Ross Waugh conducted a lecture on "Demand Management" at the University of Auckland in May 2023. We are publishing a recording of Ross' lecture, which covers the following topics: Click the play button to watch now. Thank you! The lecture is also available on our Youtube Channel. …
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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Infrastructure Management – Detroit to Flint Water March and its Ramifications
The ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan is not new to the team at Inframanage.com - read our earlier posts on the Flint Michigan Water Crisis. It has now reached the point where Flint residents in July 2015 staged a scheduled, one-week demonstration under the title: "CLEAN AFFORDABLE WATER …
Dr Natalie Jackson, Population, Demography and Change
In April 2015, Dr. Natalie Jackson, New Zealand's preeminent research demographer, gave a presentation hosted at the Waugh Infrastructure Management offices in Timaru to an audience of New Zealand local government transportation and water utility engineers and Waugh Infrastructure …
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Infrastructure Asset Management Implications of Hispanic Immigration and the US Population and Demography
The Economist Magazine has just published a very interesting and informative article on US population and demography changes and the long-term national advantages that Hispanic immigration is giving the United States. The article provides a very good overview of US demographics and is well worth …
Infrastructure Management Outlook on The Economist’s Urbanization 1950 to 2050
The Economist Magazine published a very interesting interactive timeline showing city size and growth from 1950-2030. You can play the whole sequence or move the slider to individual years and study trends and comparisons. You can click on individual cities and see the growth trend. …
Infrastructure Asset Management Views on Detroit’s $1.7B Infra Funding
The City of Detroit is emerging from its Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and a recent Economist Magazine article notes the major details of the bankruptcy settlement: 7 billion debt removed, 11 billion remainsRetiree pensions and health care benefits reducedDetroit Institute of Arts savedInfrastructure and …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Challenges of Shrinking Cities
The postindustrial phenomenon of shrinking cities is a topic of considerable importance to infrastructure asset managers. The prediction of future demand is a core component of infrastructure asset management, and along with understanding levels of service, this guides the development planning …
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Infrastructure Investment Gathering Momentum in the Philippine Economy
Population growth (or decline) matters a lot in infrastructure asset management. In conjunction with levels of service delivered and asset lifecycle management, future growth forms a core analysis tool in the practice of infrastructure asset management. This blog noted in October 2013 …
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Demography of Canterbury Region by Prof. Natalie Jackson (Video 3)
A Day with Professor Natalie Jackson - Afternoon Session, Canterbury Region from Inframanage on Vimeo. Video 3 of 3 The video above is the third and final video of Professor Natalie Jackson's lecture on New Zealand Demography. In February 2013, Waugh Infrastructure Management invited …
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Prof. Natalie Jackson Answers Questions on New Zealand Demography (Video 2)
A Day with Professor Natalie Jackson - Morning Session Questions and Answers from Inframanage on Vimeo. Video 2 of 3 Watch this video where Professor Natalie Jackson answers questions on the challenges of demography and its impact on New Zealand. This is the second of three video recording …
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NZ Demography by Professor Natalie Jackson (Video 1)
A Day WIth Professor Natalie Jackson from Inframanage on Vimeo. Video 1 of 3 Please watch the first of three videos of Professor Natalie Jackson's day-long seminar on NZ Demography. Natalie Jackson is a professor of demography and director of the National Institute of Demographic and …
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