Instructor: Dr. Fazil T. Najafi, Associate Professor Graduate Assistant:

Office: Room 202, Weil Hall Office: Room 202, Weil Hall

Phone: 392-1033 (o) Phone: 392-9531 (o)

335-8583 (h) E-mail:

E-mail: fnaja@ce.ufl.edu

Class meetings: Monday (8^th period: 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm) and

Wednesday (8^th and 9^th periods: 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm and 4:05 pm - 4:55 pm)

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Room 107 or Room 118. Studio "A"

Note: We have an open-door policy and you are welcome at anytime.

Text: Management of Local Public Works⁽¹⁾, International City Management Association, Washington, DC, 1986. Also check the attached for further references that we used in conjunction with homework assignments and student class presentations.
 

Goal: To further define public works by giving an overview of public works organizations, communications, equipment management, finance, planning issues, water resources, solid waste management, and legal aspects involved in public works.
 

Objectives: The objectives of this course are to enable the students to:

1. understand the definition of public works and how public works organizations are managed;

2. develop leadership and communication skills which are basic requirements of any manager;

3. be able to understand the financial aspects concerning public works activities;

4. apply knowledge gained from previous civil engineering courses to solve public works engineering problems;

5. study legal aspects in public works; and

6. understand fleet management, building the grounds, street and highways, traffic, solid waste, water supply and future issues in infrastructure.
 

Outcomes: The course teaches the student the basic concepts of managing public works organizations, leadership qualities and the art of communicating with different people within these organizations. The student will also learn about financial and legal aspects involved in public works. Furthermore, the student will learn to identify public works problems and how to determine possible solutions.

