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This Transportation Asset Management National Conference had transpired. Please feel free to browse related topics. Thank you. I attended and presented a paper at the Transportation Research Board 10th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management in Miami, USA. The Transportation …
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Infrastructure Decision Support (IDS) is part of IPWEA NZ and provides infrastructure management industry support to New Zealand public asset owners - local councils and road controlling authorities. IDS is the sole distributor of the Deighton dTIMS software in New Zealand. The New …
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It is April 2014 already, and the last blog post was in November 2013. Time had gone quickly, where did it go — in this case four months have gone by. In my case, I know where my time went. In December, I was finishing projects for clients before Christmas. January is summer holidays here …
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I came across this clip on Youtube and it got me thinking... One of the objectives of infrastructure asset management is the sustainable deployment of infrastructure to provide services to our communities. One of the challenges is to provide 'non-asset' or different asset solutions to the …
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You might have read the post on Detroit bankruptcy and some of the possible implications for infrastructure asset management in my previous blog post. In the Ingenium 2013 Conference Paper Series on the future of infrastructure management, I noted that in a constrained fiscal environment, …
A news article in The Philippine Star 23 July 2013 edition noted that the Philippines Government plans to increase infrastructure expenditure to 5% of GDP before President Aquino steps down in 2016, lifting expenditure off a relatively low percentage of GDP base. As featured in our blog …
Have a look at that chart the Economist Magazine published showing forecast increase in world population from 1950 to 2050. The figures are based on the UN World Population Prospects. It is a common understanding in the infrastructure asset management sector that new infrastructure will be …
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As a site dedicated to assisting infrastructure management professionals and practitioners, you will know that we are convinced that Infrastructure Asset Management is important. A recent World Bank Paper 'Transformation through Infrastructure' states the following in it's …
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If there is ever a question to start a discussion in infrastructure asset management circles it is how to fund roads. The Economist Magazine has an article on Taxing Motorists: Roads Less Travelled relating to Vehicle Miles Travelled Fees being trialed in the US State of Oregon. Paying for …
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If you were discussing Infrastructure Management Innovation then Karachi, Pakistan is probably not the first place that would spring to mind. The international news cycle on Pakistan is well established, and unrelentingly negative. As always there is another side to the story. It seems …
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Video 6 - Finnish and Swedish Integrated Urban Planning Examples Watch the Finnish and Swedish Integrated Urban Planning Examples video and express your thoughts about future infrastructure asset management planning alternatives. The 6th of 11 video series, this video provides examples …
Video 5 - Future Implications City and District Planning This is the fifth of 11 videos in a series that discusses how New Zealand city and district plans and statutes will have to cope with future infrastructure management challenges. Are you aware of the major changes in …
