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100 1 a| Goodman, Alvin S.,e| author.=| ^A177101;

245 10 a| Infrastructure planning, engineering and economics /c| Alvin S. Goodman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Makarand Hastak, Purdue University.;

250 a| Second edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Mcgraw-Hill Education,c| [2015];

300 a| xviii, 396 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| "This book is a revised and updated version of the book entitled Infrastructure planning handbook, printed in 2006 by ASCE Press and McGraw-Hill Construction"--Preface.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-389) and index.;

505 00 g| Machine generated contents note:g| 1.1.t| Scope --t| The Book's Scope --t| This Chapter's Scope --g| 1.2.t| Definitions of "Public Works" and "Infrastructure" --g| 1.3.t| Examples of Infrastructure Projects --g| 1.4.t| Categories of Public Infrastructure Projects --g| 1.5.t| Typical Infrastructure Planning Steps --g| 1.6.t| Goals and Objectives --g| 1.7.t| Programming and Budgeting Process of Public Works Agencies --g| 1.8.t| Evolution of Infrastructure Planning Process --t| The Evolution and History of Modern Public Works Planning --t| The Changing U.S. Federal Role in Infrastructure Planning --t| Development of the Modern Infrastructure Planning Process --t| The Effect of 9/11 on Planning --g| 1.9.t| Relationships between Infrastructure and Development --g| 1.10.t| Several Important Principles for Project Designs in Developing Countries --g| 1.11.t| Federal Infrastructure Strategy Program --g| 1.12.t| Infrastructure Asset Management --g| 2.1.t| Scope --t| Some Words of Caution! --g| 2.2.t| Planning Sequences --g| 2.3.t| Basic Contexts for Planning Public Works and Infrastructure.;

505 00 g| 2.4.t| Some Important Perspectives for Public Works and Infrastructure --t| Additional Important Considerations in Infrastructure Planning --g| 2.5.t| Previously Mentioned "New" Objectives and Issues --g| 2.6.t| Economic Objectives in the United States --g| 2.7.t| Infrastructure Programs Which Do Not Require Benefit-Cost Analysis --g| 2.8.t| Private Enterprises and Infrastructure Planning --g| 2.9.t| System of Law --g| 2.10.t| Federal Law --g| 2.11.t| State and Local Law --g| 2.12.t| Eminent Domain and Zoning --g| 2.13.t| Water Rights --g| 2.14.t| Other Comments Concerning Legal and Institutional Issues --g| 3.1.t| Scope --g| 3.2.t| Sequence of Studies for a Single Major Infrastructure Project --g| 3.3.t| First Stage: Preliminary (or Reconnaissance) Report --g| 3.4.t| Second Stage: Feasibility Report --g| 3.5.t| Third Stage: Final Design and Preparation of Contract Documents --g| 3.6.t| Fourth Stage: Construction --g| 3.7.t| Fifth Stage: Operation --g| 3.8.t| Formulation of a Major Engineering Project --g| 3.9.t| Project Costs --t| Format of Budget Estimate of Investment Cost --t| Estimate of Annual Cost --t| Components of Project Construction and Investment Costs --t| Components of Annual Costs --t| Use of Indexes to Adjust Cost Estimates.;

505 00 g| 3.10.t| Costs for Professional Planning and Construction Services --g| 3.11.t| Appraisal Process Before Approval of a Major Project --g| 3.12.t| Project Delivery Methods --t| Introduction --t| Features of Principal Types of Project Delivery Methods --t| Project Contract Types --t| Traditional Project Delivery Methods --t| Alternative Project Delivery Methods --g| 4.1.t| Scope --g| 4.2.t| Planning Area --g| 4.3.t| Needs, Problems, and Opportunities in Planning Studies --g| 4.4.t| Screening Procedure for Single-Purpose Projects[--]Emphasis on Function, Engineering Factors, and Cost --g| 4.5.t| Case Study: Screening Procedure for Single-Purpose Projects[--]Emphasis on Function and Environmental/Social Factors --g| 4.6.t| Screening Procedure for Projects within a System, and for Projects That Serve Multiple Purposes and/or Multiple Objectives --g| 4.7.t| Concepts of Master Planning Reports for a Defined Geographic Area --g| 4.8.t| Hypothetical Master Planning Report as Synthesis of Numerous Comprehensive Studies --g| 4.9.t| Review and Adjustment of Data for Master and Regional Planning --g| 4.10.t| Case Study[--]Review and Adjustment of Proposals Prepared by Different Planners --g| 5.1.t| Scope.;

