Investment Risk Analysis in Airport Parking Facility Development
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 126, Issue 4
Abstract
Although parking revenue is a principal source of income, supply of parking infrastructure at airports is based largely on expected needs. Although that is a rational basis, high investment costs and management fees are requiring developers and financiers to carefully analyze investment risks. This paper focuses on sources of investment risk in airport parking infrastructure development and discusses the application of Monte Carlo simulation to estimate and understand the impacts of cash flow uncertainties on project feasibility. It is shown that cost overruns, which are common in construction project development, have the most significant impact on return risk.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 126 • Issue 4 • July 2000
Pages: 298 - 305
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Received: Jul 12, 1999
Published online: Jul 1, 2000
Published in print: Jul 2000
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