US Infrastructure
Challenges and Directions for the 21st Century
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 2019
Book
Hardback
314 pages
978-1-138-54329-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents an in-depth look at US infrastructure and its challenges in the 21st century.
While infrastructure has received considerable attention in recent years, much of the discussion has concentrated on physical, economic, or noneconomic conditions. The Trump administration has heightened interest in the topic, promising infrastructure spending during his tenure, yet little demonstrable progress has been made. This book brings together a multi-disciplinary perspective-structural, technological, economic, financial, political, planning, and policy-that has been largely absent in discussions on the subject, to provide a clearer and broader understanding of the challenges facing US infrastructure. The book is divided into three parts: Part I looks at the challenges from a structural, technological, and sustainability perspective; Part II from an economic, productivity, and finance perspective; and Part III from an institutional, security, and political perspective.
Written primarily for policy makers, managers, and administrators in public and private organizations, as well as individuals and academics with an interest in the future of US infrastructure, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the US infrastructure problem, its causes and consequences, and suggests timely, specific measures that may be taken at the state, local, and federal levels to improve and better secure our roads, transit, public buildings, economy, and technology.
While infrastructure has received considerable attention in recent years, much of the discussion has concentrated on physical, economic, or noneconomic conditions. The Trump administration has heightened interest in the topic, promising infrastructure spending during his tenure, yet little demonstrable progress has been made. This book brings together a multi-disciplinary perspective-structural, technological, economic, financial, political, planning, and policy-that has been largely absent in discussions on the subject, to provide a clearer and broader understanding of the challenges facing US infrastructure. The book is divided into three parts: Part I looks at the challenges from a structural, technological, and sustainability perspective; Part II from an economic, productivity, and finance perspective; and Part III from an institutional, security, and political perspective.
Written primarily for policy makers, managers, and administrators in public and private organizations, as well as individuals and academics with an interest in the future of US infrastructure, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the US infrastructure problem, its causes and consequences, and suggests timely, specific measures that may be taken at the state, local, and federal levels to improve and better secure our roads, transit, public buildings, economy, and technology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
Illustrations
89 s/w Abbildungen, 26 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 63 s/w Zeichnungen, 19 s/w Tabellen
19 Tables, black and white; 63 Line drawings, black and white; 26 Halftones, black and white; 89 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
790 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-54329-4 (9781138543294)
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Persons
Aman Khan, Ph.D., is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration and Director of the Institute of Governmental Finance at Texas Tech University.
Klaus Becker, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and the current Chair of the Department of Economics at Texas Tech University.
Klaus Becker, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and the current Chair of the Department of Economics at Texas Tech University.
Content
Forward Preface Chapter 1: US Infrastructure: An Overview of Issues and Opportunities Part I: Structure, Technological Innovation and Sustainability Chapter 2: State of US Infrastructure: Current and Future Perspective Chapter 3: Technological Innovation and Intelligent Transportation Systems for the US: Perspectives for the 21st Century Chapter 4: Information Technology and US Infrastructure: Perspectives for the 21st Century Chapter 5: Enhancing Sustainability of Transportation Infrastructure in the 21st Century: The Case for Using Increased Recycled Materials in Pavement Construction Chapter 6: The Sustainability Myth: How a Changing Climate Alters the Paradigms of Infrastructure Design and Maintenance Part II: Economics, Productivity, and Finance Chapter 7: Microeconomic Perspectives on US Transportation Infrastructure: Challenges and Directions for the 21st Century Chapter 8: Critical Macroeconomic and Multisectoral Perspectives on US Infrastructure: Challenges and Directions for the 21st Century Chapter 9: Cross State Variation in the Characteristics, Effects and Financing of US Highways Chapter 10: Infrastructure Productivity and the US Economy: Prospects for the 21st Century Chapter 11: Financing US Infrastructure: Choices for the 21st Century Chapter 12: Public-Private Partnership and the Future of US Infrastructure Part III: Institutions, Security and Politics Chapter 13: US Infrastructure Gap(s): Federal Policy and Local Public Institutions Chapter 14: Planning Robust 21st Century US Urban Infrastructure: Socially Driven Transitions from Pre-Industrial, Carbon Intensive and Carbon-Sensitive Infrastructure Chapter 15: Energy Infrastructure Security: Challenges and Directions for the 21st Century Chapter 16: Infrastructure Politics: Implications for a Cohesive National Transportation Policy in the 21st Century