505 00 g| 5.2.t| Measures of System Performance of Various Public Works Elements and Types[--]National Research Council Studies --g| 5.3.t| Trade-Offs between Repair, Renewals and Replacements, and New Construction --g| 5.4.t| Cost-Effectiveness Measures for Projects of a Routine Nature --g| 5.5.t| Prioritization of Projects for Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Replacement of Local Infrastructure Systems[--]Urban Institute Studies --g| 5.6.t| Data Collection and Analysis for Decision Making[--]Case Studies of Water Distribution Systems --g| 6.1.t| Scope --g| 6.2.t| Methods for Comparing and Prioritizing Infrastructure Alternatives --g| 6.3.t| Formulas Involving Discount Rate and Use of Spreadsheets --g| 6.4.t| Examples Showing Solutions of Problems Involving Comparisons of Public Works Alternatives, Using Interest Formulas and Spreadsheets --t| Some Variations of the Examples and the Use of Conversion Formulas --g| 6.5.t| Levelized Unit Cost or Price --g| 6.6.t| Life-Cycle Analysis --g| 6.7.t| Life-Cycle Analysis of Pavement Schemes --g| 6.8.t| Comparing Alternatives with Multiple Attributes.;

505 00 g| 6.9.t| Generic Matrix Approach for Comparing Alternatives with Multiple Attributes --t| Introduction --t| Implementation of Six-Step Method --g| 7.1.t| Scope --t| Some Words of Caution! --g| 7.2.t| Basic Data for Planning --g| 7.3.t| Classification of Data --g| 7.4.t| Aerial Photos, Remote Sensing, GPS, and Satellites --g| 7.5.t| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) --g| 7.6.t| Computer-Aided Design (CAD) --g| 7.7.t| Computerized Data Banks and Displays --g| 7.8.t| Overlays and Other Techniques for Suitability Mapping --g| 7.9.t| Generalized Estimates --g| 7.10.t| Forecasting Models for Infrastructure Planning --g| 7.11.t| Population Projections and Other Demographic Studies --t| Population Studies-Basic Concepts --t| Brief Descriptions of the Principal Methods of Population Projection --t| Discussion and Examples of Population Projections --t| Demographic Impact of Infrastructure Projects --g| 8.1.t| Scope --g| 8.2.t| Types of Financial Analyses --g| 8.3.t| General Principles for Application of Financial Analyses --g| 8.4.t| Financial Analyses for a Municipal Water Supply Project.;

505 00 g| 9.3.t| Some Principles of Methodologies for Economic Analysis of Public Works --g| 9.4.t| Examples of Benefits Conforming to the Measurement Standard --g| 9.5.t| Practical Methodologies Incorporating Multiple Objectives --g| 9.6.t| Price Elasticity --g| 9.7.t| Preferred Scale of Development (Considering Only Economic Efficiency) --g| 9.8.t| Benefit-Cost Ratio and Other Measures for Ranking Projects in the United States --g| 9.9.t| Characteristics of Benefit-Cost Ratio and Internal Rate of Return --g| 9.10.t| Selection of Discount (Interest) Rate --g| 9.11.t| Accounting for Inflation in Economic Analysis --g| 9.12.t| Accounting for External Economies and Diseconomies in Economic Analysis --g| 9.13.t| With-and-Without Basis of Analysis[--]The Base Case (No Action Alternative) --g| 9.14.t| Local Infrastructure Costs as a Consideration in Economic Analysis --g| 9.15.t| Value of Human Life as a Consideration in Economic Analysis --g| 9.16.t| Application of Shadow Pricing in Economic Analysis --g| 9.17.t| Accounting for Risk and Uncertainty in Economic Analysis --t| Benefit-Cost Analyses That Consider the Frequencies of Natural Events.;

