
Category: Urban Infrastructure
How can sustainable urban infrastructure advance within the next fifteen years? Wood
First Metropolitan areas Summit requires integrated method of urban infrastructure
While Member States were adopting an answer on sustainable infrastructure in the United nations Atmosphere Set up, the Metropolitan areas Summit reinforced the significance of local action and the requirement for a built-in method of urban infrastructure.
Development Account – Eco-efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure rise in Asia and South America
Urban infrastructure – meaning of Urban infrastructure through the Free Dictionary
in·fra·struc·ture
(ĭn𠌯rə-strŭk𠌬hər)
n.1. A fundamental base or foundation especially for a corporation or system.2. The fundamental facilities, services, and installations required for the functioning of the community or society, for example transportation and communications systems, water and utility lines, and public institutions including schools, publish offices, and prisons.
Center for Urban Infrastructure | The Cooper Union
C40 Blog
By James Alexander (C40 Metropolitan areas) and Darius Nassiry
We all know that metropolitan areas are answer to a eco-friendly and resilient future – however, many metropolitan areas all over the world are presently not able to invest in the bold and ambitious climate action which will stop us on course. Considerably more purchase of metropolitan areas is required, but if existing development banking companies, funds and investors offered more support, metropolitan areas – specifically in low- and middle-earnings countries – would still face a constant fight to invest in the transition to some low-carbon future.
3 Methods to Optimize Urban Infrastructure | Data-Smart City Solutions
Capturing the Value of Public Land for Urban Infrastructure : Centrally Controlled Landholdings
Transitioning Urban Infrastructure | PCGS | USF
Figure 1: Urban Water Management Transitioning [Source: Brown et. al., 2008]
The need for transitioning of Urban Infrastructure Systems (UIS) is illustrated by the facts that the earth system is undergoing significant rapid changes which have developed from increased human activities, population growth and urbanization (Vairavamoorthy et al., 2008). Whereas 48% of the world’s population presently live in cities and towns, this proportion is expected to increase to about 60% in the year 2030 aggravating the need for the transition of existing systems. Further more in developing countries the urban population is predicted to grow from 1.9 billion in 2000 to 3.9 billion in 2030, averaging 2.3% per year. In addition in developed countries, the urban population is expected to increase, from 0.9 billion in 2000 to 1 billion in 2030 with an overall growth rate of 1%. On the other hand, existing infrastructure systems have been gradually deteriorating due to environmental action and ageing; in many cases significantly exceeding their design life leading to failure to meet the minimum level of service. Continue reading “Transitioning Urban Infrastructure | PCGS | USF”