Cities worldwide face common problems – the effects of rapid urbanization and climate change. But cities in developing countries are more vulnerable to these threats and thus would need to bolster their mitigation and adaptation strategies. Rapid urbanization can intensify heat caused by the …
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Infrastructure Asset Management Improves Korea’s Water Supply Service
In our previous blog post, we’ve shared the highlights of the Korea Water and Wastewater Association (KWWA) report on the country’s successful transformation of its water sector. The country has rapidly and substantially increased the coverage of its water pipeline, wastewater treatment, and …
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Post-fire Resilience Planning for Watersheds
Large-scale wildfires that have ravaged Australia and the USA can cause a lot of water contamination. Contamination is especially true when heavy rains follow the fires, washing contaminants such as ash, toxins, and other metallic sediments into the nearby natural waterways. These contaminants …
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California Develops a Diversified Water Supply Portfolio to Aid in Resilience Planning
Aging infrastructure and climate change are two woes facing California's water management teams. To tackle these problems and encourage investors to get behind improving California's water system and future-proofing it, a couple of Standford researchers based in civil and environmental …
Korea’s Water Infrastructure Development is a Model for the World
How is it possible for a country without a single sewer line in 1958 to have 90% of its wastewater treated by 2012? A report from Korea Water and Wastewater Association (KWWA) tells an impressive narrative of the country's water sector expansion and development between 1960 to …
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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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Dealing with Sewage Spills from Across the US Border
In a March 2020 report, sewage had steadily spilled into riverbeds and valleys, which would usually be dry, in San Diego, California, near the Mexican border. This cross-border sewage spill has caused a fair bit of public irritation due to the odors of the water infused with human excrement. …
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Resolving the Appalachia’s Clean Water Needs
Appalachia is a cultural area of the United States extending from the south of New York State, following the mountain ranges down to northern Alabama and Georgia. This region is home to approximately 25 million people who live in relative poverty and poor conditions. One of the most …
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Valuing Water to Mitigate Supply Risks
While the world as a whole will never run out of water, many local regions and communities face the issue daily. Climate change and population expansion are high on the list of contributing factors for water shortage. Still, the risks of running out of water can be mitigated with the aid of …
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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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Better Asset Management through Centralized System
Proactive maintenance and management of infrastructure assets can benefit from centralized asset management (CAM) platforms. When you think of infrastructure like roads, it does not just refer to a single component like a stretch of pavement. It is usually made up of a collection of parts like …
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ASCE Case Studies Highlight Best Practice in Infrastructure Asset Management
The case studies presented in the ASCE report demonstrate how the adoption of asset management has greatly benefitted four diverse entities – three U.S. states and one state in Canada. Starting an asset management program should not be an overwhelming task for an organization. According to …