Class  Period	Date	Reading Assignment Before Class	Homework Assignment	Due	Lecture and Presentation Content in Each Class
1	January 10, Monday				Course organization & scope, goals and objectives of the course.  What is Public Works?  Public Works Organization? (example: City of Gainesville organization).  Handout
2                            3	January 12, Wednesday	Please read the handout (HO)  January 12, Wed.	HW #1  (see the attached)		Note: I am attending the 79th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting held January 9-13, 2000, Washington, DC. The TRB attracts more than 8000 transportation professionals from around the world each year. There are 490 sessions and more than 1,800 presentations. There are opportunities to discuss recent research findings and newly developed technologies. I have a paper on Bridge Management and special issues are covered for the next millennium.  The handout (from Reference #1, pp. 3-28), Jan. 12, Wednesday, covers: The challenge of managing infrastructure which includes: 1. Infrastructure and society; 2. Infrastructure definition; 3. Historical overview of infrastructure development; 4. Infrastructure assets; 5. Life-cycle analysis in planning and design; 6. Magnitude of infrastructure "crises," 7. Maintenance, preservation, and innovation challenges; 8. Infrastructure management ­ an integrated approach.
4	January 17, Monday	* * * NO CLASS -- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday -- January 17, 2000 * * *
5 & 6	January 19, Wednesday				Go over handouts given to students on January 10-12.  Framework for infrastructure management: 1. Background; 2. Key issues for infrastructure management; 3. Application of systems methodology; 4. Development of infrastructure management system (IMS); 5. Life-cycle analysis concept (handout from Reference #1, pp. 29-41).
7	January 24, Monday		HW #2  (see the attached)		Database management, data needs, analysis - Case Study: 1. Technology-enhanced project management (handout from Reference #2, pp. 34-39).
8 &  9	January 26, Wednesday		HW #3  Term paper topics (TPT) and statement of objectives (SO)  (3 points).  See under TP for total term paper grade.	HW  #1	(Case Study, continued): 2. Overview of information management; 3. Database development and management; 4. Data needs; 5. Analysis and modeling techniques; 6. Database security; 7. Data quality control and quality assurance issues (handout from Reference #1, pp. 67-86).
10	January 31, Monday				Inventory, historical and environmental data handout from Reference #1, pp. 89-110: 1. infrastructure management data needs; 2. aspects of inventory data; 3. technologies for inventory and historic data collection.
11 & 12	February 2, Wednesday			HW #3  (TPT & SO)	(Handout, continued): 4. Inventory data collection and processing; 5. Institutional issues; 6. Example inventory data system for bridges; 7. Example inventory data for a road section; 8. Example of inventory data for buildings.
13	February 7, Monday				In-service monitoring and evaluation data handout from Reference #1, pp. 113-137: 1. In-service evaluation data needs; 2. In-service evaluation of physical assets; 3. Technologies for in-service monitoring and evaluation.
14        15	February 9, Wednesday				(Handout, continued): 4. Inspection, photographic, and optical evaluation; 5. Nondestructive and noncontact structural evaluation; 6. Combined evaluation data; 7. Institutional issues.  Uses of monitoring data and examples of in-service evaluation handout from Reference #1, pp. 143-160.  1. In-service evaluation of road and airport pavements; 2. In-service evaluation of railroad tracks; 3. Evaluation of bridges.
16	February 14, Monday			HW #2	(Handout, continued): 4. Evaluation of water pipelines; 5. Evaluation of gas pipelines; 6. Evaluation of buildings.
17        18	February 16, Wednesday				Design of infrastructure service life handout from Reference #1, pp. 185-203: 1. Design objective and constraints; 2. Design framework and components; 3. Design effectiveness.  Economics, life-cycle analysis, and M, R&R programming from Reference #1, pp. 275-288: 1. Maintenance management systems; 2. Privatizing/contracting-out M, R&R; 3. Identifying M, R&R alternative treatment policies.
19	February 21, Monday				(Reference #1, continued): 4. Example M, R&R treatment alternative for roads; 5. Example M, R&R alternative for water mains; 6. Example M, R&R alternatives for sewer mains; 7. Example M, R&R alternatives for buildings.
20        21	February 23, Wednesday				(Reference #1, continued): 8. Evaluating the effectiveness of M, R&R alternatives; 9. Collecting and reporting of M, R&R data; 10. Recognizing environmental impact and policies.  Life-cycle cost & benefit analysis handout from Reference #1, pp. 291-308: 1. Basic principles; 2. Cost and benefit factors; 3. Analysis or life -cycle period; 4. Discount rate, interest rate, and inflation; 5. Salvage or residual value; 6. Methods of economic analysis.
22	February 28, Monday		HW #3  Term Paper (TP)  Literature Review (LR)  (6 points).  See under TP		(Handout, continued): 7. Selecting an appropriate economic analysis method; 8. Effect of discount rate; 9. Application to highways; 10. Application to water & sewer mains; 11. Application to buildings.
23	March 1, Wednesday				Student Group 1 PowerPoint® presentations:  Information systems from Chapter 3 of textbook, pp. 37-54 (see footnote): 1. Data versus information; 2. Data processing versus management information; 3. MIS defined; 4. Computer use; 5. MIS at work, suggestions for developing MIS.
Note For student group PowerPoint® presentations, in addition to the textbook, further handouts or references will be provided by the instructor. Students must also search relevant outside materials.
