJECTS
CARS
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS
CITIES
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
CONGESTION
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
DEBT
DECISION MAKERS
DECISION MAKING
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOGRAPHICS
DRIVING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING
EMISSIONS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPRESSWAYS
FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SAVINGS
FLOOR SPACE
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
HIGHWAY
HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
LEARNING
MEDIA
MEGACITIES
METRO RAIL
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
POLLUTION
POPULATION GROWTH
PPPS
PRIVATE TRAFFIC
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
RAIL
RAIL ADMINISTRATIONS
RIDERSHIP
ROAD
ROAD EXPANSION
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD PROJECTS
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD USERS
ROADS
ROADWAY
SAFETY
SANITATION
SCHOOLS
SEWAGE
TOLL
TOLL ROAD
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
TRAVEL TIME
TRUE
TUNNEL
TUNNELS
UNDERGROUND
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN PLANNING
URBAN RAIL
URBAN RAIL SYSTEMS
URBAN ROUTES
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBANIZATION
VEHICLE
VEHICLE FLOW
VEHICLE USE
WASTE
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AIR
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRPORTS
ASSETS
BASIC SERVICES
BRIDGE
BUS
BUS SYSTEMS
BUSINESS CASES
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS PLANS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL NEEDS
CAPITAL PROJECTS
CARS
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS
CITIES
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
CONGESTION
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
DEBT
DECISION MAKERS
DECISION MAKING
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOGRAPHICS
DRIVING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING
EMISSIONS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPRESSWAYS
FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SAVINGS
FLOOR SPACE
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
HIGHWAY
HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
LEARNING
MEDIA
MEGACITIES
METRO RAIL
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
POLLUTION
POPULATION GROWTH
PPPS
PRIVATE TRAFFIC
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
RAIL
RAIL ADMINISTRATIONS
RIDERSHIP
ROAD
ROAD EXPANSION
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD PROJECTS
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD USERS
ROADS
ROADWAY
SAFETY
SANITATION
SCHOOLS
SEWAGE
TOLL
TOLL ROAD
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
TRAVEL TIME
TRUE
TUNNEL
TUNNELS
UNDERGROUND
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
URBAN PLANNING
URBAN RAIL
URBAN RAIL SYSTEMS
URBAN ROUTES
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBANIZATION
VEHICLE
VEHICLE FLOW
VEHICLE USE
WASTE
WATER SUPPLY
Woetzel, Jonathan
Pohl, Herbert
Infrastructure : Doing More with Less
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6882
description Adequate urban infrastructure can be expensive, but the costs of not delivering housing, transportation, water, sewage, public facilities, and other necessities are also high. Inadequate infrastructure slows and even reverses economic growth, driving unemployment, crime, and urban decay. It can fuel urban tensions by widening divisions among ethnic or income groups or between long-time residents and recent immigrants. And it can foster a general malaise that drains a city's vitality and spirit. One study in Africa showed that the return on investment for infrastructure was about 50 percent, based on contributions to gross domestic product (GDP), and that if investments were optimized, the return will be closer to 150 percent. This value is delivered through increased productivity and job creation, among other channels. Social benefits from improved public services and living standards are also substantial. In emerging markets, inadequate infrastructure can be a substantial barrier to growth. Adequate infrastructure reduces costs, supports economic activity, increases factor productivity in cities, and connects cities to domestic and international markets. With the staggering demand for infrastructure in emerging economies, officials will need to continue gathering as much funding as possible to meet their needs. This paper looks closer at the infrastructure needs of cities in emerging markets, based on the most recent McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) analysis. It offers practical suggestions on how to answer fundamental questions facing any government trying to get the greatest impact from limited infrastructure funds. And before concluding, it examines how cities worldwide have improved governance, institutions, processes, and capabilities to help close the infrastructure funding gap.
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author Woetzel, Jonathan
Pohl, Herbert
author_facet Woetzel, Jonathan
Pohl, Herbert
author_sort Woetzel, Jonathan
title Infrastructure : Doing More with Less
title_short Infrastructure : Doing More with Less
title_full Infrastructure : Doing More with Less
title_fullStr Infrastructure : Doing More with Less
title_full_unstemmed Infrastructure : Doing More with Less
title_sort infrastructure : doing more with less
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19541551/infrastructure-doing-more-less
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18751
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spelling okr-10986-187512021-04-23T14:03:49Z Infrastructure : Doing More with Less Woetzel, Jonathan Pohl, Herbert ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AIR AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS ASSETS BASIC SERVICES BRIDGE BUS BUS SYSTEMS BUSINESS CASES BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PLANS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL NEEDS CAPITAL PROJECTS CARS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS CITIES COMMUNICATION NETWORKS CONGESTION CONSUMER GOODS CONTRACTORS DEBT DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DEMOGRAPHICS DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EXCHANGE RATE EXPRESSWAYS FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL SAVINGS FLOOR SPACE FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION HIGHWAY HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LEARNING MEDIA MEGACITIES METRO RAIL MODES OF TRANSPORT MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL RESOURCES POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH PPPS PRIVATE TRAFFIC PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RAIL RAIL ADMINISTRATIONS RIDERSHIP ROAD ROAD EXPANSION ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD PROJECTS ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD USERS ROADS ROADWAY SAFETY SANITATION SCHOOLS SEWAGE TOLL TOLL ROAD TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC LIGHTS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION DEMAND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRAVEL TIME TRUE TUNNEL TUNNELS UNDERGROUND URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ENVIRONMENTS URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN PLANNING URBAN RAIL URBAN RAIL SYSTEMS URBAN ROUTES URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBANIZATION VEHICLE VEHICLE FLOW VEHICLE USE WASTE WATER SUPPLY Adequate urban infrastructure can be expensive, but the costs of not delivering housing, transportation, water, sewage, public facilities, and other necessities are also high. Inadequate infrastructure slows and even reverses economic growth, driving unemployment, crime, and urban decay. It can fuel urban tensions by widening divisions among ethnic or income groups or between long-time residents and recent immigrants. And it can foster a general malaise that drains a city's vitality and spirit. One study in Africa showed that the return on investment for infrastructure was about 50 percent, based on contributions to gross domestic product (GDP), and that if investments were optimized, the return will be closer to 150 percent. This value is delivered through increased productivity and job creation, among other channels. Social benefits from improved public services and living standards are also substantial. In emerging markets, inadequate infrastructure can be a substantial barrier to growth. Adequate infrastructure reduces costs, supports economic activity, increases factor productivity in cities, and connects cities to domestic and international markets. With the staggering demand for infrastructure in emerging economies, officials will need to continue gathering as much funding as possible to meet their needs. This paper looks closer at the infrastructure needs of cities in emerging markets, based on the most recent McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) analysis. It offers practical suggestions on how to answer fundamental questions facing any government trying to get the greatest impact from limited infrastructure funds. And before concluding, it examines how cities worldwide have improved governance, institutions, processes, and capabilities to help close the infrastructure funding gap. 2014-06-25T20:09:43Z 2014-06-25T20:09:43Z 2014-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19541551/infrastructure-doing-more-less http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18751 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6882 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research