TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing BUILDING A NEW SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND WELL-BEING ABSTRACT Global development and environment talks were disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis, but the year 2021 resonates with renewed ambitions, with infrastructure investments a macroeconomic and geopolitical [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing SUSTAINABLE AND QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE BEYOND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: PROPOSALS FOR NEW FINANCING MODELS ABSTRACT Infrastructure investment is indispensable for green and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, public funding has been limited due to the use of funds for [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing SUCCESS PATH FOR RESILIENT CITIES ABSTRACT Resilient cities require modern infrastructure that can withstand the challenges of a growing population and environmental threats. The community of interest that focuses on building resilient infrastructure utilises classic risk assessment techniques that [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY ABSTRACT Infrastructure policies, investment and finance ought to be aligned to net-zero emission targets. Nationally Determined Contributions ought to be cascaded down to subnational government (SNG) levels through (i) harmonising carbon neutral [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing RISK MITIGATION TOOLS TO CROWD IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES ABSTRACT In order to close the financing gap in green technologies, finding new mechanisms to enhance the participation of the private sector, combined with that of the public [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE CITIES ABSTRACT A green and just recovery starts with cities. The focus on urban infrastructure is key to promote sustainable development and address climate change challenges. However, cities are [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing A NEW VISION FOR INFRATECH: GOVERNANCE AND VALUE NETWORK INTEGRATION THROUGH FEDERATED DATA SPACES AND ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES FOR A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ABSTRACT Twenty-first century infrastructure needs to respond to changing demographics, becoming climate neutral, resilient and economically [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing A COMPASS FOR GLOBAL RECOVERY: INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA INTO INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ABSTRACT The G20 Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Principles agreed in 2019 confirmed that ecosystem, biodiversity and climate considerations should be incorporated into infrastructure investing. Nevertheless, integration of environmental [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing HOW QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BRING PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE INTO INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TO RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS ABSTRACT The financing gap has been a major concern for countries to realise their 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development even before the [...]

TF7 - Infrastructure Investment and Financing DIGITALLY ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURES: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH ABSTRACT The collapse of supply chains and the dramatic shift in aggregate demand due to COVID-19 increased the significance of the strategic resilience of infrastructures as well as the importance of their being [...]