24    25 &  26	March 6,  Monday  March 8,  Wednesday	NO CLASSES * * * SPRING BREAK * * * March 4-11, 2000; Saturday - Saturday
27	March 13, Monday			HW #3  (LR);  HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 1 material)	Student Group 2 PowerPoint presentations:  Public works finance from Chapter 4 textbook, pp. 56-67 (see footnote): 1. Revenue; 2. Budgeting; 3. Accounting; 4. Capital budgeting; 5. Local government borrowing.
28                        29	March 15, Wednesday		HW #3  Term Paper: Description of Methodology (DM)  (6 points)  See under TP for a total TP grade.	HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 2 material)	Student Group 3 PowerPoint presentations:  Managing People from chapter 6 textbook, pp. 96-115;  1. Organization of the personnel function; 2. Position classification and job analysis; 3. Total compensation; 4. Recruitment and selection; 5. Performance appraisal; 6. Coaching and counseling; 7. Motivation; 8. Incentives; 9. Training; 10. Labor relations.  Student Group 4 PowerPoint presentations:  Communication Management from Chapter 7, pp. 117-130; 1. Communication linkages; 2. Organizational communication; 3. Interpersonal communication; 4. Meeting as communication; 5. Working with elected officials; 6. Listening to citizens; 7. Listening to neighborhoods; 8. Working with the media; 9. Reporting to the public.
30	March 20, Monday			HW #3  (DM);  HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 3 material & 1-pg eval of Grp 4 material)	Student Group 5 PowerPoint presentations:  Legal Aspects of Public Works from Chapter 8 textbook, pp. 131-147; 1. Tina Ann Lamoreaux; 2. Overview; 3. Civil rights obligations under section 1983; 4. Local government tort liability; 5. Conflict of interest.
31                32	March 22, Wednesday			HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 5 material)	Student Group 6 PowerPoint presentations:  Purchasing from Chapter 9 textbook, pp. 148-163; 1. Management, purchasing and public works; 2. Planning and scheduling purchases; 3. Establishing contracts; 4. Administering contracts.  Student Group 7 PowerPoint presentations:  Engineering and Contract Management from Chapter 10 textbook, pp. 167-189; 1. The planning and design process; 2. Contract planning; 3. Contract bidding and awards; 4. Construction management; 5. Inspection; 6. Surveys, maps, and records; 7. Engineering management and private activity; 8. Retention and use of consultants.
33	March 27, Monday			HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 6 material &  1-pg eval of Grp 7 material)	Student Group 8 PowerPoint presentation:  Equipment Management from Chapter 11, pp. 190-2-5; 1. Organizational structure; 2. Total equipment management; 3. Preventive maintenance; 4. Use of consultants, 5. Case Study (Alachua County).
34 &  35	March 29, Wednesday		HW #3  Complete Term Paper (CTP)  (15 points)	HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 8 material)	Student Group 9 PowerPoint presentation:  Building and grounds management from Chapter 12 textbook, pp 206-220; 1. Centralized maintenance; 2. Management methods; 3. Routine and preventive maintenance, 4. Custodial maintenance; 5. Energy conservation; 6. Security management; 7. Grounds maintenance  Student Group 10 PowerPoint presentation:  Transportation from Chapter 13 textbook, pp. 221-265.
36	April 3,  Monday			HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 9 material & 1-pg eval of Grp 10 material)	Student Group 11 PowerPoint presentation:  Water Resources from Chapter 14 textbook, pp. 227-301
37 & 38	April 5, Wednesday			HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp 11 material)	Student Group 12 PowerPoint presentation:  Solid waste management from Chapter 15 textbook, pp. 318-333; 1. Evolving concepts and responsibilities; 2. Storage and collection; 3. Transfer; 4. Processing; 5. Disposal; 6. Hazardous waste; 7. Financing.  Student Group 13 PowerPoint presentation:  Air Quality Control from Chapter 16, pp. 335-350; 1. Standard setting; 2. Sources of emissions; 3. Air quality data needs; 4. Regulatory programs.
39	April 10,  Monday			HW #3  (CTP);	Student Group 14 PowerPoint presentation:  Code Administration from Chapter 17, pp. 351-377; 1. code enforcement in the modern community; 2. Unique organizational and managerial problems; 3. Codes and standards; 4. The examination function; 5. The inspection function; 6. Dealing with violations; 7. Guidelines for effective code enforcement.
40 &  41	April 12, Wednesday			HW #4  (1-pg eval of Grp12 material & 1-pg eval of Grp13 material &  1-pg eval of Grp 14 material)	Student PowerPoint term paper presentations, 10 minutes per group for a total of three classes Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 term paper presentations (5 points)  Student PowerPoint term paper presentations, Groups 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (5 points)
42	April 17,  Monday				Student PowerPoint term paper presentations, Groups 11-14 (5 points to each group, see under term paper for a total term paper grade)
43 & 44	April 19,  Wednesday				Field trip to the University of Florida Water Reclamation Facilities
45	April 24,  Monday				Guest speaker: Public Works Finance - City of Gainesville or Alachua County Director of Budget
46 &    47	April 26,  Wednesday				Guest speaker: Application of Computer and Information Systems in Public Works Guest speaker: Two choices:  1. Equipment Management, Director of Fleet Manage-  ment, Alachua County  or  2. Code Administration, Director of Code Enforcement,  City of Gainesville or Alachua County

