UID:
almafu_9959327848702883
Format:
1 online resource (425 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781119226574
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1119226570
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9781119226543
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1119226546
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9781119226550
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1119226554
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9781119226567
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1119226562
Series Statement:
The Wiley finance series
Content:
"Clear, comprehensive guidance toward the global infrastructure investment market Infrastructure As An Asset Class is the leading infrastructure investment guide, with comprehensive coverage and in-depth expert insight. This new second edition has been fully updated to reflect the current state of the global infrastructure market, its sector and capital requirements, and provides a valuable overview of the knowledge base required to enter the market securely. Step-by-step guidance walks you through individual infrastructure assets, emphasizing project financing structures, risk analysis, instruments, cash flow models and sensitivity analysis to help you understand the mechanics of this complex, but potentially rewarding, market. New chapters explore energy, renewable energy, transmission and sustainability, providing a close analysis of these increasingly lucrative areas. Ancillary materials, including a question bank and lecture slides, ease classroom implementation, and leading-edge coverage of the most current market dynamics make this book a must-have reference. The risk profile of an asset varies depending on stage, sector and country, but the individual structure is most important in determining the risk/return profile. This book provides clear, detailed explanations and invaluable insight from a leading practitioner to give you a solid understanding of the global infrastructure market. Get up to date on the current global infrastructure market Investigate individual infrastructure assets step-by-step Examine illustrative real-world case studies Understand the factors that determine risk/return profiles Infrastructure continues to be an area of global investment growth, both in the developed world and in emerging markets. Conditions continually change, markets shift and new considerations arise; only the most current reference can supply the right information practitioners need to be successful. Infrastructure As An Asset Class provides clear reference based on the current global infrastructure markets, with in-depth analysis and expert guidance toward effective infrastructure investment"--
Content:
"The book includes a step-by-step guide to individual infrastructure assets, focusing on their project financing structures, risk analysis, the various financial instruments used in the transactions, cash flow models and sensitivity analysis"--
Note:
4.4.8 Transmission and distribution.
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Infrastructure as an Asset Class; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; A Note from the Publisher; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Introduction; Background and Objectives; Structure; 1 Infrastructure -- An Overview; 1.1 Demand for Infrastructure; 1.2 Sustainability and Infrastructure; 1.2.1 Sustainability and sustainable development -- a brief history; 1.2.2 The need for sustainable infrastructure; 1.3 Definition and Characteristics of Infrastructure; 1.3.1 Differentiation of terms: project -- asset -- facility; 1.3.2 Characteristics; 1.3.3 Cross-sector characteristics.
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1.3.4 Types of infrastructure companies1.3.5 Role of the private sector; 1.3.6 Value chain elements; 1.3.7 Greenfield versus brownfield investments; 1.3.8 Yield-driven versus IRR-driven investors; 1.3.9 Sources of revenue and financing; 1.3.10 Competition and regulation; 2 Infrastructure Investments; 2.1 Infrastructure as an Asset Class; 2.1.1 Investors in infrastructure; 2.1.2 Risk-return profiles of unlisted infrastructure investments; 2.1.3 Benchmarking infrastructure investments; 2.1.4 Portfolio diversification through infrastructure; 2.2 Sustainable Infrastructure Investing.
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2.2.1 Concept of sustainable investing2.2.2 Why invest in sustainable infrastructure?; 2.2.3 How to invest in infrastructure sustainably; 2.2.4 Challenges of sustainable infrastructure investing; 2.3 Approaches to Infrastructure Investing; 2.3.1 Listed infrastructure investments; 2.3.2 Unlisted infrastructure investments; 3 Organisational Model; 3.1 Privatisation Models; 3.1.1 Privatisation versus PPP; 3.1.2 Formal privatisation; 3.1.3 Functional privatisation; 3.1.4 Material privatisation; 3.2 Partnership Models; 3.3 Business Models; 3.3.1 Availability payment models.
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3.3.2 User-driven payment models3.3.3 Direct-user payment models; 3.4 Contractual Models; 3.5 Financing Models; 3.6 Interim Summary -- Various 'Privatisation Paths'; 4 Characteristics of Selected Infrastructure Sectors and Subsectors; 4.1 Transport; 4.1.1 Cross-sector characteristics; 4.1.2 Road transport; 4.1.3 Rail transport; 4.1.4 Air transport; 4.1.5 Water transport; 4.1.6 Sustainability considerations; 4.2 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal; 4.2.1 Characteristics and organisation; 4.2.2 Sources of revenue and value chain elements; 4.2.3 Competition and regulation.
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4.2.4 Private-sector involvement4.2.5 Sustainability considerations; 4.3 Waste Disposal; 4.3.1 Characteristics and organisation; 4.3.2 Sources of revenue and value chain elements; 4.3.3 Competition and regulation; 4.3.4 Private-sector involvement; 4.3.5 Sustainability considerations; 4.4 Energy -- Electricity; 4.4.1 Overview; 4.4.2 Generation -- renewable electricity -- cross-sector characteristics; 4.4.3 Generation -- solar energy; 4.4.4 Generation -- wind energy -- onshore; 4.4.5 Generation -- wind energy -- offshore; 4.4.6 Generation -- hydroelectric energy; 4.4.7 Generation -- bioenergy.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Weber, Barbara, 1968- Infrastructure as an asset class. ISBN 9781119226543
Language:
English
Keywords:
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119226574
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119226574
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119226574
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