Infrastructure Policy: Transport and Energy

Sager, Fritz; Kaufmann, David (2023). Infrastructure Policy: Transport and Energy. In: Emmenegger, Patrick; Fossati, Flavia; Häusermann, Silja; Papadopoulos, Yannis; Sciarini, Pascal; Vatter, Adrian (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics (pp. 585-603). Oxford University Press 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192871787.013.30

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Infrastructure is the physical and technical structures and facilities, such as transport networks and power supplies, that are necessary for the operation of a society and economy to enable connectivity, communication, and exchange. Infrastructure policy refers to the provision, maintenance, and regulation of these services and facilities. The construction and maintenance of infrastructure is often protracted, complicated, and expensive and defines the landscape for decades. This underlines the high importance and immediacy of infrastructure policy. The chapter covers two core sectors of infrastructure policy in Switzerland: transportation and energy. The two respective sections cover the main challenges in the two policy sectors and the development of the respective legislation over time before presenting the main actors relevant for design and implementation of the policies. The final section provides an overall discussion and draws conclusions about the perspectives of future infrastructure policy in urbanizing Switzerland in an international context.

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

Division/Institute:

11 Centers of Competence > KPM Center for Public Management

UniBE Contributor:

Sager, Fritz

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 350 Public administration & military science
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science

ISBN:

9780192871787

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Mario Hediger

Date Deposited:

29 Dec 2023 13:24

Last Modified:

29 Dec 2023 13:33

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192871787.013.30

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/190953

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190953

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