 

A term paper will be assigned to each group of students and each group must prepare a PowerPoint® class presentation.

Students are given assignments from the course content and outside sources.

Guest speakers will be selected from the community's public works managers.
 
 
 

Course Structure

20% Group Homework Assignment (HW)

35% Group Class Assignment PowerPoint® presentations

35% Term paper (TP) and PowerPoint® term paper presentations

10% Class attendance, class participation
 
 
 

Absences

Requests for excusable absences must be considered with the professor at the earliest opportunity prior to the absence. Unexcused absences may be reflected as a reduction in your final grade average. Class attendance is expected and an attendance record will be kept. Your class attendance is essential, since it deals with the following important considerations for you to: 1) participate and listen to other classmates' points of view; 2) participate in the discussion and offer support, raise new issues, ask for clarification, and express your own ideas; and 3) enrich the class discussions with example cases and/or personal experiences, etc.
 
 
 

Homework (HW) Assignments

Homework, besides your listed reading assignments, will be assigned during the class periods indicated and will be due at the beginning of the class period of the due date. Late homework counts ½ if one class late, less after one class late, unless excused for legitimate reason. Incomplete homework assignments are not recorded. Homework should be submitted on the assignment sheet provided; or, if no sheet is provided, use 8.5" × 11" paper, with untorn edges, written on one side of the sheet only, folded lengthwise, with name, assignment number, and CGN 5606 written on the outside. Neatness and legibility are expected.
 
 
 

HW #1 Privatizing Public Transit, due January 26, 2000

There is a lively debate raging over the wisdom of "privatizing" services that are currently offered by government entities or agencies. Usually, positions taken in this debate reflect one's position on the political spectrum and are ideologically charged. Proposals have recently been made to privatize major airports and harbors, and to privatize some the services operated by public transit providers. Some of the "contracted out": transit operations int he United States and Europe appear to be improving transit service and lowering costs to the taxpayers. County and City transit operations appear to be cost-inefficient in comparison with private alternatives, yet private operators of transit went bankrupt in the fifties and sixties and public ownership would seem to have resulted from failures in the open market by private transit providers. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) a loose association of home owner groups, businesses, and civic associations, has asked you as an expert on public transit to take a position on this important question. Write 2-3 pages speech advocating or opposing privatization of public transit services in this region. Of course, it is perfectly reasonable to advocate a mixed strategy, as long as you are clear and precise regarding what you are advocating. As usual, be sure to support your position with evidence from the readings, class lectures, and other appropriate sources.
 
 
 

HW #2 Full Social Costs of Transportation, due February 13, 2000

The debate on whether or not the full social costs of transportation are met by user fees is typified by the two required readings on this topic. MacKenzie, Dower, and Chen, believe that social costs exceed user fees, and Eric W. Beshers, on the other hand, argues that they don't. The additional recommended readings elaborate on the argument regarding the full social costs of transportation -0 what the costs actually are and what level of taxes would be appropriate to charge users in order to cover those costs. The new governor of Florida has been harangued by both sides. Environmental organization are telling him that federal and Florida gasoline taxes and other user fees in combination are not covering the full social costs of transportation and should be raised. The American Trucking Association, the American Automobile Association, and the Automobile Manufacturers Association are telling him that transportation is too heavily taxed and is not getting its money's worth in services. Furthermore, they argue that higher fees will have a depressing effect on the Florida economy. Suppose that you are asked not to take one position or the other, but to explain to the Governor why this argument is important, what principles it is based on, and how he out to play a role in resolving it. What would you tell him? What are the facts and what are the political risks associated with taking either position? Write 2-3 pages briefing paper for the Governor, recognizing that he is very smart but unschooled in the language of the professional transportation community.
 
 
 

HW #3 Term Paper, see due dates below
 

The objective of the term paper is to work in depth on a topic of interest to the students in the area of Infrastructure Management. Each group of students may propose a topic, refer to the attached list of topics or contact instructor for suggestions. The term paper may consist of an empirical analysis using field, laboratory data or data from Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) at statistics@bts.gov., etc.

