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The Future of National Infrastructure : a System-of-Systems Approach /

Infrastructure forms the economic backbone of modern society. It is a key determinant of economic competitiveness, social well-being and environmental sustainability. Yet infrastructure systems (energy, transport, water, waste and ICT) in advanced economies globally face serious challenges. For the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hall, Jim W. (Editor ), Tran, Martino (Editor ), Hickford, Adrian J. (Editor ), Nicholls, Robert J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Infrastructure forms the economic backbone of modern society. It is a key determinant of economic competitiveness, social well-being and environmental sustainability. Yet infrastructure systems (energy, transport, water, waste and ICT) in advanced economies globally face serious challenges. For the first time, a leading team of researchers sets out a systematic approach to making long-term choices about national infrastructure systems. Great Britain is used as a case study to demonstrate how the methodologies and accompanying models can be effectively applied in a national infrastructure assessment. Lessons and insights for other industrialised nations and emerging economies are highlighted, demonstrating practical scenarios for delivering infrastructure services in a wide range of future socio-economic and environmental conditions. The Future of National Infrastructure provides practitioners, policy-makers, and academics with the concepts, models and tools needed to identify and test robust, sustainable, and resilient strategies for the provision of national infrastructure.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Feb 2016).
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781107588745
110758874X
9781316562550
1316562557
9781316560990
1316560996