505 00 g| 10.10.t| Examples Comparing Benefit-Cost Analysis with Sufficiency Ratings and Cost-Effectiveness Measures --g| 10.11.t| I-0 Analysis of Benefits for Estimate of B/C Ratio --g| 11.1.t| Scope --g| 11.2.t| General Concepts of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment --g| 11.3.t| United States Laws, Regulations, and Policies Regarding Environmental and Social Impact Assessments --g| 11.4.t| CEQ Guidelines for Environmental Impact Statements --g| 11.5.t| Interpretation of NEPA and CEQ Rules --g| 11.6.t| EPA Role in EIA and EIS Process --g| 11.7.t| Scoping for the EIS --g| 11.8.t| The Ecological and Human Environments[--]Categories, Attributes, and Parameters --g| 11.9.t| Identification of Environmental and Social Impacts over Project Area and over Project Cycle.;

505 00 g| 12.12.t| Purposes and Benefits of Public Participation --g| 12.13.t| Requirements for Public Participation --g| 12.14.t| Factors That Contribute to Effective Participation --g| 12.15.t| Descriptions of Public Participation and Education Techniques --g| 12.16.t| Case Study[--]New Hampshire Route 16 Corridor Study --g| 13.1.t| Introduction and Scope --g| 13.2.t| Historical Context --t| Conservation Movement --t| Environmental Movement --t| Global Warming Concerns --g| 13.3.t| Sustainable Development and Sustainability --g| 13.4.t| Dimensions of Sustainability --t| Social and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability --t| Economic Dimensions of Sustainability --g| 13.5.t| Weak and Strong Sustainability --g| 13.6.t| Sustainability Models --g| 13.7.t| Approaches to Sustainability Issues in Infrastructure Planning --g| 13.8.t| Global Implications of Sustainability --g| 13.9.t| Sustainability Indexes --g| 14.1.t| Scope --g| 14.2.t| Uncertainty, Sensitivity, and Risk: Recapitulation of Concepts and Case Studies.;

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Infrastructure planning, engineering and economics / Alvin S. Goodman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Makarand Hastak, Purdue University.