The following schedule will be followed in preparing the term paper:

2/2 - Term paper topics (TPT) and statement of objectives (SO) (3 points)

3/13 - Literature review (LR) (6 points)

3/20 - Description of methodology (DM) (6 points)

4/10 - Complete term paper (CTP) (15 points)

4/12

} Presentation of group PowerPoint® term papers (5 points),

4/17

Total term paper grade is 35% of the total grade.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Possible Term Paper Topics for HW #3
 

1. Operating and Maintenance Costs of the City of Gainesville Regional Transit

2. City of Gainesville Travel Demand

3. Cost and Benefit of Alternative Fuel on Transit Buses

4. Budget Management of Alachua County

5. Interpretation of Financial Reports of the City of Gainesville

6. Establish Costs and Benefits of Gainesville Regional Utility

7. Effective Fleet Management Technique for Alachua County

8. Water System Fundamentals and Needs of the University of Florida

a) Sizing elements

b) Pressure requirements

c) Pipe network analysis

9. Sewage Collection Systems of the University of Florida

a) Gravity flow systems

b) Sewer pipes

c) Treatment facilities

d) Septic tanks

10. Storm Water Management for the City of Gainesville

11. Computer Applications in Public Works in the University of Florida

12. The Public and the Press as Related to Alachua County, the City of Gainesville, and The Gainesville Sun

13. Urban Drainage for the University of Florida

a) Runoff estimation

b) Drop inlets

c) Subsurface drainage

d) Surface drainage

e) On-site storage

14. Bridge Maintenance in District 2 (e.g., contact Ocala to get data)

15. Management

a) Quality, government's answer (e.g., FDOT-Tallahassee, FDOT Districts, Alachua County, City of Gainesville)

b) Construction sequencing minimize freeway delays

c) Design partnering

d) City taps private sources of finance

e) Impact of ISTEA in Florida

16. Feasibility of HOV lane on Interstate 95 between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

17. Waste Management; Recycling Collection System in Alachua County or City of Gainesville

18. Solid Waste Collection in the City of Gainesville

a) Collection system characteristics

b) Service arrangements

c) Collection routes

19. a) Intersection crash profile in Florida

b) Bridge management system using PONTIS

20. Quick Approach to Estimating the Law Enforcement Costs on Urban Roads Using Alachua County (or City of Gainesville)

21. Dynamic Vehicle Identification Network - A Simple Approach

22. Current Practice in Improving Intersections in Florida

23. A Comparative Analysis of Various People Mover Systems

24. Model Integration of DPM and Bus Systems

25. Oil Spill Management in Louisiana

26. Justification of High Speed Rail System in Florida

27. Enforcing City Codes in the City of Gainesville

a) Building codes

b) Enforcement procedures

c) Liability

28. Criteria for Highway Routing of Hazardous Material Vehicle

29. Methods of State Construction and Material Acceptance

30. Traffic Signal Control Systems Maintenance Management

31. Using the ISO 9000 Model to Manage the City of Gainesville Infrastructure

32. Integrated Urban Models for Simulation of Transit and Land Use Policies

33. New Paradigms for Public Transit

34. Effective Disaster Recovery Techniques

a) How does the potential of computer threats and acts of terrorism affect your community's infrastructure?

b) What does it take to build disaster resistant communities?

c) How do you reduce your community's existing exposure to disaster losses and ensure that its exposure to these hazards does not worsen?

d) What is the importance of El Niño? How are communities preparing? How can the preparations being made on the West Coast assist communities for other disasters?

e) How do you assess the damages to your community's infrastructure? Find out how important this is for maximizing reimbursement from state and federal agencies.

f) What does it take to prepare, plan and mitigate the impacts of severe and unusual storms?

g) How do you manage volunteers during a disaster?

h) What lessons were learned from the communities of the Ohio River Valley and Grand Forks?

i) How do you assist citizens when resources are limited?

j) When must preparations begin for a disaster?

k) How does critical stress associated with disaster response and recovery impact public works professionals?

l) Why should a public works organization have an established Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) program?

m) What enables effective decision-making and action planning prior to a flood or fire event?

35. The existing graduate public works program is presented on the following pages:

In your judgment, which courses should be core courses, which courses should stay and which new courses need to be added to the existing program? Remember, the total requirements should not exceed the 32 credit-hour total graduation requirement for a master's degree in public works engineering.

