The ADB publication "Infrastructure Asset Management: Can the Canadian Municipal Experience Help Inform Better Practices in Southeast Asia?" shares Canada’s struggle to maintain its infrastructure and ensure that they continue to serve its community has pushed the country to adopt and implement …
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NZ’s Uptake of Public Electric Buses and Infrastructure Demand
To help achieve New Zealand's net-zero emissions target by 2050, its Ministry of Transport has announced in January 2021 that it will decarbonise its public transport bus fleet by 2025. It also targets 2035 as the year that it decarbonise entirely all public transport buses, which means that the …
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Asset Management and Resilience-Building in Australia Amid Calamities
Infrastructure asset managers ensure that assets and infrastructure, which represents a deal of investment both in time and money, continue to meet a required level of service in the most cost-effective way for present and future customers. Achieving this involves several elements and many …
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Addressing America’s Critical Infrastructure by Improving Bureaucratic Processes
Red tape, or the boom of bureaucracy in the U.S., is slowing down its infrastructure projects. According to The Hill's article, "A boom in bureaucracy won't build America back any better," Washington's "red-tape and duplicative oversight" only serves to constrain the country's ability to repair …
Philippines’ Migrating Rivers Threats to Bridges and Critical Infrastructure
River migration in the Philippines presents a serious hazard to its bridges. According to a Prevention Web article, "Monitoring moving rivers: Analysing threats to critical bridges in the Philippines," hydrometeorological threats or extreme events like flash floods, coastal flooding, landslides, …
Will $2.3 Trillion Solve the US’ Infrastructure Problem?
One might wonder why the world-leading power with so many economic resources still has roads with many potholes, where railway accidents are common, and bridges that collapse due to lack of maintenance. Repairing and upgrading its infrastructure will have implications for the US' competitiveness, …
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Infrastructure Management Planning Needed for First Nations’ Drinking Water System
Crumbling infrastructure and water-borne illness make Canada's indigenous community fearful of getting water from the tap. Years of neglect from their government have pushed the Curve Lake First Nation community to sue their government for US$1.7 billion, an amount they say is equivalent to the …
Reusing Water from Toilet to Tap to Solve Shortage
Traditional water sources worldwide, such as natural snow and rainfall basins, are declining as the climate continues to change faster than anticipated. The water reservoir - a staple piece of water infrastructure that has been used consistently and globally, is now being labelled 'the dinosaur' …
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America’s Infrastructure Plan Deals with Aging Structures, Climate Change, Pandemic Recovery, and Social Issues
America unveils its "giant infrastructure plan" with a price tag of US$2 trillion. This plan features investments in critical infrastructures like roads, bridges, rail lines, and ports. The package will also address climate change challenges, recovery from the pandemic, and racial and social …
Nairobi’s Sewer Infrastructure System Needs Urgent Attention
The old sewers of Nairobi broke down and have been unable to be adequately repaired or maintained. With wastewater runoff making its way into the Nairobi River and the environment, officials are concerned that the already scarce supply of drinking water for the city is diminishing much too …
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Re-Visioning Water in the Arid Regions of the US
Lake Mead, which sits on the state border between Nevada and Arizona, and the Colorado River, which makes a state border in the same region, face a severe drought. Since 1985, the lake's water levels have dropped significantly, which is a bad sign for the regions that depend on it. According to …
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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 …
