Title Infranomics : sustainability, engineering design and governance / edited by Adrian V. Gheorghe, Marcelo Masera, Polinpapilinho F. Katina

Published Cham : Springer, [2014] ©2014

Table of Contents
	Infranomics: A Discipline-of-Discipline for the XXIst Century / Marcelo Masera					1
pt. I	Infrastructure and Sustainability
	Sustainable Procurement for Port Infrastructure Projects / Linda Docters van Leeuwen					11
	Open Water Ports: Possibilities and Challenges for Container Terminals / Jan-Joost Schouten					27
	Role of Flexibility in Sustainable Port Development / Robin Ros					41
pt. II	Asset Management
	An Integrated Approach to Strategic Asset Management / Robyn Keast					57
	Integrated Strategic Asset Management: Frameworks and Dimensions / Robyn Keast					75
	Real Estate Portfolio Decision Making / Ruud Binnekamp					89
pt. III	Safety, Renewable Energy and Management
	Design for Safety: A New Service for Alarming and Informing the Population in Case of Emergency / Helena M. Jagtman					103
	Optimal Policy Design for Disaster-Hit Area of Japan: Bottom-Up Systems Analysis of Special Zone for Reconstruction by the Isdm / Toshiyuki Yasui					125
	Transportation Energy Consumption and Energy Security in China / Ming Wang					139
pt. IV	Equity, Ethics, and Infrastructures
	Equity and the Ethics of Water Governance / Neelke Doom					155
	Alternative Urban Technology for Future Low-Carbon Cities: A Demonstration Project Review and Discussion / John E. Fernandez					165
	Complex Socio-Technical Problems for Engineers: Pedagogical Motivation and Experience at the Undergraduate Level / Joseph M. Sussman					195
pt. V	Modeling and Simulation
	Infranomics Simulation: Supporting System of Systems Understanding by Gaming / Andreas Tolk					215
	Speeding Up Energy Transitions: Gaming Towards Sustainability in the Dutch Built Environment / Erik Pruyt					223
	Boats and Bridges in the Sandbox: Using Role Play Simulation Exercises to Help Infrastructure Planners Prepare for the Risks and Uncertainties Associated with Climate Change / Todd Schenk					239
	Game-Like Characteristic of Engineering Design / Scott W. Cunningham					257
pt. VI	Governance
	System Governance: Emergence of Practical Perspectives Across the Disciplines / Charles B. Keating					269
	Capacities and Governance in Kenya: Lessons in Technology Transfer / David J. Ndegwah					297
	The Structural Dimensions in the Security of Power Transmission Systems / Fei Xue					311
	Investigating the Surrogate Worth Trade-off Method to Facilitate Technology Selection for New Systems / William Crossley					339
pt. VII	Engineering Design and Sociotechnical Systems
	The Historical Roots of the Field of Engineering Systems: Results from an In-Class Assignment / Joseph M. Sussman					353
	Complexity Induced Vulnerability Assessment: How Resilient are Our Academic Programs? / Corneliu V. Radu					377
	Managing the Risks of a Large-Scale Infrastructure Project: The Case of Spoorzone Delft / Hugo Priemus					395
	The Actor-Option Framework: A General Framework for Modelling Socio-Technical Systems in Transition / Gonenc Yucel					407
	Epilogue					419
	Index					421

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Description 1 online resource (413 pages) : illustrations Series Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, 1566-0443 ; 24 Topics in safety, reliability, and quality ; v. 24. Contents Preface -- Acknowledgements.- Introduction -- I Infrastructure and Sustainability -- II Asset Management -- III Safety, Renewable energy and Management.- IV Equity, Ethics, and Infrastructures.- V Modeling and Simulation.-VI Governance.- VII Engineering Design and Sociotechnical Systems.- Epilogue -- Index Summary This book provides a rough entry into the interdisciplinary field of Infranomics. It enables better decision making in an increasing ambiguous, complex, emergent, interdependent, and uncertain world where we attempt to anticipate modern society trends and patterns in order to react appropriately. However, as with any emerging discipline, much research is needed at the applications and conceptual level. The applications level may require development and testing of methods, tools, and techniques to enable analysis and decision-making in ambiguous, complex, emergent, interdependent, and uncertain conditions while the conceptual level may require taping into driving philosophies, theories, and methodologies that form the basis for Infranomics. Striking the right balance between applications and conceptual foundation (theory) requires rigorous research. This book provides a springboard for robust discussions on applications, theory, and transformation of current thinking to better deal with modern society's problematic issues using Infranomics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 6, 2014) In Springer eBooks Subject Civil engineering. Engineering. Industrial organization (Economic theory) Sustainable development. engineering. sustainable development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior. Ingénierie. Civil engineering Engineering Industrial organization (Economic theory) Sustainable development Form Electronic book Author Gheorghe, Adrian V Katina, Polinpapilinho F Masera, Marcelo ISBN 9783319024936 3319024930 3319024922 9783319024929

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