Public Private Partnerships

Robert M. Clark is currently an independent consultant in environmental engineering and public health. He is an Adjunct Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and was a member of the National Research Council's Committee on ''Public Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks.'' As a consultant, Dr. Clark's work includes research on homeland security and protection of critical infrastructure in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Rutgers University (Newark Campus), and the University of Cincinnati, among others. He is a registered engineer in the State of Ohio. Simon Hakim is professor of economics and director of the Center for Competitive Government at Temple University. He is currently editing two book series on Protecting Critical Infrastructures, and Competitive Government: Public Private Partnerships with Springer Publishers. His special areas of research and teaching are privatization, public policy, private/public police and homeland security.

Chapter 1: Public Private Partnerships And Their Use In Protecting Critical Infrastructure.- Chapter 2: Well Designed Public Private Partnerships.- Chapter 3: Summary Of Transit Public-Private-Partnerships.- Chapter 4: Case Studies Of Financially Distressed Highway Public-Private Partnerships In The United States.- Chapter 5: Air Traffic Control As A Quasi-Private Corporation.- Chapter 6: Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) For Social Infrastructure.- Chapter 7: PPPs For Health Services: Public Private Partnerships: Construction, Protection And Rehabilitation Of Critical Healthcare Infrastructure In Europe.- Chapter 8: Public Private Partnerships For Fire, Police And Ambulance Services.- Chapter 9: How Successful Has The PPP Model Been In Australia?.- Chapter 10: Public Private Partnerships For The Development Of Port It Infrastructure.- Chapter 11: Public Private Partnerships For Critical Infrastructure Development: The Hong Kong Experience.- Chapter 12: The "Water-Specific PPP Risk Model": A Case Study In Egypt.- Chapter 13: Strategic Management Of Public-Private Partnerships: Actors, Aims, And Capabilities.- Chapter 14: Public Private Partnerships And Their Application To Us Drinking Water Systems.