Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure. This includes enhancement of design standards, structural strengt
This book is about infrastructure asset management, which can be expressed as the combination of management, financial, economic, and engineering, applied to physical assets with the objective of prov
With the delivery of projects becoming ever more challenging because of the current economic and legislative environment, Major Infrastructure Projects provides a detailed overview of the management o
Green and blue infrastructure (GBI) contributes to the enhancement of quality of life and sustainable development in cities, providing recreational spaces and access to the water. This book investigat
This book gathers an unprecedented amount of detailed information and analysis regarding the planning process for the delivery of key infrastructure in the UK. While most study of this topic limits it
This book gathers an unprecedented amount of detailed information and analysis regarding the planning process for the delivery of key infrastructure in the UK. While most study of this topic limits it
In this book you will learn how to use command line to take full control of your Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services deployments. Discover how to master automation of Microsoft Azure Virtual Machi
The 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul quickly became symbolic of the debilitated interstate highway system?and of what many critics see as America’s disinvestment in its infrastructure. The
Worldwide there is a growing interest in efficient planning and the design, construction and maintenance of transportation facilities and infrastructure assets. The 3rd International Conference on Tra
Economic development and social welfare depend on the existence of effective and efficient infrastructure systems, particularly in health, energy, transportation and water, many of which are developed
Infrastructure, as we know it, no longer belongs in the exclusive realm of engineers and transportation planners. This book, now available in a second revised edition,examines the potential of landsca
Guldi narrates how Britain built the first nation connected by infrastructure, how a libertarian revolution destroyed a national economy, and how technology caused strangers to stop speaking. The new
Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering breaks new ground in preparing civil and environmental engineers to meet the challenges of the 21st century. T
A critical infrastructure vital to the security of the United States, the water supply system remains largely unprotected from terrorist threat. This volume provides a unique quantitative risk assessm
In Public Works: Infrastructure, Irish Modernism, and the Postcolonial, Michael Rubenstein documents the relationship between Irish modernism and a restricted segment of the material culture of the
An exploration of the technical, social, legal, and economic aspects of the scholarly infrastructure needed to support research activities in all fields in the twenty-first century.
This book examines infrastructure privatization, worldwide and particularly in the United States, by investment banks as one way to promote economic growth and productivity. More specifically, it focu