36. Effective emergency management ­ A Case Study

37. Adaptive optimization of infrastructure - M & R Policies

38. Continuum approximation approach for scheduling pavement resurfacing.

39. Bridge inspection decision-making with sequential testing methods

40. Optimal design of infrastructure facilities
 

References: Use the libraries of the City(s), County(s), Florida Department of Transportation, University of Florida, T² (5th floor of Weil Hall), as well as videos, the Internet, the League of Cities, public works journals, public works reports, civil engineering journals, transportation engineering journals, and material from organizations, such as the TRB, ITE, ASCE, etc.
 

Note: You can choose any city or county to which you have access. For those students in Gainesville, use the City of Gainesville or Alachua County.
 
 
 

HW #4 One-page evaluation, due the class following the group presentation (except where noted)
 

Each group must listen to the presentation of each of the other groups and prepare a one-page paper presenting the following:

1. Identification of the problem

2. A statement of the objective and how well the group approached and understood the project

3. A description of the scope of the study

4. A description of the solution(s) proposed

5. A synopsis of the results obtained

6. A one-sentence description of the conclusion and project recommendation
 

This will be treated as homework #4 and will be graded accordingly. If you have questions of the presenter, feel free to talk to him or her. The one-page group presentation evaluation will be collected during the class following the presentation (except where noted on class schedule).
 

Note: The procedure above is applicable to all homework assignments.
 
 
 

This course will involve outside participants in addition to readings, examinations, regular lectures, and research requirements. Typical topics for the speakers' series are:
 

Topics
 

Public Works Organization

Management Philosophy in Public Works Administration

Information Management

Finance and Budgeting: Equipment Purchasing in a Large Metropolitan City

Managing People

Communications with Citizens

Interface with Professional Engineering Services

Overview of Public Works Risk Management

Using the Personal Computer for Project Development

Computer Scheduling of Public Works Operation

Motivating the Public Works Employee

Hiring, Firing, and Disciplining Employees

Handling the Employee Grievance

Time Management

Documenting Work Completed, Fuel Used, Vehicle Costs, etc.

Liability in Public Works Management

Construction Project Administration

Solid Waste Management Landfill Siting and Maintenance

Designing and Implementing a Recycling Program

Managing Hazardous Waste

Urban Erosion and Sediment Control

Water Conservation and Planning

Sludge Regulations and Residuals Management

Emergency Management in Public Works

Managing Public Equipment

Managing Stormwater Facilities

Implementing Successful Geo-Based Information System (GIS)

Regional Transit System - A Case Study

Bus Schedules for UF Buses Only

Responsibilities of a City Commission

Management Style of a County Manager ­ A Case Study

Cultural and Nature Operations ­ A Case Study

Code Enforcement ­ A Case Study

Airport Management ­ A Case Study

Animal Control Services ­ A Case Study

Fire Safety Management ­ A Case Study

City Attorney ­ A Case Study

Using the IS Model to Manage a Business

City Auditor - A Case Study

Building Permit and Inspection ­ A Case Study

Management of a City Budget ­ A Case Study

Function of County Environmental Protection ­ A Case Study

County Growth Management ­ A Case Study

Equal Opportunity Management ­ A Case Study

County Landfill Management ­ A Case Study

County Library Management ­ A Case Study

County School Board Management ­ A Case Study

What are the Functions of County Social Services ­ A Case Study

Voter Registration Management ­ A Case Study

Waste Collection Management ­ A Case Study

Reading List and References
 

1. Hudson, W. Ronald, Ralph Haas, & Waheed Udding, Infrastructure Management, McGraw Hill, 1997.

2. Zipf, Peter J., "Technology-Enhanced Project Management," Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), January/February 2000, Vol. 16, Number 1, pp. 34-39.

3. Angus, Robert B., Norman R. Gundersen, & Thomas P. Cullinane, Planning, Performing, and Controlling Projects, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1997.

4. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, Hard Truths/Tough Choices, The First Report of the National Commission on the State and Local Public Service, Albany, New York.

5. International City/County (ICMA) Managers Association, The Municipal Year Book, Washington, DC, Vol. 66, 1999.

6. American Public Works Association (APWA), APWA Special Report No. 57, "Public Works Today, A Profile of Local Service Organizations and Management," Chicago, 1990.

