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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Natural Slope -- 1 Clean Up Slided Soil After Checking the Slope -- 2 A Fresh Crack in a Rock Mass is a Warning Sign of a Landslide and/or Failure -- 3 Carefully Observe Puddles on Roads, Gaps in Pavement, and the Slope -- 4 A Depression on a Ridge Which Looks Like an Animal Trail is a Warning Sign -- 5 Do Not Rest Easy Even If the Rain Stops -- 6 Bent Trees are a Warning Sign of a Landslide -- 7 If You See Small Fallen Rocks on Roadsides, Pay Attention to the Upper Slope -- 8 Turbid Water at the Foot of a Slope Could be a Warning Sign of a Slope Failure -- 9 Watch Out for the Valley Side of the Slope as Well -- 10 Withering of Trees Could be a Warning Sign of a Landslide and/or Failure -- 2 Embankment -- 1 Watch Out for Cut and Fill Boundary -- 2 Start with the Top Part of an Embankment Slope -- 3 Watch Out for Buckling of a Slope -- 4 A Crack and Deflection of a Road Surface Should be Carefully Observed -- 5 Watch Out for Turbid Water as It Could be a Warning Sign of a Slide -- 6 Watch Out for the Level of Water Spring -- 7 Scour Marks on a Slope Mean Poor Drainage -- 8 Clogging and Accumulated Water in and/or Around Drain Must be Cleared Immediately -- 9 Check the Water Collection into the Drain -- 10 Watch Out for Embankments Facing a River or Seashore -- 3 Cut -- 1 Cut Inspection Starts with Your Attire -- 2 Walk on the Top of the Slope When Inspecting Cuts -- 3 Inspect Cuts Closely on the Way Up and Widely on the Way Down. Walk on the Same Path Both Ways -- 4 Take a Step Further and Inspect the Backland of the Top of the Slope -- 5 Watch Out for Cuts Below Fills and Fills Above Cuts -- 6 Gully Erosion Leads to a Disaster -- 7 If You See Water Spring or a Tensile Crack, Check for Buckling -- 8 Greenery in Winter is a Sign of Danger -- 9 Watch Out for Deterioration of Slope-Protection Work.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Overview of Infrastructure in Honduras -- Part 1. A Cross-Sector Vision of Infrastructure and Development -- 1. Country Background and the Economic Importance of Infrastructure -- 2. The Organization of Infrastructure Services and the Role of Private Participation -- 3. Infrastructure Performance: An Overview -- 4. The Impact of Hurricane Mitch and the Progress of Reconstruction -- 5. Consumer Opinions -- 6. Legal, Institutional, and Regulatory Framework for Infrastructure Development -- 7. Infrastructure Financing -- 8. Conclusions -- Part 2. Sector Summaries -- 9. Transportation -- 10. Water and Sanitation -- 11. Electricity -- 12. Telecommunications -- References -- Appendixes (Maps) -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables.

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- PART 1. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CHALLENGES IN MEXICO -- 1. Main Issues and Challenges -- Part 2. Sector Reviews -- 2. Telecommunications -- 3. Natural Gas -- 4. Urban Water Supply and Sanitation -- 5. Toll Roads -- 6. Railroads -- 7. Ports -- 8. Civil Aviation -- 9. Airports -- 10. Multimodality and Commercial Transport -- PART 3. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- 11. Proposed Action Program -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- BOXES.

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the Infrastructure Committee. The report of the Infrastructure Committee contains this committee's recommendations. Although the report is structured along similar lines as the Infrastructure Study Research Team's Report #4--Summary of Findings and Activities of Other States, this is the report that contains the Committee's recommended actions to the Governor and State Legislature.

9 Policy Lessons from the Recent Literature on Transport Infrastructure Development10 Effects of Uncertainty and Opportunistic Renegotiations on Bidding Behavior; 11 Electoral Cycles and Renegotiation of Transport Infrastructure Concession Contracts; 12 Strengthening Transport Infrastructure Connectivity Policies for Inclusive and Sustainable Asia; IV Sectors: Energy, Telecommunication, Water; 13 ""New"" Models of Public Ownership in Energy; 14 Network Regulation through Ownership Structure; 15 Fixed Broadband and Economic Growth; 16 Providing and Financing a Municipal Infrastructure.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- The Context for Reform -- Infrastructure Reform in Rwanda -- The Country Framework Report -- Summary of the Sector Reviews -- Cross-Cutting Issues -- Prioritized Recommendations -- 1. Introduction: Policies, Objectives, and the Role of the Private Sector -- Background -- Objectives and Scope of the Country Framework Report -- Principles of Private Sector Participation -- 2. The Transport Sector -- Roads -- Airports -- Rail -- Water Transport -- Notes -- 3. The Energy Sector -- Sector Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities -- Policymaking, Planning, and Regulation -- Electricity -- The Gas Sector -- Investment Needs and Priorities -- Potential Sources of Investment Financing -- Opportunities for Private Sector Participation -- Issues -- Recommendations -- Notes -- 4. The Water and Sanitation Sector -- Sector Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities -- Policymaking, Planning, and Regulation -- Sector Performance -- Opportunities for Private Sector Participation -- Issues -- Recommendations -- Note -- 5. Common Issues in the Electricity and Water Sectors -- Management and Human Resources -- Commercial and Financial Management -- Management Contract -- Recommendations -- 6. The Telecommunications Sector -- Sector Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities -- Policymaking, Planning, and Regulation -- Sector Performance -- Opportunities for Private Sector Participation -- Issues -- Recommendations -- Note -- 7. Cross-Cutting Issues -- Institutional Capacity -- Local Financial Markets -- Regulation -- Accounting System -- Taxation System -- Legal System -- Bid Evaluation Process -- Project Selection, Prioritization, and Planning -- Government Policy Communication with the General Public -- Environmental Issues -- Other Cross-Cutting Issues.

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Background and Aim of the Text -- 2 Basic Choices and Concepts -- 2.1 Networked Technical Infrastructure -- 2.2 Science and Technology Studies Perspective -- 2.3 Key Concepts are 'Boundary Concepts' -- 2.4 System -- 2.5 Perturbation and Breakdown -- 3 Structure of the Text -- 2 Criticality -- 1 Ad-Hoc Description -- 2 Literature Overview -- 3 Criticality within Critical Infrastructure Research -- 4 Open Questions and Problems -- 3 Vulnerability -- 1 Ad-Hoc Description -- 2 Literature Overview -- 2.1 Different Research Traditions -- 2.2 Need to Consider Social and Cultural Factors -- 2.3 Major Differences -- 2.4 Negative or Positive? -- 3 Vulnerability within Critical Infrastructure Research -- 4 Open Questions and Problems -- 4 Resilience -- 1 Ad-Hoc Description -- 2 Literature Overview -- 2.1 Origin as a Scientific Concept -- 2.2 Resilience as a Postmodern Approach -- 2.3 Urban Resilience -- 2.4 Criticism of Hidden Agendas in the Concept -- 2.5 Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Disaster Risk Management -- 3 Significance for our Research -- 4 Open Questions and Problems -- 5 Preparedness & Prevention -- 1 Ad-Hoc Description -- 2 Literature Overview -- 3 Preparedness & Prevention in Critical Infrastructure Research -- 4 Conclusion -- 6 Relations between the Concepts -- 1 Criticality and Vulnerability -- 2 Criticality and Resilience -- 3 Criticality and Preparedness & Prevention -- 4 Vulnerability and Resilience -- 5 Vulnerability and Preparedness & Prevention -- 6 Resilience and Preparedness & Prevention -- Bibliography.

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