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Public-private Partnerships for Sustainable Infrastructure Development

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 30824

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdel Aziz

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Department of Construction Management, University of Washington, 120F Architecture Hall, Box 351610, Seattle, WA 98195-1610, USA
Interests: public–private partnerships; project economics; risk analysis; construction project management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Keeping up with the needs of capital developments and maintaining long-range operation and maintenance requirements require systems that are capable of meeting these needs in a sustainable way. Public–private partnership (PPP) is a project delivery system that can play an important role in the sustainable development of public facilities and infrastructure. From meeting financial needs to assuring efficiency, availability, quality, performance, and environmental safety, PPP can be tailored to achieve sustainable development of public facilities. While satisfying financial needs has been the common target of public owners using PPPs, the contribution of PPPs in achieving sustainable development have been overlooked and overshadowed by the financial aspects. In this Special Issue, researchers are invited to submit their research contribution on the role of PPP in achieving sustainable development of public facilities and infrastructure. Authors are invited to explore the following areas, some of which are forward-thinking areas, and they may also contribute to other related areas:

  • Equity:
    • How PPP can achieve equity and fairness among generations when it comes to infrastructure development? What are the PPP models to use in this regard? What parameters or measures can we use to gauge for fairness and equity in this regard?
    • What are the financial and nonfinancial aspects of equity among generations that need to be considered when assessing PPPs for use toward achieving sustainable development?
  • Case Studies:
    • Real projects that exemplify how PPP achieved sustainability for public projects in various sectors, such as transportation, healthcare, water, education, and energy;
  • PPP and sustainability relationship analysis:
    • How can PPP be used for sustainable development? What PPP models or features are crucial for achieving a sustainable development? What are the features and aspects that link PPP and sustainable development? How can PPP and sustainable development be related?
    • How can we make PPP models, contracts, procurement, and processes compliant with the requirements of sustainable development?
    • The negative roles of politics and unions on PPPs and its relation to achieving sustainability;
    • Factors that can positively or negatively affect PPP as a system to achieve sustainability;
    • Comparison of PPP to other delivery systems (e.g., DB) for their contribution and impacts on sustainable development;
    • Survey states and countries for how PPPs can be used to achieve sustainable development;
    • Best practice models for how PPP can be used to achieve sustainability in the transportation, housing, healthcare, education, or other sectors;
  • Models:
    • Financial or economic models and life-cycle analysis models that show and prove/disprove PPP as a system for sustainable development;
    • Quantitative and qualitative social and economic measures that assess PPP for use for sustainable development;
    • Statistical analysis of a country or cross-countries showing the status of PPP in sustainable development for various industries, public facilities, or infrastructure;
    • Measuring the status or preparedness of a PPP project to achieve sustainability for a proposed facility.

Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdel Aziz
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • Sustainability
  • Public–Private Partnerships (PPP)
  • Equity
  • Public Facilities
  • Infrastructure
  • Economic Infrastructure
  • Social Infrastructure
  • Transportation
  • Healthcare Facilities
  • Water Facilities
  • Educational Facilities
  • Energy Projects

