\u00a0<\/a>Infrastructure brings together what you need to understand the issues and constraints any project can face.<\/p>\nInfrastructure projects\u00a0tend by their nature\u00a0to be\u00a0high cost and high risk. Public and private financing arrangements can be\u00a0very complex, as are the various aspects of commercial management, programme management and planning. The fallout from expensive failures, together with the obvious economic challenges of recent years, have ensured continued constraints on financial resources and\u00a0that infrastructure provision remains\u00a0politicised. Add this to the issues of media scrutiny and public safety, and the high level of exposure associated with \u2018not getting it right\u2019 quickly becomes clear.<\/p>\n
The Infrastructure channel follows a clear structure and begins with a high-level overview of core areas \u2013 such as defining infrastructure and outlining the various forms of physical infrastructure at different spatial scales. It also details technical requirements across certain modes of transport and water and drainage. It moves on to cover other\u00a0essential areas such as contracts and commercial management, design, procurement and asset management. In recent years there has been increasing recognition of the essential role of so-called \u2018soft\u2019 skills in ensuring successful project delivery. In the channel taxonomy, this is reflected in brand new sections on Stakeholder engagement and Project and programme controls. Learning the lessons of unsuccessful projects is also addressed in this context.<\/p>\n
A broad overview of the main areas covered by the channel is shown in the video below.<\/p>\n