A Modern Guide to the Digitalization of Infrastructure
Published on 28. September 2021
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-83910-604-0 (ISBN)
Description
Providing a coherent and multidisciplinary approach to digitalization, this Modern Guide aims to systematize how the digitalization process affects infrastructure-based industries, including telecommunications, transport, energy, water and postal services.
This important book reviews the literature on how digital technologies can impact infrastructure design, construction and maintenance costs, with specific references for each industry. Contributors analyse how digitalization is disrupting traditional infrastructure managers in terms of capacity management and traffic flows as well as discussing key topics including data governance, data sharing, digital platforms and sector convergence.
With special attention devoted to regulatory and governance challenges, this will be welcomed by researchers of network industries and digitalization. This will also be of special interest to academics and scholars interested in the digitalization process, data governance and infrastructure management.
This important book reviews the literature on how digital technologies can impact infrastructure design, construction and maintenance costs, with specific references for each industry. Contributors analyse how digitalization is disrupting traditional infrastructure managers in terms of capacity management and traffic flows as well as discussing key topics including data governance, data sharing, digital platforms and sector convergence.
With special attention devoted to regulatory and governance challenges, this will be welcomed by researchers of network industries and digitalization. This will also be of special interest to academics and scholars interested in the digitalization process, data governance and infrastructure management.
Reviews / Votes
'Infrastructures are not digital born, but should become digital. The complexity and intertwinement between elements hinders easy progress. This book is a must-read fore leaders in which the challenges are framed and insight is given into how to move forward.' -- Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, the NetherlandsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83910-604-0 (9781839106040)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Juan Montero, Department of Administrative Law, National University of Distance Education, Spain and Matthias Finger, Professor, Istanbul Technical University (ITUE), Tuerkiye and part-time Professor, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, Italy
Content
Contents:
1 Digitalizing infrastructure: active management for smarter
networks 1
Juan Montero and Matthias Finger
2 Digitalization technologies: the evolution of smart networks 43
Gu?nter Knieps
3 Digitalizing telecommunications: innovation, complexity
and diversity in the internet ecosystem 59
Volker Stocker and Gu?nter Knieps
4 Digitalization in road projects: toward a more integrated
mobility supply 92
Carlos Oliveira Cruz and Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
5 Digitalizing maritime transport: digital innovation as
a catalyzer of sustainable transformation 123
Anastasia Tsvetkova, Magnus Gustafsson and Kim Wikstroem
6 Digitalizing railways: the platform dilemma 149
Juan Montero
7 Digitalizing aviation infrastructure: the role of technology
in overcoming fragmentation 172
Ivan Laszlo Arnold and Lorenzo Casullo
8 Digitalization in the postal and delivery sector: between
electronic substitution of letter mail and thriving e-commerce 198
Christian Jaag
9 Digitalization of the electricity infrastructure: a key enabler
for the decarbonization and decentralization of the power sector 217
Nicolo Rossetto and Valerie Reif
10 Digitalization in the drinking water sector: towards smart
water supply management 266
Brenda Espinosa Apraez
11 Digitalization, efficiency and convergence 289
Matthias Finger and Juan Montero
Index
1 Digitalizing infrastructure: active management for smarter
networks 1
Juan Montero and Matthias Finger
2 Digitalization technologies: the evolution of smart networks 43
Gu?nter Knieps
3 Digitalizing telecommunications: innovation, complexity
and diversity in the internet ecosystem 59
Volker Stocker and Gu?nter Knieps
4 Digitalization in road projects: toward a more integrated
mobility supply 92
Carlos Oliveira Cruz and Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
5 Digitalizing maritime transport: digital innovation as
a catalyzer of sustainable transformation 123
Anastasia Tsvetkova, Magnus Gustafsson and Kim Wikstroem
6 Digitalizing railways: the platform dilemma 149
Juan Montero
7 Digitalizing aviation infrastructure: the role of technology
in overcoming fragmentation 172
Ivan Laszlo Arnold and Lorenzo Casullo
8 Digitalization in the postal and delivery sector: between
electronic substitution of letter mail and thriving e-commerce 198
Christian Jaag
9 Digitalization of the electricity infrastructure: a key enabler
for the decarbonization and decentralization of the power sector 217
Nicolo Rossetto and Valerie Reif
10 Digitalization in the drinking water sector: towards smart
water supply management 266
Brenda Espinosa Apraez
11 Digitalization, efficiency and convergence 289
Matthias Finger and Juan Montero
Index