Infrastructure
Funding and delivery mechanisms for social amenities including social housing, hospitals and schools and for the sustainable provision of energy, water and waste.
Funding and delivery mechanisms for social amenities including social housing, hospitals and schools and for the sustainable provision of energy, water and waste
Evaluation of current urban policy frameworks for Australia’s cities identified the provision of infrastructure as a key feature. This Brief focuses on water and energy resources, social infrastructure and funding mechanisms; other forms of infrastructure such as transport and telecommunications are addressed in separate themes.
Infrastructure Australia was established in 2008 as an independent body to advise the public and private sector on investments and reforms needed to make better infrastructure decisions. Subsequently, to identify and prioritise infrastructure needs at a state level Infrastructure NSW was founded in 2011 and Infrastructure Victoria in 2015. Newly established Infrastructure SA and Infrastructure WA are currently developing their state-wide infrastructure strategy. The advocacy of these agencies dedicated to infrastructure matters is shaping the way urban policies are framing interventions in Australian cities.
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Providing infrastructure to enhance Australian cities now and into the future
Evaluation of current urban policy frameworks for Australia’s cities identified the provision of infrastructure as a key feature. This Brief focuses on water and energy resources, social infrastructure and funding mechanisms; other forms of infrastructure such as transport and telecommunications are addressed in separate themes.
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What is Cost–Benefit Analysis and how does it help evaluate infrastructure projects?
With recent AHURI research examining whether social housing should be considered as infrastructure, it is important to understand the decision making process that applies to ‘standard’ infrastructure projects.
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Despite energy saving upgrades, home owners spend more on power than renters
Amidst concerns about rising energy costs for Australian households, a look at AHURI research published in 2010 brings to light interesting differences between the energy expenditure of home owners and renters. The report, which examined 2006 HILDA data, found that on average, home owners spent more on energy running costs than households renting a similar size home in the private rental market.