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In a March 2020 report, sewage had steadily spilled into riverbeds and valleys, which would usually be dry, in San Diego, California, near the Mexican border. This cross-border sewage spill has caused a fair bit of public irritation due to the odors of the water infused with human excrement. …
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Appalachia is a cultural area of the United States extending from the south of New York State, following the mountain ranges down to northern Alabama and Georgia. This region is home to approximately 25 million people who live in relative poverty and poor conditions. One of the most …
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While the world as a whole will never run out of water, many local regions and communities face the issue daily. Climate change and population expansion are high on the list of contributing factors for water shortage. Still, the risks of running out of water can be mitigated with the aid of …
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The United States' aging civil infrastructure needs a new strategy to build better infrastructure. The current repairs and replacement of infrastructure in the country are disorganized and patchwork, inefficient and costly. Intelligent or smart infrastructure that integrates digital technology …
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Proactive maintenance and management of infrastructure assets can benefit from centralized asset management (CAM) platforms. When you think of infrastructure like roads, it does not just refer to a single component like a stretch of pavement. It is usually made up of a collection of parts like …
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The case studies presented in the ASCE report demonstrate how the adoption of asset management has greatly benefitted four diverse entities – three U.S. states and one state in Canada. Starting an asset management program should not be an overwhelming task for an organization. According to …
The US Infrastructure Bill will deliver a $1.2 trillion worth of new federal infrastructure investment from bridges to roads to national broadband for over five years – a vital funding injection that the nation's infrastructure needs. Part of the US$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill or the …
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Imagine a scene featuring futuristic cities, complete with indoor farms and biodomes, such as you might see in some sci-fi films. Will this scene be possible and realizable in the not-too-distant years to come? People are already migrating en masse to the major urban centers of the world, …
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For years the US infrastructure issues have plagued the states, locally and across the country. Many of its bridges, roads, water systems, dams, and other critical infrastructure are aging and in poor condition. These structures urgently require significant federal, state, and local investments …
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The Flint water crisis is an example of how lead contamination can result in severe health conditions from the brain to heart damage that can have long-term effects, especially in children. Authorities have known lead’s adverse health effects as early as the 1920s, and many American cities have …
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In 2018, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) started developing an enterprise asset management (EAM) to help them manage its diverse and complex group of critical assets that included 25 facilities run by five businesses. The Port Authority has managed, operated, and maintained …
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Alaska has one of the harshest climates in the world, and more than once, it is called the ground zero for climate change (How is the climate, 2020). The warming in Alaska is twice as fast as the rest of the country. Its average annual temperature has increased by 3 degrees Fahrenheit and 6 …
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