1st Edition

Digital Infrastructures Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology

Edited By Thomas Horan, Rae Zimmerman Copyright 2004
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

An invisible network of digital technology systems underlies the highly visible networks of roads, waterways, satellites, and power-lines. Increasingly, these systems are becoming the "infrastructure's infrastructure," providing a crucial array of data on network demand, performance, reliability, and security. Digital Infrastructures presents an interdisciplinary analysis of the technological... Read more
Acknowledgments Part I: Overview 1. What are Digital Infrastructures? Rae Zimmerman and Thomas Horan 2. Technology and Engineering Dimensions William O'Brien and Luis Soibelman 3. Management Challenges Thomas Horan and Roy Sparrow 4. Policy Perspectives Jonathan Gifford Part II: Infrastructure Cases 5. Water Rae Zimmerman 6. Transportation Christopher Cluett 7. Electricity Massoud Amin 8. Telecommunications Mitchell Moss and Anthony Townsend Part III: Crosscutting Issues 9. Economics of Information Technology David Henry and Jess Dumagan 10. Infrastructure and IT Dimensions in the Developing World Carlos Restrepo 11. Green Design Principles Timothy Beatley 12. Earth Systems Engineering Braden Allenby Part IV: Conclusion 13. Themes and New Directions Thomas Horan and Rae Zimmerman

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Thomas Horan, Rae Zimmerman