infrastructure management Books and Publications

Environmental Infrastructure Management

Environmental issues continue to burden governments and economies throughout the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. Severe environmental degradation is endemic to the region, the existing environmental infrastructure is ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Management

, and related subjects Tackles important issues related to the management of aging and underfunded civil ...

By IWA Publishing

Public Works

Public Works is an award-winning producer and distributor of information for U.S. city, county, special district, township, and state infrastructure managers. It was launched to enable those employed by state and local governments to share their successes planning, designing, building, and maintaining their ...

By Hanley Wood Media, Inc.

Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Management

According to a report released by the Water Infrastructure Network (WIN), over the next 20 years America´s water and wastewater systems will have to invest an additional $20 billion a year to replace aging and failing infrastructure in order to comply with the national environmental and public health ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Advanced Onsite Wastewater Systems Technologies

infrastructure for ensuring long-term, reliable applications of onsite systems for wastewater management. The ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Information Technology in Water and Wastewater Facilities

New Manual of Practice!! The manual presents an overview of the information technology (IT) systems, practices, and applications most relevant to utilities. This resource covers strategic planning, IT program development, project management, infrastructure, security, organizational issues, success ...

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Quality Management in Higher Education

primarily with the quality of higher education. This book serves as a quality management guide ...

By SAGE Publications Ltd

Interoperating Geographic Information Systems

Geographic information systems have developed rapidly in the past decade, and are now a major class of software, with applications that include infrastructure maintenance, resource management, agriculture, Earth science, and planning. But a lack of standards has led to a general inability for one ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: From Concept to Reality

The spatial data infrastructure (SDI) concept continues to evolve and become an increasingly important element of the infrastructure that supports economic development, environmental management, and social stability. Because of its dynamic and complex nature, however, it remains a fuzzy concept to many, and ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

M5 Water Utility Management, Third Edition

Increasing demands, changing technologies, uncertain costs, and aging systems complicate every utility manager’s role. M5 Water Utility Management was developed through the collaborative effort of leaders in the utility profession who have successfully met the challenges of managing a water utility. It is ...

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Managing Critical Infrastructure Risks

The increasing complexity of societal change in response to the new global economy requires an enhanced capacity for scientific assessment and monitoring, particularly of critical infrastructure such as ports and harbors. Public pressure for decision transparency in government and corporations drives the ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Managing Critical Infrastructure Risks

The increasing complexity of societal change in response to the new global economy requires an enhanced capacity for scientific assessment and monitoring, particularly of critical infrastructure such as ports and harbors. Public pressure for decision transparency in government and corporations drives the ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

After the Tsunami Sustainable Building Guidelines for South-East Asia

The Tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 affected a dozen Indian Ocean countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Maldives, Malaysia and Myanmar, with a death toll reportedly exceeding 250,000 and millions more left homeless. Survivors found shelter in temporary barraks and tents. Since then, there has been a pressing need to provide survivors with adequate permanent housing. ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Flood Risk

Flood Risk: Planning, Design and Management of Flood Defence Infrastructure is the definitive practical handbook on design and maintenance of flood defences, providing a coherent and focused reference for best practice. This book is the first port of call for practising engineers working in the areas of flood ...

By IWA Publishing

Scenario Studies for the Rural Environment

, for measures to develop infrastructure, and for soil and water management. Scenario studies are ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Rethinking Aid to Urban Poverty Reduction: Lessons for Donors : Environment and Urbanization 13.1

for community initiatives in Uganda, poverty mapping in Argentina, mapping infrastructure deficiencies in ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Management of Public Works Construction Projects

This book focuses on concepts and processes for managing public works construction projects. This book focuses on concepts and processes for managing public works construction projects. It highlights effective practices for good project management, identifies common pitfalls, and explains how they might be ...

By American Public Works Association (APWA)

Life-Cycle Cost and Performance of Civil Infrastructure Systems

This bookcontains papers covering a wide range of studies on life-cycle performance analysis, design, maintenance, monitoring, management, and cost of civil infrastructure systems. Topics include reliability and optimization as design basis tools, monitoring systems, life-cycle cost analysis and management, ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Climate Change and Water Resources

Covering the various aspects of water and climate change, Climate Change and Water Resources presents the principles of climate change science and its effects on earth’s water supply. Utilizing the knowledge and expertise from well-known experts in the field, the text provides a broad outline of the many interrelated aspects of climate variations, climate change, and connections to water ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Spatial Database Systems

This first of a kind book places spatial data within the broader domain of information technology (IT) while providing a comprehensive and coherent explanation of the guiding principles, methods, implementation and operational management of spatial databases within the workplace. The text explains the key ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

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