Despite the recurring flooding in Dili, Timor-Leste’s capital city, the city’s response to mitigate the risk and prepare for the extreme event has been an ongoing work-in-progress. The Interpreter reports that the heavy rains between 29 March to 4 April have caused flooding and landslides, claimed more than 40 lives, displaced thousands, and destroyed critical infrastructures like bridges and … [Read more...]
Household Water Treatment – Future of Wastewater Sytems?
Modern infrastructure is based on a system that the Romans came up with close to two thousand years ago. While arguably this system has worked well over the course of history when employed, pumping fresh water into cities from water sources and pumping wastewater out, rural solutions may be the best example for moving forward in the future. Rural water solutions rely on rainwater … [Read more...]
Transport Infrastructure Challenges and Solutions in Bangladesh
The interview of Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, one of Bangladesh's top experts in communication and infrastructure, revealed Bangladesh's enormous infrastructure challenges and potential solutions to overcome them. The Daily Star published the interview with Prof Choudhury, which took place in July 2019 as a posthumous tribute to the late professor. According to the professor, Bangladesh's … [Read more...]
City’s Walkability, a Valuable Factor in Infrastructure Management Planning
New Zealand's Pukekohe City announced its plan to trial a people-friendly town center. According to the Auckland Council news, the town's main thoroughfare, King Street, will be made one way to "create more places to gather, eat and shop by bringing food and businesses on the to the street." However, some businesses and shop owners along King Street expressed some doubts, particularly how this … [Read more...]
Smart Wastewater Infrastructure Management in Kansas City
In 2010, Kansas City agreed to limit the quantity of overflow coming out of its sewers. Now, this is happening through the use of smart technology. Through three hundred sensors placed around the 300 plus square miles of the city, Kansas City can monitor water levels within the sewers at all times. Whenever there is rain, a storm, or an event, the system will transmit how much water is … [Read more...]
Are Floating Cities Sustainable Solution to Climate Change Effects
Climate change is a reality that the world is having to deal with daily. More and more coastal cities are becoming exceedingly vulnerable to flood and typhoon damage. It will cost billions to strengthen the infrastructure of these cities to deal with climate threats. A Tahitian entrepreneur has 'floated' an idea with the United Nations in New York that could be an alternative solution - … [Read more...]
Mandalay, Myanmar Aspires for Smart City Status
When one thinks of the great Smart Cities of Southeast Asia, the country of Myanmar doesn't usually hit anyone's radar. But in the historic capital of Mandalay, through the aid of the World Bank, city officials hope that their beloved home can indeed become a Smart City over the next couple of decades. The Sociable reports: "The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Agency for … [Read more...]
Funding Infrastructure Projects thru Using Data is the New Way
Funding infrastructure projects, whether it is upgrading existing ones or constructing new ones, involves massive investments. In the United States, the ASCE counted more than 45,000 of the country's bridges as structurally deficient, but these bridges serve hundreds of millions of trips daily despite their poor condition. Besides their transport infrastructures, including roads and … [Read more...]
Inframanage.com Achieves 100K+ Pageviews, Collected 163 Flags
The Inframanage.com site has reached 100,232 Pageviews and collected 163 flags in April 2021. This is a milestone achievement for the website since we started in July 2013. We have launched Inframanage.com to provide a worldwide resource for Infrastructure Management professionals. With garnering more than 100K page views in 163 countries, we are delighted to say we are on the right … [Read more...]
America’s Infrastructure Gets “C-” Overall ASCE Report Card 2021 Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineer’s (ASCE) 2021 Report card rated C- America’s overall infrastructure system. The report was released on 3 March 2021. Using an A to F school report card format, the rating reflects the comprehensive assessment of the current infrastructure conditions and needs of all 17 categories of the US’s Infrastructure. The ASCE article says that although the … [Read more...]
Water Supply Infrastructure Strain Affects African Cities
West African nations such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, and the more Central African Zimbabwe face many issues due to lack of water supply in their major cities. Increasing population growth and unreliable climate change are rendering people helpless as, for the most part, they do not have the financial means to build or fix water infrastructure. Bloomberg reports: Even nations with plentiful … [Read more...]
Are Microgrids Needed for a Resilient Texas’ Energy Infrastructure?
Freezing temperatures in Texas in February 2021 caused its power grid to fail dramatically. Millions of Texans were without power amid freezing temperatures. A combination of factors caused the energy grid to collapse. First, Texas, energy infrastructure is not “winterized” because of the states humid climate and mild winters. The extreme cold is a very unusual event for the state and … [Read more...]
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