This book discusses the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in global transportation infrastructure. Seen as a way to provide vital services in an era of shrinking government budgets, public-private partnerships have become an increasingly important part of travel infrastructure worldwide. This book describes and analyzes the structure of various models of PPPs in various countries, evaluating their effectiveness, and drawing policy implications for future use. Written by leading international researchers and practitioners in the transportation field, each chapter is a case study on the adoption, implementation, and outcome of transportation services in different municipalities. Taken together, these diverse case studies provide an integrated framework for evaluating and using PPPs. Providing rigorous empirical analysis of PPPs in transportation, this volume will be of interest to researchers in public administration, political science, and economics as well as practitioners andpolicymakers involved in establishing and monitoring PPPs in transportation.

Describes, analyzes and provides recent public-private partnerships (PPPs) in transportation in various countries

Chapter 1. Public Private Partnerships in Transportation: Airports, Water Ports, Rail, Buses, and Taxis- AN OVERVIEW.- Chapter 2. Evaluating The Viability of The Ghana Airport Cargo Centre as Publica-Private Partnership Project.- Chapter 3. The role of individual actors in public-private partnership (PPP) projects: Insights from Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia.- Chapter 4. Models, Expectations, And Reality In Airport Public Private Partnerships.- Chapter 5. Airport Privatization in the United States.- Chapter 6. Legal Impediments to Airport P3s in the United States.- Chapter 7. Public-Private Partnerships in Port Areas: Lessons Learned from Case Studies in Antwerp and Rotterdam.- Chapter 8. Seaport PPPs in the EU: Policy, Regulatory and Contractual Issues.- Chapter 9. Sustainable Strategies for Mass Rapid Transit PPPs.- Chapter 10. Rational Inattention in Non-Profit Public-Private Partnerships: The Las Vegas Monorail Bankruptcy Case.- Chapter 11. Public -Private Partnerships inDenver, CO: Analysis of the Role of PPPs in the Financing and Construction of Transportation Infrastructure in the USA.- Chapter 12. Governance of Public Private Partnerships: Lessons from the Italian Experience in Transportation Projects.- Chapter 13. Developing Urban Rail Using Public Private Partnership - A Case Study of the Gold Coast Light Rail Project.- Chapter 14. For Hire Vehicle Regulation, misunderstanding, mismatch, control and capture: the case of Vehicles for Hire and PPP.- Chapter 15. Using History to Develop Future Regulation of TNCs and Autonomous Taxis.- Chapter 16. Distinguishing Between Demand-Risk And Availability-Payment Public-Private Partnerships.