Building global infrastructure: forecasting the next 50 yeas

1. Introduction -- 2. The story so far -- 3. Connecting infrastructure, human development, and the environment -- 4. Methodologies and tools for forecasting infrastructure -- 5. Infrastructure development and spending in the IFs base case -- 6. Achieving infrastructure goals and targets : the potential human well-being effects -- 7. The future of global infrastructure.

Cover -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Title -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- The What and Why of Infrastructure -- What is infrastructure? -- The importance of infrastructure -- The Past and Present of Global Infrastructure -- Infrastructure through the ages -- Infrastructure's current extent -- Challenges and opportunities going forward -- Looking Toward the Future of Global Infrastructure -- Goals and targets -- Existing international analyses of infrastructure policies and infrastructure futures -- Quantitative forecasting of infrastructure futures -- Why This Volume? -- Conclusion and Road Map for This Volume -- 2 The Story So Far -- What Comprises Infrastructure? -- The Challenge of Historical Data on Infrastructure -- Building an infrastructure database for IFs -- The State of, and Trends in, Infrastructure: Physical Stocks, Access, and Spending -- Physical stocks and access -- Transportation -- Energy -- Water -- Information and communication technologies -- Patterns in infrastructure development -- Historical spending on infrastructure -- Conclusion -- 3 Connecting Infrastructure, Human Development, and the Environment -- The Impact of Infrastructure on Human Development and the Environment -- Infrastructure and economic growth -- Identifying the pathways of economic impact -- Analyzing the magnitude of economic impact -- Conclusions concerning the economic impact of infrastructure development -- Infrastructure and income distribution -- Infrastructure and health -- Infrastructure and education -- Infrastructure and governance -- Infrastructure and the environment -- Human Development and the Environment as Drivers of Infrastructure Development -- Conclusion -- 4 Methodologies and Tools for Forecasting Infrastructure.