عنوان

The future of national infrastructure

(Number (ISBN

9781107685833 (pbk.)

Number

382200

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Country of publication

IR

Title Proper

The future of national infrastructure

General Material Designation

[book]

Parallel Title Proper

= a system-of-systems approach

First Statement of Responsibility

/ edited by Jim W. Hall, University of Oxford, Robert J. Nicholls, University of Southampton, Martino Tran, University of Oxford, Adrian J. Hickford, University of Southampton.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

، 2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 322 p.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

"Infrastructure forms the economic backbone of modern society. It is a key determinant of economic competitiveness, social well-being and environmental sustainability. Yet infrastructure systems (energy, transport, water, waste and ICT), in advanced economies globally, face serious challenges. For the first time, a leading team of researchers sets out a systematic approach to making long-term choices about national infrastructure systems. Too often in the past decision-making has been fragmented failing to look beyond individual projects to understand the ways in which systems function and deliver valued infrastructure services. This book shows how it is possible to devise and analyse long-term strategies for national infrastructure that are robust to uncertain futures and take full account of the interdependencies between energy, transport, water, waste and ICT. Great Britain is used as a case study to demonstrate how the methodologies and accompanying models can be effectively applied in a national infrastructure assessment. Lessons and insights for other industrialized nations and emerging economies are highlighted, demonstrating practical scenarios for delivering infrastructure services in a wide range of future socio-economic and environmental conditions. The Future of National Infrastructure provides practitioners, policy-makers and academics with the concepts, models and tools needed to identify and test robust, sustainable and resilient strategies for the provision of national infrastructure"--

Other Physical Details

: ill.

Other Physical Details

: ill.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

edited by Jim W. Hall ... [et al]

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Entry Element

Infrastructure (Economics)

Entry Element

SCIENCE / Environmental Science

Topical Subdivision

-- Evaluation

Geographical Subdivision

-- Great Britain

Number

Edition

Class number

Entry Element

Hall, Jim W.

Relator Code

Editor

Country

ایران

Call Number

HC260.C3 F88 2016

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