Participation at INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR NEXT GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Post date: Sep 09, 2014 9:40:30 PM

Portfolio structuring model for urban infrastructure investments

Francesca Medda, Francesco Caravelli, Athina Panayiotou and Eleni Rapti

QASAR, University College London, UK

The objective of this work is to propose a new methodology based on the concept of portfolio structuring for urban infrastructure investment. We argue that city investments need to be treated as an integrated and interdependent entity and from this perspective, the portfolio methodology is proposed in order to assess the non-financial impacts of infrastructure projects and then combine them in a portfolio of investments from a financial perspective. The methodology is applied for a set of project under the EIB JESSICA Initiative. The methodology shows that not only is it possible to develop a practical decision support system to assist stakeholders in assessing the performance of individual urban infrastructure projects, but also how it is possible to combine projects into a portfolio. The method exceeds the simple analysis of returns of individual investment schemes and capitalizes on effective and integrated management of projects/investment. And this is the key to devising a focused response which will enable therefore cities to be globally competitive, via innovative financial and business models.

The conference will take place in Wien.