Author/creator	Goodman, Alvin S. author.
Other author	Hastak, Makarand, author.
Other author	Goodman, Alvin S.
Format	Book
Edition	Second edition.
Publication	New York : Mcgraw-Hill Education, [2015]
Copyright Date	©2015
Description	xviii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Infrastructure (Economics)--Planning. --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Municipal services--Planning. --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Municipal engineering--Planning. --Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Scope -- The Book's Scope -- This Chapter's Scope -- 1.2. Definitions of "Public Works" and "Infrastructure" -- 1.3. Examples of Infrastructure Projects -- 1.4. Categories of Public Infrastructure Projects -- 1.5. Typical Infrastructure Planning Steps -- 1.6. Goals and Objectives -- 1.7. Programming and Budgeting Process of Public Works Agencies -- 1.8. Evolution of Infrastructure Planning Process -- The Evolution and History of Modern Public Works Planning -- The Changing U.S. Federal Role in Infrastructure Planning -- Development of the Modern Infrastructure Planning Process -- The Effect of 9/11 on Planning -- 1.9. Relationships between Infrastructure and Development -- 1.10. Several Important Principles for Project Designs in Developing Countries -- 1.11. Federal Infrastructure Strategy Program -- 1.12. Infrastructure Asset Management -- 2.1. Scope -- Some Words of Caution! -- 2.2. Planning Sequences -- 2.3. Basic Contexts for Planning Public Works and Infrastructure.
Contents	2.4. Some Important Perspectives for Public Works and Infrastructure -- Additional Important Considerations in Infrastructure Planning -- 2.5. Previously Mentioned "New" Objectives and Issues -- 2.6. Economic Objectives in the United States -- 2.7. Infrastructure Programs Which Do Not Require Benefit-Cost Analysis -- 2.8. Private Enterprises and Infrastructure Planning -- 2.9. System of Law -- 2.10. Federal Law -- 2.11. State and Local Law -- 2.12. Eminent Domain and Zoning -- 2.13. Water Rights -- 2.14. Other Comments Concerning Legal and Institutional Issues -- 3.1. Scope -- 3.2. Sequence of Studies for a Single Major Infrastructure Project -- 3.3. First Stage: Preliminary (or Reconnaissance) Report -- 3.4. Second Stage: Feasibility Report -- 3.5. Third Stage: Final Design and Preparation of Contract Documents -- 3.6. Fourth Stage: Construction -- 3.7. Fifth Stage: Operation -- 3.8. Formulation of a Major Engineering Project -- 3.9. Project Costs -- Format of Budget Estimate of Investment Cost -- Estimate of Annual Cost -- Components of Project Construction and Investment Costs -- Components of Annual Costs -- Use of Indexes to Adjust Cost Estimates.
Contents	3.10. Costs for Professional Planning and Construction Services -- 3.11. Appraisal Process Before Approval of a Major Project -- 3.12. Project Delivery Methods -- Introduction -- Features of Principal Types of Project Delivery Methods -- Project Contract Types -- Traditional Project Delivery Methods -- Alternative Project Delivery Methods -- 4.1. Scope -- 4.2. Planning Area -- 4.3. Needs, Problems, and Opportunities in Planning Studies -- 4.4. Screening Procedure for Single-Purpose Projects[--]Emphasis on Function, Engineering Factors, and Cost -- 4.5. Case Study: Screening Procedure for Single-Purpose Projects[--]Emphasis on Function and Environmental/Social Factors -- 4.6. Screening Procedure for Projects within a System, and for Projects That Serve Multiple Purposes and/or Multiple Objectives -- 4.7. Concepts of Master Planning Reports for a Defined Geographic Area -- 4.8. Hypothetical Master Planning Report as Synthesis of Numerous Comprehensive Studies -- 4.9. Review and Adjustment of Data for Master and Regional Planning -- 4.10. Case Study[--]Review and Adjustment of Proposals Prepared by Different Planners -- 5.1. Scope.
Contents	5.2. Measures of System Performance of Various Public Works Elements and Types[--]National Research Council Studies -- 5.3. Trade-Offs between Repair, Renewals and Replacements, and New Construction -- 5.4. Cost-Effectiveness Measures for Projects of a Routine Nature -- 5.5. Prioritization of Projects for Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Replacement of Local Infrastructure Systems[--]Urban Institute Studies -- 5.6. Data Collection and Analysis for Decision Making[--]Case Studies of Water Distribution Systems -- 6.1. Scope -- 6.2. Methods for Comparing and Prioritizing Infrastructure Alternatives -- 6.3. Formulas Involving Discount Rate and Use of Spreadsheets -- 6.4. Examples Showing Solutions of Problems Involving Comparisons of Public Works Alternatives, Using Interest Formulas and Spreadsheets -- Some Variations of the Examples and the Use of Conversion Formulas -- 6.5. Levelized Unit Cost or Price -- 6.6. Life-Cycle Analysis -- 6.7. Life-Cycle Analysis of Pavement Schemes -- 6.8. Comparing Alternatives with Multiple Attributes.