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Is Ex-Post Fiscal Support to PPPs Sustainable? Analysis of Government Loans Granted to Shadow-Toll Roads in Spain: A Case Study
by Laura Garrido and José Manuel Vassallo
Sustainability 2021, 13(1), 219; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010219 - 28 Dec 2020
Cited by 5 | Viewed by 2108
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Budgetary constraints are prompting many governments to encourage private financing of transport infrastructure through public–private partnerships (PPPs). Fiscal support measures are often used to improve the financial feasibility of PPPs and to rebalance the economics of contracts to compensate for government-imposed changes. In [...] Read more.
Budgetary constraints are prompting many governments to encourage private financing of transport infrastructure through public–private partnerships (PPPs). Fiscal support measures are often used to improve the financial feasibility of PPPs and to rebalance the economics of contracts to compensate for government-imposed changes. In the latter case, information asymmetry, political haste, and lack of competition may lead to poor government decisions in establishing support measures. Furthermore, lack of government support may lead to early termination of contracts and non-implementation of projects with high potential social benefits. This paper analyzes the awarding of subordinated public participation loans (SPPLs) to 10 brownfield shadow-toll highway PPPs in Spain after the government imposed additional works. It is hypothesized that, given the political importance of the projects and the viability problems they soon experienced, the government may not have set out the terms of SPPLs efficiently. This paper evaluates the financial and social impacts of awarding these loans to three of these projects to assess whether the government’s decision to support them was justified from a sustainable perspective. The results show that, while the government’s decision was reasonable, the design of the SPPL and its awarding conditions should be improved to ensure the public interest. Full article
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Innovative Infrastructure Fund to Ensure the Financial Sustainability of PPP Projects: The Case of Chile
by Patricio Mansilla and José Manuel Vassallo
Sustainability 2020, 12(23), 9965; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239965 - 28 Nov 2020
Cited by 5 | Viewed by 3584
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Recently, the Chilean government created the Chilean Infrastructure Fund (CIF) that will allow taking advantage of the value of existing infrastructure assets. The fund will enable the government to finance new infrastructure projects with the resources obtained from new concessionaires’ payments to the [...] Read more.
Recently, the Chilean government created the Chilean Infrastructure Fund (CIF) that will allow taking advantage of the value of existing infrastructure assets. The fund will enable the government to finance new infrastructure projects with the resources obtained from new concessionaires’ payments to the government for the value of retendering existing public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the contribution that this new public institution will bring to the financial sustainability of infrastructure in Chile, the opportunities and challenges for its implementation, and its economic value. The research has a qualitative and quantitative approach. Based on the understanding of the new concept of asset recycling, the application of economic foundations, and financial methodologies such as discounted cash flows and real options, the research assessed the institutional and economic value of the new Chilean Infrastructure Fund. The main findings are that the new Chilean Infrastructure Fund will create public value and public wealth since it will foster good governance, streamline the concession system, accelerate the implementation of sustainable PPP projects, and improve planning schemes among others. Other countries could follow this experience, promoting infrastructure funds to improve governance and accelerate the implementation of sustainable PPP projects. Full article
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Critical Success Factors for Sustainable Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Transition Conditions: An Empirical Study in Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Goran Amović, Rado Maksimović and Sonja Bunčić
Sustainability 2020, 12(17), 7121; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177121 - 1 Sep 2020
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 6256
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In the initial stages of the adoption and institutionalization of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), national governments of transitional economies have accepted, developed, and organized Public-Private Partnerships with varying degrees of success. This study aims to investigate the critical success factors (CSFs) influencing the establishment [...] Read more.
In the initial stages of the adoption and institutionalization of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), national governments of transitional economies have accepted, developed, and organized Public-Private Partnerships with varying degrees of success. This study aims to investigate the critical success factors (CSFs) influencing the establishment of a sustainable Public-Private Partnership in transition conditions. In the first part of the paper, based on an extensive review of the literature, previous studies and relevant results in this field are presented as a background for this research. In the second part of this article, the survey used a factor analysis, which, with the application of the Principal Component Analysis and Varimax method with Kaiser normalization, has extracted four CSFs: (1) the establishment of a central PPP unit—knowledge center; (2) the establishment of a compatible legal/regulatory framework; (3) development of national PPP policies and strategies; and (4) standardization and transparency of the process. In the concluding remarks, the authors address the perspectives and methodological research constraints, examining possibilities to develop new knowledge and more efficient Public-Private Partnership implementation in the developing PPP markets of transitional economies. Full article
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Proactive and Strategic Healthcare Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Epoch
by David Baxter and Carter B. Casady
Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 5097; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125097 - 23 Jun 2020
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Abstract: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has overwhelmed many national healthcare systems around the world. In attempts to meet their emergency needs and mitigate escalating challenges, governments are increasingly reaching out to the private sector to form sustainable, public-private partnerships (PPPs). Unfortunately, many [...] Read more.
Abstract: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has overwhelmed many national healthcare systems around the world. In attempts to meet their emergency needs and mitigate escalating challenges, governments are increasingly reaching out to the private sector to form sustainable, public-private partnerships (PPPs). Unfortunately, many of these ad hoc efforts have been reactive and uncoordinated to date. This perspective article thus offers a proactive, collaborative, and strategic vision for healthcare PPPs, focusing on short-, medium-, and long-term proposals that will harmonize strategic objectives and mobilize both public and private resources to combat and build resilience against global pandemics like COVID-19. Full article
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Exploring the Risk Factors of Infrastructure PPP Projects for Sustainable Delivery: A Social Network Perspective
by Yan Wang, Yujie Wang, Xiuyu Wu and Jiwang Li
Sustainability 2020, 12(10), 4152; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104152 - 19 May 2020
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Due to the relatively long period and large capital flow of public-private partnership (PPP) projects, PPP participants are faced with a complex risk situation impeding the sustainable project delivery. In recent years, risk management of PPP projects has received increasing attention. In this [...] Read more.
Due to the relatively long period and large capital flow of public-private partnership (PPP) projects, PPP participants are faced with a complex risk situation impeding the sustainable project delivery. In recent years, risk management of PPP projects has received increasing attention. In this paper, twenty risk factors associated with infrastructure PPP projects were identified by literature review and in-depth case studies. Relationship data for these twenty typical risk factors were obtained through structured interviews. Based on the obtained data, the risk relationship network within infrastructure PPP projects was identified, and the network structure characteristics were analyzed, including individual node attributes and the influence and cohesion of subgroups. The results indicate that key risk factor nodes can form a reaction chain via bridge nodes that can trigger a risk domino effect within PPP projects. Specifically, the key risk factors of PPP projects are divided into two categories, the first of which include risk factors that have powerful and independent influence, such as delay in government approval, government credit, and imperfect legal and regulatory systems. The second category includes risk factors that are highly vulnerable and easily influenced, such as completion risks, insufficient revenue in the market, and fee change. A key risk factor reaction chain is one in which legal change leads to a decline in government credit rating, triggering a contract risk. Twelve bridge nodes were identified that play an important intermediary role in the network, e.g., legal change, public objection, and financing risk. This paper extends the application of social network analysis in PPP projects management research and identifies the key risk factors and crucial factors influencing chain reactions in PPP projects. The results provide a more in-depth understanding of sustainable PPP project management for government agencies and private enterprises. Full article
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