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Challenges to infrastructure delivery during the economic downturn : a qualitative analysis

Zuo, Jian, Jin,Xiao-Hua and McDonald, Mark 2010, Challenges to infrastructure delivery during the economic downturn : a qualitative analysis, in AUBEA 2010 : Construction Management(s) : Proceedings of the 35th Australasian Universities Building Education Association annual conference, AUBEA, Melbourne, Vic., pp. A017 – 1-A017 – 10.

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Title Challenges to infrastructure delivery during the economic downturn : a qualitative analysis
Author(s) Zuo, Jian
Jin,Xiao-Hua
McDonald, Mark
Conference name Australasian Universities Building Education Association. Conference (35th : 2010 : Melbourne, Vic)
Conference location Melbourne, Vic.
Conference dates 14-16 Jul. 2010
Title of proceedings AUBEA 2010 : Construction Management(s) : Proceedings of the 35th Australasian Universities Building Education Association annual conference
Editor(s) [unknown]
Publication date 2010
Conference series Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference
Start page A017 – 1
End page A017 – 10
Total pages 10
Publisher AUBEA
Place of publication Melbourne, Vic.
Keyword(s) infrastructure
global financial crisis
challenges
Summary Infrastructure plays a key role in creating and maintaining sustainable economic growth and a prosperous community. Infrastructure projects generally require a large amount of capital investment, which motivates involvement from the private sector in the delivery process. The Global Financial Crisis placed enormous pressure on both the public and private sectors, as the ability to borrow money for an extended tenor was greatly reduced. This study adopts a qualitative approach to analyse the challenges facing the delivery of infrastructure projects in an Australian context by considering the impacts of the Global Financial Crisis. It is found that the availability of resources and finance are perceived as the biggest challenges, with resources being more of a concern than finance to interviewees. In addition to these findings, ways in which the private sector can be better involved in the infrastructure delivery is discussed.
Language eng
Field of Research 120201 Building Construction Management and Project Planning
Socio Economic Objective 910402 Management
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
HERDC collection year 2010
Copyright notice ©2010, AUBEA
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033261

Document type: Conference Paper
Collection: School of Architecture and Built Environment
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