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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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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I .A system-of-systems approach. 1. Introducing national infrastructure-assessment / Jim W. Hall, Robert J. Nicholls, Adrian J. Hickford, Martino Tran ; 2. A framework for analysing the long-term performance of interdependent infrastructure systems / Jim W. Hall, Alexander Otto, Adrian J. Hickford, Robert J. Nicholls, Martino Tran
  • pt. II. Analysing national infrastructure. 3. Future demand for infrastructure services / Chris Thoung, Rachel Beaven, Chengchao Zuo, Mark Birkin, Peter Tyler, Douglas Crawford-Brown, Edward J. Oughton, Scott Kelly ; 4. Energy systems assessment /Pranab Baruah, Modassar Chaudry, Meysam Qadrdan, Nick Eyre, Nick Jenkins ; 5. Transport systems assessment / Simon P. Blainey, John M. Preston ; 6. Water supply systems assessment / Mike Simpson, Matthew C. Ives, Jim W. Hall, Chris G. Kilsby ; 7. Wastewater systems assessment / Lucy Manning, David W. Graham, Jim W. Hall ; 8. Solid waste systems assessment / Geoff V.R. Watson, Anne M. Stringfellow, William Powrie, David A. Turner, Jon Coello ; 9. Digital communications and information systems / Edward J. Oughton, Martino Tran, Cliff B. Jones, Razgar Ebrahimy
  • pt. III. Integrative perspectives for the future. 10. Assessing the performance of national infrastructure strategies / Martino Tran, Jim W. Hall, Robert J. Nicholls, Adrian J. Hickford ; 11. Quantifying interdependencies: the energy-transport and water-energy nexus / Martino Tran, Edward A. Byers, Simon P. Blainey, Pranab Baruah, Modassar Chaudry, Meysam Qadrdan, Nick Eyre, Nick Jenkins ; 12. Analysing the risks of failure of interdependent infrastructure networks /Raghav Pant, Scott Thacker, Jim W. Hall, Stuart Barr, David Alderson, Scott Kelly ; 13. Database, simulation modelling and visualisation for national infrastructure assessment / Stuart Barr, David Alderson, Matthew C. Ives, Craig Robson ; 14. Governance of interdependent infrastructure networks /Ralitsa Hiteva, Jim Watson ; 15. The future of national infrastructure / Jim W. Hall, Robert J. Nicholls, Martino Tran, Adrian J. Hickford.