Sons of Martha: Civil Engineering Readings in Modern Literature
These three stories excerpted from the new book Sons of Martha, compiled by Augustine J. Fredrich and published by ASCE as the first book in a new venture by the Publications Division, introduce the engineer...
Private Participation Made Easy in Small but Smart Transit
The maturing field of electronically 'smart' people movers offers the possibility of urban transit linkages which are smaller in scale, less demanding to operate,...
Public/Private Partnerships: Recent Trends in France
The revival of liberal ideas provided rich soil in France for the growth of private/public partnerships in financing urban mobility services. This partnership is based on one of the following...
Public-Private Relationship in Transportation Development
The paper explores the mechanism and development of public-private partnership which has resulted in the participatory growth of transportation projects in the Portland Metropolitan area....
Public/Private Partnership?The French Example: The Toulouse Metro Project
Faced with a continuing great demand for urban public transportation, the French public authorities have, for several years, been looking for new sources of financing. Concerning urban...
Public/Private Approach to Implementing Transportation System Improvements
This paper discusses the necessity to develop major transportation improvements that could be implemented by forming public and private financing partnerships. The general requirements...
The Extension of the Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is a publicly funded automated light rapid transit system that was opened in 1987, linking the fringe of the financial district of the City of London to an...
Overhauling and Opening to Traffic of a Toll Tunnel in Marseilles (France)
The city of Marseilles called for bids for overhauling and opening to traffic an old unused railway tunnel, under the very center of the city. The tender scheme was a concession. The paper...
Development of the South Anchorage Transit Center: Public/Private Partnership in the Small Urban Area
Public/private partnerships are as useful a tool in smaller urban areas as they are in the larger cities. The arrangements are likely to be simpler and the number of actors fewer, but...
Privatization of Transportation?The Risks Associated with Operation
Privatization is mainly characterized through: a new distribution of technical and financial responsibilities between public authorities and private partners, potentially profit-generating...
The Chicago-Kansas City Tollway: Lessons for Future Projects and Policy
The paper discusses an innovative mixed public-private financing plan and implementation plan for an investor-owned toll road connecting Chicago and Kansas City. The two plans utilize...
Public/Private Participation in Transportation in Jacksonville, Florida
A discussion of the status of public/private participation in development and transportation projects in Jacksonville, Florida. The special efforts to encourage downtown redevelopment,...
The Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System: A Public/Private Partnership
This paper presents an overview of the development of the Las Colinas Area Personal Transit (APT) System, identifying the key aspects of the APT Project related to a public/private partnership....
Impact of Urbanization on Main Stream Flooding
The methodology, results and management implications of a stormwater study at an urban watershed experiencing increasing episodes of flooding along the main channel and flood plain are...
Intergovernmental Agreements in Watershed Planning
Management of the surface water system not only rests with state and federal agencies, but more importantly, with local jurisdictions. Recognizing this, a cooperative effort was undertaken...
Problems with Irrigation Technology Transfer in Latin America
Over the last thirty years there has been a significant drop in agricultural production in Latin America, despite the fact that agricultural, irrigation and drainage projects receive about...
Comprehensive Management of a Sole-Source Aquifer in Central Texas - A Model for Coping with Urban Development in Hydrologically Sensitive Areas
In the developing San Antonio/Austin area of central Texas, the Edwards Aquifer is highly vulnerable to contamination resulting from development. The Texas Water Commission (TWC) strives...
Water Quality of Jubba River in Somalia
Monitoring of water quality in the Jubba River in Somalia of East Africa, led to indications of a potential impact of toxic trace elements, salinity and biocides in restricting agricultural...
Environmental Aspects of Water Resources Development
Long-term management of resources requires a comprehensive anlysis of the effects that development and management of one resource may be expected to exert upon other resources. However,...
Arid Lands - Impending Water-Population Crises
Many developing countries in arid lands will face major food production problems because of population growth rates. Irrigation water requirements will soon exceed available renewable...
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