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Chinowsky, P S, Diekmann, J and O’Brien, J (2010) Project Organizations as Social Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 452–8.

Dossick, C S and Neff, G (2010) Organizational Divisions in BIM-Enabled Commercial Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 459–67.

Garvin, M J (2010) Enabling Development of the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Market in the United States. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 402–11.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Infrastructure; Procurement; Project delivery; Partnerships; Private sector; United States; Infrastructure; Procurement; Project delivery; Public-private partnerships;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000122
  • Abstract:
    Public-private partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure development and management have received significant attention in academic, institutional, and political circles over roughly the last two decades. This attention was prompted, to a great extent, by early experiments with PPP-type arrangements in Australia, Canada, and the United States coupled with the United Kingdom’s Private Finance Initiative policy—not to mention the experience of other parts of the world such as Asia, continental Europe, and South America. PPP policies and practices have evolved in other world regions, but the United States remains a relatively slow mover in this market. While varying explanations for this circumstance are plausible, the situation can play to America’s advantage since the nation can capitalize upon the tested experience of its international counterparts. Drawing upon data and information collected from two principal sources: (1) case histories of PPP projects in North America to date and (2) a scanning tour of Australia, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom in 2008, misconceptions regarding PPPs are clarified, contemporary international policies and practices are characterized, and recommendations for implementing PPPs for transportation infrastructure are made. The principal intent of this paper is to trigger a dialogue about PPPs and how they might improve America’s infrastructure assets.

Harty, C and Whyte, J (2010) Emerging Hybrid Practices in Construction Design Work: Role of Mixed Media. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 468–76.

Javernick-Will, A and Levitt, R E (2010) Mobilizing Institutional Knowledge for International Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 430–41.

Mahalingam, A (2010) PPP Experiences in Indian Cities: Barriers, Enablers, and the Way Forward. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 419–29.

Vives, A, Benavides, J and Paris, A M (2010) Selecting Infrastructure Delivery Modalities: No Time for Ideology or Semantics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 412–8.

Wong, K, Unsal, H, Taylor, J E and Levitt, R E (2010) Global Dimension of Robust Project Network Design. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(04), 442–51.