|
|
|
books
| book details |
Resilience of Critical Infrastructure Systems: Emerging Developments and Future Challenges
Edited by Zhishen Wu, Edited by Xilin Lu, Edited by Mohammad Noori
|
| on special |
normal price: R 2,595.95
Price: R 2,465.95
|
| book description |
With rapid urbanization in developing countries and the emergence of smart systems and integrated intelligent devices, the new generation of infrastructure will be smarter and more efficient. However, due to natural and anthropomorphic hazards, as well as the adverse impact of climate change, civil infrastructure systems are increasingly vulnerable. Therefore, future-proofing and designing resilience into infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry and governments in all developing and industrialized societies. This book provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructure resiliency, new developments in this emerging field and its scopes, including ecology and sustainability, and the challenges involved in building more resilient civil infrastructure systems. Moreover, it introduces a strategic roadmap for effective and efficient methods needed for modeling, designing, and assessing resiliency. Features: Includes contributions from internationally recognized scholars in the emerging field of infrastructure resilience. Covers a broad range of topics in infrastructure resilience such as disaster assessment, civil infrastructure and lifeline systems, natural hazard mitigation, and seismic protection. Includes practical global case studies and leading-edge research from several countries. Presents an interdisciplinary approach in addressing the challenges in the emerging field of infrastructure resilience Resilience of Critical Infrastructure Systems: Emerging Developments and Future Challenges serves as a valuable resource for practicing professionals, researchers, and advanced students seeking practical, forward-looking guidance.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published date | 12 May 2020
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 230
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 498g
ISBN | 978-0-3674-7738-7
Readership Age |
BISAC | architecture / urban & land use planning
| other options |
Normally shipped |
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 4,774.95
Price | R 4,535.95
| on special |
Out of Print / Publication Cancelled
Normally shipped |
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 5,906.95
Price | R 5,611.95
| on special |
|
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
|
André Alexis
Paperback / softback
176 pages
was: R 280.95
now: R 252.95
|
A pack of dogs are granted the power of human thought - but what will it do to them? A surprising and insightful look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.
|
|
Carl Morrow
Paperback / softback
160 pages
was: R 320.95
now: R 288.95
|
In this uniquely Southern African book, Carl Morrow and Keith Kirsten guide readers step by step into the magical realms of bonsai as a hobby, horticultural practice and art form.
|
Our moment has seen the resurgence of an anarchist sensibility, from the uprisings in Seattle in 1999 to the Occupy movement of 2011.
|
|
|
|
