3 INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND OVER THE NEXT DECADE

- In the next decade demand for increased infrastructure spending will be driven by seven factors:

1. Population growth and distribution

2. Ageing and longevity

3. Technological change

4. Industrial and commercial developments

5. Cost pressures

6. Infrastructure renewal

7. Environmental issues.

FIGURE 5 PROJECTED TOTAL POPULATION CHANGE

SOURCE: STATISTICAL DIVISIONS, 2006-2016 (2005 PROJECTIONS) TPDC, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

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