Digital Infrastructures
Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology
Published on 9. September 2004
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-415-32460-1 (ISBN)
Description
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 systems that envelop these networks. The book balances analyses of specific civil and environmental infrastructures with broader policy and management issues, including the challenges of using IT to manage these critical systems under crises conditions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
34 s/w Zeichnungen, 1 s/w Photographie bzw. Rasterbild
34 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
603 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-32460-1 (9780415324601)
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Thomas Horan | Rae Zimmerman
Digital Infrastructures
Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology
E-Book
09/2004
Routledge
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Thomas Horan | Rae Zimmerman
Digital Infrastructures
Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology
E-Book
09/2004
Routledge
€86.99
Available for download
Thomas Horan | Rae Zimmerman
Digital Infrastructures
Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology
Book
09/2004
Routledge
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Persons
Thomas Horan, Rae Zimmerman
Content
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