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California has been experiencing an extensive drought that started in 2000. In the last weeks of October 2021, the state has experienced a welcome deluge of rain that experts estimate to amount to 7.6 trillion gallons of water, enough water for 244 million people for an entire year (Robbin, 2021). …
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In 2019, Vietnam partnered with Singleton Council, one of New South Wales Australia's local governments, to improve their water infrastructure. The utility exchange program is an initiative by the Australian Water Association. Members from Singleton Council's water and sewer services team will …
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Ever wonder what will become of the fossil fuel infrastructure as the world slowly transitions to renewable energy? Hydrocarbons – crude oil, natural gas, and oil, represent the most significant energy source, and most industries are powered by it. But the use of hydrocarbons has negatively …
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Major events like disasters and catastrophes – for instance, disruption from the Covid-19 and extreme events due to climate change can alter how society uses infrastructure. Plans to construct new infrastructure or update existing ones should be able to accommodate current and future challenges. …
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Like many neighboring countries, Ghana is a West African nation that faces big water supply problems in its ever-expanding urban centers. Twenty percent of the population are without access to clean water due to various growth to water ratio problems - particularly in the capital region, …
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Seven years from the Flint water crisis in Michigan, which started in April 2014 to February 2019 and have exposed 100,000 of its residents, including children, to high lead levels from its drinking water and possibly legionella (Denchak, 2018), another water-related incident broke into another city …
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The long-awaited bipartisan US $1.2 Infrastructure bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on 15 November 2021. The "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," the single most significant federal investment in American history, contains an estimated $550 billion in new spending, which will …
On November 5, the US House of Representatives approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Ten days later, on November 15, President Joe Biden signed the bill into law. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is considered a "once-in-a-generation" spending measure (US lawmakers, …
In the US, investing in infrastructure is not the problem but overbuilding, delayed costs, and thinking too far ahead. The Governing article, "U.S. History Shows Spending on Infrastructure Doesn’t Always End Well" describes the infrastructure investments that took place in the United States in …
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New Zealand sees a boom in the housing market, making it one of the country's biggest industries at $41.2 billion with an overall economic impact of S115.6b when considering the supplier and employee activities, the Stuff reports. According to the article, the property sector has grown by $19.6 …
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What happens when intelligent city systems fail to protect their citizens from the very thing it is designed to do. "Zhengzhou's much-hyped smart city systems, which were supposed to help planners with urban management and safety, have come under heavy scrutiny after recent floods wreaked …
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America is facing another problem, a pressing one that they usually overlook – its gaping digital divide. President Biden is setting aside $65 million, spread over eight years, to fix the problem. However, Harvard Business Review's article, "How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.," says …
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