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Infrastructure Asset Management Resources
Vast infrastructure systems underpin all modern economies. Transport (roads, bridges, railways, airports), electricity grips and networks, water supply and wastewater treatment plants and sewer lines, and telecommunication, are the primary examples of infrastructure. Disruptions in infrastructure …
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Poor infrastructure prevents Nigeria from reaching its true potential. The Sun News titled "The Solution to Nigerian infrastructure" reports that the country's broken roads, dilapidated schools, and inefficient port systems affect every country's sector, region, and citizen. The news article …
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A hidden risk lurks in Alabama that puts the lives of many residents at risk. Raw sewage from flooded septic tanks would bubble into the residents' yards and even inside their houses during rainy days. The lack of municipal sewage systems in many unincorporated counties and many houses with …
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The prolonged drought in California affecting its water supplies is further exacerbated by diminishing snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains flowing through rivers and feeding the state's reservoirs. Insider reports that due to the historic mega-drought currently experienced in California, the …
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Stormwater management and pollution reduction have been an uphill battle for the municipalities of Maryland State over the last decade or so. Particularly in the older cities, stormwater picks up a lot of contaminants when it runs out of the city streets and back into the environment, which has …
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The Philippine economy has done very well in the past few years, ranking among the best performers in Asia in recent years, says the IMF article, "The Philippines: A Good Time to Expand the Infrastructure Push." The country's economy has grown an average of 6.3% annually over the last decades due …
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Like many other US states, Oregon is beset with many infrastructure problems, including water quality, safe drinking water, and wastewater treatment. The cost of meeting the need for quality water, safe drinking water, and wastewater treatment is rising and outpaces the state's local budgets. …
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Flooding is an ongoing and costly problem across the United States. 2020 brought a historic hurricane season that left billions of dollars in damage. Climate change is projected to bring more extreme weather disasters, which the country should better prepare for. Thankfully the present …
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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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As America prepares to spend the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure from the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) in the next five years, what are the challenges to infrastructure investments regarding meeting the present and future needs? Deloitte Insights published the Deloitte Center …
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In the event of road or bridge closures due to extreme events damages like earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and others, can the transport network still allow access to essential services and amenities to residents affected? When calamity hits a specific area, access to food, hospital or emergency …
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 …
