Many companies worldwide are struggling with labor shortages. According to Randstad, two-thirds of global leaders have faced a labor shortage within the past 12 months. The rise of emerging technologies also worsens the workforce gap, creating a demand for these new skills. A recent European …
These Mapping Tools Help Build Climate Change Resilient Infrastructure
As climate change's effects intensify and become more frequent, it becomes crucial to design infrastructure projects considering their location and present and future conditions. Data from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information shows that in 2023, the United States sustained 28 …
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Advancing Infrastructure through Social Innovations in Ghana
Developed and developing countries manage their urban problems quite differently, mainly depending on the availability of resources, technology, and funds in both countries. In developed countries, urban innovation, which refers to the use of digital technology and platforms, is becoming a …
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Almere Netherlands, Model for Urban Infrastructure Development Planners
Climate Adaptation Platform featured the Netherlands' newest city, Almere, which they built on reclaimed land measuring 1,000 square kilometers to alleviate crowding in nearby cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht. When they conceptualized it in the 1970s, one thing was clear, Almere, a medieval Dutch …
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Toronto’s Green Infrastructure Assets Boost Stormwater Management and Food Resilience
Current legislation says that every new building constructed must have a green roof to absorb stormwater in Toronto, Canada. The City of Toronto website says that in 2009, Toronto was the first city in North America to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs. "The …
Philippines’ New Airport Infrastructure, its Sustainable Features, and Environmental Concerns
The new Philippine International Airport is being constructed in Bulacan, 35 kilometers north of the capital city of Manila. This airport project is a part of the flagship infrastructure program, Build build build, under President Duterte's administration. With a price tag of $14.5 billion, it …
Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Metro Manila and Iloilo City, Philippines
An aerial shot of a portion of Metro Manila posted by Paulo Alcazaren, an urban planner and landscape architect, went viral in the Philippines in his social media account. The photo showed how the Philippines, the 2nd largest city, lacked green spaces. The GMA article by Lou Albano, "How Do You …
Infrastructure Planning with Environmental and Biological Disasters in Mind
It has been almost two years since the world became aware of the novel coronavirus labeled COVID-19. Since the pandemic began in January 2020, it has infected more than 230 million worldwide in more than 220 countries. The lockdowns that countries have imposed to limit the spread of the …
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Benefits of Having Intelligent Civil Infrastructure in the USA
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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Infrastructure Rebuild through Digital Transformation
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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Life Cycle Management for Rising Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries
The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) reports that lithium-ion batteries are most dangerous at the end of their useful life. If not handled correctly during the collection, disposal, or recycling process or when positive and negative poles touch each other Li-ion batteries can explode. …
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Infrastructure Management Innovations – Creating Wastewater Treatment Plant Resorts
There is no shortage of innovation in sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the western regions of the United States. In Washington State, Oregon, and California, some wastewater treatment facilities have taken a bold move and converted their concrete tanks and pipes into world-class nature …