Sarah Hui Li (MPP 2019), Consulting Urban Development Specialist at Asian Development Bank, published two research articles on financing sustainable development. She co-authored Chapter 4A: Advancing Financial Sustainability of Asian Cities of the ADB Book Creating Livable Asian Cities. The Chapter discussed financing modalities and offered recommendations for developing Asian cities to maximise their own source revenues and catalyse additional resources from the private sector. Some examples include property tax, municipal bonds, infrastructure as an asset class, among others. The Book has 19 chapters in total, unwrapping challenges and present solutions focusing on smart and inclusive planning, sustainable transport and energy, innovative financing, and resilience and rejuvenation.
She also contributed to the UN Handbook on Infrastructure Asset Management, which offers practical tools to improve infrastructure asset management, plus recommendations on how to adapt them to socio-economic and environmental challenges of our time, including climate change and public health emergencies. Particularly, she contributed content on leveraging infrastructure as an asset class, improving property valuation methods, and case studies from Asian Development Bank. The Handbook calls national and local governments to action and provides them with concrete guidance on how to ensure the resilience, sustainability and accessibility of existing and planned infrastructure investments.