Contents	6.9. Generic Matrix Approach for Comparing Alternatives with Multiple Attributes -- Introduction -- Implementation of Six-Step Method -- 7.1. Scope -- Some Words of Caution! -- 7.2. Basic Data for Planning -- 7.3. Classification of Data -- 7.4. Aerial Photos, Remote Sensing, GPS, and Satellites -- 7.5. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -- 7.6. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) -- 7.7. Computerized Data Banks and Displays -- 7.8. Overlays and Other Techniques for Suitability Mapping -- 7.9. Generalized Estimates -- 7.10. Forecasting Models for Infrastructure Planning -- 7.11. Population Projections and Other Demographic Studies -- Population Studies-Basic Concepts -- Brief Descriptions of the Principal Methods of Population Projection -- Discussion and Examples of Population Projections -- Demographic Impact of Infrastructure Projects -- 8.1. Scope -- 8.2. Types of Financial Analyses -- 8.3. General Principles for Application of Financial Analyses -- 8.4. Financial Analyses for a Municipal Water Supply Project.
Contents	Economic Allowance for Catastrophic Events -- Benefit-Cost Analyses When Benefits and/or Costs or Their Components Have Probability Distributions -- 9.18. Allocation of Costs of Multipurpose Projects -- Introduction -- SCRB Method -- 9.19. Models for Estimating Economic Effects due to Infrastructure Development -- Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Analyses -- 10.1. Scope -- 10.2. Scope of Evaluations and Costs and Benefits -- 10.3. Format for Benefit-Cost Calculations -- 10.4. Example of Benefit-Cost Analysis of Municipal Water Supply -- 10.5. Examples of Benefit-Cost Analyses of Transportation Projects -- User Benefit Analysis for Highways -- Example of User Benefit Analysis Using the AASHTO Guidelines -- 10.6. Examples of Benefit-Cost Analyses That Illustrate Differences with Government or Private Sponsorship -- Isolated Power Project -- 10.7. Example of Benefit-Cost Analysis with Application of Probability Analysis -- 10.8. Example of Benefit-Cost Analysis with Application of Sensitivity Analysis -- 10.9. Example of Cost Allocation for Facility Serving Multiple Purposes and/or Multiple Projects.
Contents	8.5. Financial Analyses for Project with Different Sponsorships -- Features of the Tables -- Financial Results -- Sensitivity and Risk Analyses -- 8.6. Financial Analyses with Multiple Financing Sources -- Project Arrangement -- Scheme Assumed for Financing -- Repayment of Main Supply System Costs -- 8.7. Break-Even Points as Financial Indicators -- 8.8. Management of Debt Service Based on Financial Analysis -- 8.9. Cost Allocations and Subsidies -- Subsidies for Federal Water Resources Projects -- Subsidies for Transportation -- Deficiencies of Subsidy Programs -- 8.10. Accounting for Inflation in Financial Analyses -- 8.11. Financial Issues for Local Governments -- 8.12. Financial Analyses of Privatization Schemes -- 8.13. The Privatization Movement -- 8.14. Privatization of Existing Public Works -- 8.15. Outsourcing (Contracting Out of Public Services) -- 8.16. Accounting Documents and Issues -- 9.1. Scope -- 9.2. General Concepts of Economic Analysis for Public Works -- General Concepts -- Special Considerations in Economic Analysis.
Contents	9.3. Some Principles of Methodologies for Economic Analysis of Public Works -- 9.4. Examples of Benefits Conforming to the Measurement Standard -- 9.5. Practical Methodologies Incorporating Multiple Objectives -- 9.6. Price Elasticity -- 9.7. Preferred Scale of Development (Considering Only Economic Efficiency) -- 9.8. Benefit-Cost Ratio and Other Measures for Ranking Projects in the United States -- 9.9. Characteristics of Benefit-Cost Ratio and Internal Rate of Return -- 9.10. Selection of Discount (Interest) Rate -- 9.11. Accounting for Inflation in Economic Analysis -- 9.12. Accounting for External Economies and Diseconomies in Economic Analysis -- 9.13. With-and-Without Basis of Analysis[--]The Base Case (No Action Alternative) -- 9.14. Local Infrastructure Costs as a Consideration in Economic Analysis -- 9.15. Value of Human Life as a Consideration in Economic Analysis -- 9.16. Application of Shadow Pricing in Economic Analysis -- 9.17. Accounting for Risk and Uncertainty in Economic Analysis -- Benefit-Cost Analyses That Consider the Frequencies of Natural Events.
