Rapid urbanization and the growing demand for urban infrastructure in Africa

2017 ◽  
pp. 89-110
Author(s):  
Charles Leyeka Lufumpa ◽  
Tito Yepes
Keyword(s):  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Rapid Urbanization

An Overview of Private-Sector Financing of Urban Infrastructure Services: A Developing Countries Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
David E. Dowall
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Provision ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Land Privatization ◽  
Special Assessment ◽  
Financing Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Services

Although most private-sector financing activity takes place in developed countries, attention is quickly shifting to less developed countries, where enormous infrastructure deficiencies, rapid urbanization, and limited public-sector resources are forcing governments to consider alternatives to the traditional public provision of infrastructure services. This article provides an overview of the principal methods used by central and local governments to foster the private provision and financing of urban infrastructure services. The techniques include land privatization; development exactions; special assessment and benefit assessment districts; certificates of participation; private contracting of services; leases and concessions; build, operate, and transfer (BOT) projects; public-private partnerships; the privatization of services; commercial bank financing; infrastructure funds; and private bond financing. Each section describes the technique, provides examples of where it is used, and discusses key implementation issues.

scholarly journals Spatial-Temporal Variation in the Impacts of Urban Infrastructure on Housing Prices in Wuhan, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Liu ◽  
Min Min ◽  
Ke Zhao ◽  
Weiyan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Spatial Location ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of housing prices associated with the urban infrastructure in Wuhan, China. The relationship between urban infrastructure and housing prices during rapid urbanization has drawn popular concerns. This article takes 619 residential communities during the period 2010 to 2018 in Wuhan’s main urban area as research units, and uses the geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model to study the spatial-temporal differentiation in the effects of urban infrastructure on housing prices. The results show that: 1) From 2010 to 2018, housing prices in Wuhan’s main urban area were generally on the rise, but the increment speed has shown an obvious periodic characteristic, the spatial distribution of housing prices has shown an obvious core and periphery distribution and the peak value area shifted from Hankou to Wuchang. 2) The influential factors of housing prices have significant spatiotemporal non-stationarity, while the impact, direction and intensity of the influential factors varies in time and space. Spatially, the influence factors show different differentiation rules for spatial distribution, and the influencing direction and strength of the urban infrastructure on housing prices are closely related to the spatial location, distribution density and the type of urban infrastructure. Temporally, the influencing strength of various urban facilities varies. This research will benefit both urban planners for optimizing urban facilities and policy-makers for formulating more specific housing policies, which ultimately contributes to urban sustainability.

Highway Entrance-Exit Spacing in Rapid Urbanization Areas

CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongyi Chen ◽  
Jianwei Xu ◽  
Weiwei Dai ◽  
Cheng Liu ◽  
Yifei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Urbanization

A Globe Scan Of Urban Infrastructure In Third World Countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Jay B Thakar ◽  
◽  
Vinesh Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Urban Infrastructure

BRIDGE BUILDING AS A PROBLEM OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN NORTH OF RUSSIA IN THE EARLY XX CENTURY

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Tatiana S. Minaeva ◽  
Sergey S. Gulyaev
Keyword(s):  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
European North ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Floating Bridge ◽  
Historical Comparative ◽  
Bridge Building ◽  
Xix Century

Introduction. The organization of transport links and the bridge building in cities located on the banks of wide rivers has always been one of the most important tasks of the local administration. The study of the history of bridge building allows not only to trace the process of modernization of different regions of the country, but also to help in solving similar problems of our time. Nevertheless, the history of Russian bridge building is poorly studied. The purpose of the article is to determine the characteristics and features of the organization of bridge building in big cities of the European North of Russia as a way to solve one of the problems of urban infrastructure in the early XX century. Materials and Methods. The sources for this study are the documents of the State archive of the Arkhangelsk region, published documents on the history of Vologda, articles in the local periodicals of the early XX century. The analysis of the studied problem used a systematic approach, the method of economic analysis, historical and historical-comparative methods. Results and Discussion. The building of permanent bridges was a need for the development of Arkhangelsk and Vologda. In Vologda the two wooden bridges were built in the middle of XIX century on city funds and in the future these bridges were repaired or rebuilt. The Arkhangelsk city authorities did not hurry to solve a problem of city infrastructure by own efforts and a long time they used the floating bridge. The lack of experience in the building of large bridges and the desire to save money led to the rapid destruction of the first permanent bridge in Arkhangelsk. Conclusion. The Development of trade and industry in cities of the European North of Russia, such as Arkhangelsk and Vologda, led to the expansion of their territory and the emergence over time, the so-called third parts of the cities. Despite the comparable size of the population of the districts located across the river, the process of connecting them with bridges to the rest of the city went at different rates, which depended on the attitude of the local administration to the problem of urban infrastructure.

Systematization of the smart city civil engineering infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-779
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
K.A. Semyachkov ◽  
K.V. Zhunusova
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Economic Innovation ◽  
Civil Engineering Infrastructure ◽  
Functional Transformations

Subject. This article explores the basic elements of the engineering infrastructure of smart cities. Objectives. The article aims to systematize theoretical descriptions of the engineering infrastructure of a smart city. Methods. For the study, we used a logical analysis and systematization. Results. The article highlights the main areas of infrastructure development of smart cities. Conclusions. Improving process management mechanisms, optimizing urban infrastructure, increasing the use of digital technologies, and developing socio-economic innovation improve the quality of the urban environment in a digitalized environment. And improving the efficiency of urban planning and security, studying its properties and characteristics, and forming an effective urban information system lead to its functional transformations.

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