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035			_a(The World Bank)211363
040			_aDJBF _beng _cDJBF _erda
100	1		_aRozenberg, Julie. _928262
245	1	0	_aBeyond the Gap : _bHow Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need while Protecting the Planet.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (196 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aSustainable Infrastructure.
520	3		_aBeyond the Gap: How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need while Protecting the Planet aims to shift the debate regarding investment needs away from a simple focus on spending more and toward a focus on spending better on the right objectives, using relevant metrics. It does so by offering a careful and systematic approach to estimating the funding needs to close the service gaps in water and sanitation, transportation, electricity, irrigation, and flood protection. Exploring thousands of scenarios, this report finds that funding needs depend on the service goals and policy choices of low- and middle-income countries and could range anywhere from 2 percent to 8 percent of GDP per year by 2030.Beyond the Gap also identifies a policy mix that will enable countries to achieve key international goals-universal access to water, sanitation, and electricity; greater mobility; improved food security; better protection from floods; and eventual full decarbonization-while limiting spending on new infrastructure to 4.5 percent of GDP per year. Importantly, the exploration of thousands of scenarios shows that infrastructure investment paths compatible with full decarbonization in the second half of the century need not cost more than more-polluting alternatives. Investment needs remain at 2 percent to 8 percent of GDP even when only the decarbonized scenarios are examined. The actual amount depends on the quality and quantity of services targeted, the timing of investments, construction costs, and complementary policies.Finally, investing in infrastructure is not enough; maintaining it also matters. Improving services requires much more than capital expenditure. Ensuring a steady flow of resources for operations and maintenance is a necessary condition for success. Good maintenance also generates substantial savings by reducing the total life-cycle cost of transport and water and sanitation infrastructure by more than 50 percent.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aClimate Change _928263
650		4	_aDeveloping Countries _928264
650		4	_aFinancial Spending _928265
650		4	_aInfrastructure Gap _928266
650		4	_aSDGs _928267
650		4	_aSustainable Development Goals _928268
650		4	_aTempreture _928269
700	1		_aRozenberg, Julie. _928262
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464813634
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _928270
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-1363-4
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