Contents	10.10. Examples Comparing Benefit-Cost Analysis with Sufficiency Ratings and Cost-Effectiveness Measures -- 10.11. I-0 Analysis of Benefits for Estimate of B/C Ratio -- 11.1. Scope -- 11.2. General Concepts of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment -- 11.3. United States Laws, Regulations, and Policies Regarding Environmental and Social Impact Assessments -- 11.4. CEQ Guidelines for Environmental Impact Statements -- 11.5. Interpretation of NEPA and CEQ Rules -- 11.6. EPA Role in EIA and EIS Process -- 11.7. Scoping for the EIS -- 11.8. The Ecological and Human Environments[--]Categories, Attributes, and Parameters -- 11.9. Identification of Environmental and Social Impacts over Project Area and over Project Cycle.
Contents	12.12. Purposes and Benefits of Public Participation -- 12.13. Requirements for Public Participation -- 12.14. Factors That Contribute to Effective Participation -- 12.15. Descriptions of Public Participation and Education Techniques -- 12.16. Case Study[--]New Hampshire Route 16 Corridor Study -- 13.1. Introduction and Scope -- 13.2. Historical Context -- Conservation Movement -- Environmental Movement -- Global Warming Concerns -- 13.3. Sustainable Development and Sustainability -- 13.4. Dimensions of Sustainability -- Social and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability -- Economic Dimensions of Sustainability -- 13.5. Weak and Strong Sustainability -- 13.6. Sustainability Models -- 13.7. Approaches to Sustainability Issues in Infrastructure Planning -- 13.8. Global Implications of Sustainability -- 13.9. Sustainability Indexes -- 14.1. Scope -- 14.2. Uncertainty, Sensitivity, and Risk: Recapitulation of Concepts and Case Studies.
Contents	14.3. Risk and Uncertainty Analysis in Planning Organizations -- 14.4. Selection of Parameters for Risk Analysis -- 14.5. Accounting for Unforeseen Changes and Events -- 14.6. Common Sense and Intuition in Decision Making -- Six Criteria for an Effective Decision-Making Process -- Eight Keys to Effective Decision-Making -- 14.7. Decision Theory -- Some Basic Concepts and Terms of Decision Analysis, Including the Payoff Matrix -- 14.8. Utility Theory -- Paradigm of Decision Analysis Using Decision Trees -- 14.9. Decision Analysis Approaches -- 14.10. Example of a Decision Tree Analysis for Infrastructure Planning -- 14.11. Application of Bayes Theorem to Decision Tree Problems -- 14.12. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Comparing Alternatives with Multiple Attributes -- Concepts of the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Summary Description of Methodology -- Case Study of Hypothetical Water Resources Project in Developing Country -- Some Methodological Details of the Case Study -- Appropriateness of the AHP -- Applications of AHP.
Contents	14.13. Other Infrastructure Planning Applications That Consider Uncertainty -- 15.1. Scope -- 15.2. Nature and Applicability of Mathematical Models -- 15.3. Mathematical Programming Models -- Linear Programming -- Dynamic Programming -- Other Optimization Techniques for Mathematical Programming Problems -- 15.4. Simulation Models -- 15.5. Applicability of Mathematical Models with Multiple Objectives and/or Criteria -- 15.6. Artificial Intelligence Systems -- Fuzzy Logic and Its Use for AI Systems -- Programming Languages -- Example of Application of Al Methods to Project Operation -- 15.7. Decision Support Models: Expert Systems -- General Concepts of Expert Systems -- Expert Systems for Infrastructure Evaluation and Repair -- 15.8. Other Tools for Economic Models -- Econometric Models -- Export/Economic-Base Models -- Multipliers and Accelerators -- Simulation/Dynamic Models -- Linking of Models.
General note	"This book is a revised and updated version of the book entitled Infrastructure planning handbook, printed in 2006 by ASCE Press and McGraw-Hill Construction"--Preface.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-389) and index.
Genre/form	Handbooks and manuals.
ISBN	0071850139
ISBN	9780071850131

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