7. Public Works Journal Corporation, Public Works City, County and State, 1997 Public Works Manual, Ridgewood, NJ.

8. APWA, Public Works Management and Policy, A Journal for the APWA, Sage Periodicals Press, London, 1999.

9. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Reston, VA, 1999.

10. University of Florida, Technology Transfer Quarterly, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, Gainesville, Florida, 1999.

11. APWA, Public Works Management Practices Manual, Third Edition, Kansas City, MO, August 1998.

12. Carfax Publishing, Journal of Urban Technology," Basingstoke, UK, 1999.
 

American Public Works Association (APWA)

2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 500

Kansas City, MO 64108-2641

(816) 472-6100

www.apwa.net
 
 
 

Supplementary Reading List
 

I. Financing and Pricing of Infrastructure

1. OECD, "Pricing and Financing in the Public Sector," and "The Involvement of Private Capital and Management," Urban Infrastructure: Finance and Management. Paris, 1991.

2. Bauman, D. D., Boland, J. J., and Hanemann, W. M., Urban Water Demand Management and Planning, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997 (Chapter 5, "Price and Rate Structure").

3. The World Bank, "Financing Needed Investments," in World Development Report, 1994: Infrastructure for Development, Washington, DC, 1994.

4. Porter, D., et al., Special Districts: A Useful Technique for Financing Infrastructure, Washington, DC, The Urban Land Institute, 1992. (Chapters 1-3).

5. Nelson, A. C., Development Impact Fees: Policy Rationale, Practice, Theory and Issues, Chicago: Planners Press 1988 (Sections: J. E. Frank, and P. B. Downing, "Patterns of Impact Fee Use"; J. C. Nicolas and A. Nelson, "The Rational Nexus Test and Appropriate Development Impact Fees"; and D. C. Heath, et al., "Traffic Impact Fees").

II. Improving Infrastructure Provision Through Restructuring and Privatization

1. Hyman, L. S., The Privatization of Public Utilities, Vienna, Virginia: Public Utilities Reports, 1995 (Chapter 1, "The Privatization and Restructuring of Utilities: Why and How.")

2. Hakim, S., Seidenstat, P., and Bowman, G. W. (eds.), Privatizing Transportation Systems, Westport, Conn., Praeger, 1996. (Chapter 1, "Review and Analysis of Privatization Efforts in Transportation," and Chapter 3, W. Payson and S. A. Steckler, "Developing Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure.")

3. The World Bank," Using Markets in Infrastructure Provision," and "Beyond Markets in Infrastructure," and "Setting Priorities and Implementing Reform," in World Development Report, 1994: Infrastructure for Development, Washington, DC, 19094.

4. Gomez-Ibanez, J., and Meyer, J. R., "Lessons from Transport," Going Private, Washington, DC, Brookings, 1993 (Case 6: "Organizing Competition in Indianapolis: Mayor Stephen Goldsmith and the CQuest for Lower Cost.").
 

Internet Sources:

1. http://www.webcom.com/~pcj/articles/trans20.html

2. http://www.ppd.ufl.edu

3. Use also search engine: e.g., Yahoo, Web BOTS. Search through the whole web and find words with sites

4. Statistics@bts.gov

5. www.bts.gov (National Transportation library)

6. UF library: Web.uflib.ufl.edu/PS/Library News

7. http://www.groveart.com/tdoonline/index.asp

8. http://www.flcities.com/

9. Florida Association of Counties: http://www.fl-counties.com/

10. Terraserver.Microsoft.com (for areal photo of any area)

11. www.sunone.com (Gainesville Sun)

12. TRB: www4.nationalacademies.org/trb/homepage.nsf

13. www.hunterscreek.com

14. www.franklinfarm.com

15. www.ltpdatabase.com/main.htm

16. http://ntl.bts.gov/

17. ntad@bts

18. http://www.bts.gov/gis

19. www.r1.fws.gov/capfw/

20. http://www.nytimes.com
 

Note: More references will be provided through handouts, etc.

1. Please note, textbook will only be used as a guide, however, there will be additional handouts on current public works management issues and concerns. Sources: Library; League of Cities, Counties, & Cities; Internet (e.g., http://www.municicom/database.html, etc.); ASCE, TRB, etc.