Physical Infrastructure Development addresses the key challenges of
balancing economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental
protection in the development of major physical infrastructure, ranging
from transport to energy. The contributions, reflecting the perspectives
of economics, engineering, planning, political science, and urban
design, examine the impact of alternative financing and pricing
arrangements on the sharing of burdens and benefits, and the
opportunities and risks of public-private partnerships. They also assess
the emerging approaches for restoring ecosystems degraded by past
infrastructure development, and the strategies for promoting farsighted
infrastructure planning and protecting vulnerable people impacted by
physical infrastructure expansion.