Innovating With Infrastructure

Author : S. Gulyani
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230510442
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovating with Infrastructure written by S. Gulyani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-09-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do industrial firms in developing countries contend with and survive acute shortages of physical infrastructure? Gulyani examines the impact of inadequate power and freight transportation on the costs and competitiveness of Indian automobile firms and the innovative coping strategies that firms devise. Using in-depth firm-level surveys and supply-chain analysis, this study provides a unique perspective into the infrastructure problem and possible solutions. It identifies unconventional approaches and solutions that firms and governments can use to improve industrial access to infrastructure.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319958729
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make development more sustainable. The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and approved the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. On 1st January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda officially came into force. These goals cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 9, namely “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation” and contains the description of a range of terms, to allow a better understanding and foster knowledge about it. This book presents a set of papers on the state of the art of knowledge and practices about three important aspects of sustainable development, infrastructure, industrialization and innovation. It focuses on the support of cleaner technologies, enhanced scientific research, domestic technology development and universal internet access. Concretely, the defined targets are: Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing states Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries Editorial BoardOluwabunmi Opeyemi Adejumo, Leah A Dundon, Lizhen Huang, Heather Jones, Haruna Musa Moda

Author : Kevin McCaffree
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000545199
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dance of Innovation written by Kevin McCaffree and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few of us, amidst our daily chores and responsibilities, consider how mundane infrastructures—from electrical grids to sewage systems—have developed over millennia in ways that enable everything we cherish, from democracy to technological innovation to individual liberty. But what drives the evolution of this infrastructure? And why is infrastructure so critical to human flourishing? In this book, the most innovative and interdisciplinary study of cultural evolution ever produced, new concepts are explored, new histories are brought into contact and new ground-breaking insights are defended. What makes creativity unique in human societies is not only our capacity to generate and modify our diverse individual intuitions about the social and physical world, but also our capacity to form and leave groups fluidly in a dancing rhythm of oscillation across the expanse of history. This book walks the reader carefully through these processes, with clear concepts and an approachable writing style.

Author : Dipankar Deb
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811319669
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovations in Infrastructure written by Dipankar Deb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers innovative research and its applications in infrastructure development and related areas. This book discusses the state-of-art development, challenges and unsolved problems in the field of infrastructure/smart development, control engineering, power system infrastructure, smart infrastructure, waste management and renewable energy. The solutions discussed in this book encourage the researchers and IT professionals to put the methods into their practice.

Author : Edward L. Glaeser
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022680058X
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment written by Edward L. Glaeser and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Policy-makers often call for expanding public spending on infrastructure, which includes a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to near-term macro-economic benefits and job creation, others focus on long-term effects on productivity and economic growth. This volume explores the links between infrastructure spending and economic outcomes, as well as key economic issues in the funding and management of infrastructure projects. It draws together research studies that describe the short-run stimulus effects of infrastructure spending, develop new estimates of the stock of U.S. infrastructure capital, and explore the incentive aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs). A salient issue is the treatment of risk in evaluating publicly-funded infrastructure projects and in connection with PPPs. The goal of the volume is to provide a reference for researchers seeking to expand research on infrastructure issues, and for policy-makers tasked with determining the appropriate level of infrastructure spending"--

Author : Cuong Ha-Minh
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981150802X
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure written by Cuong Ha-Minh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents selected articles from the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures, held in Ha Noi, focusing on the theme “Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure”, aiming to not only raise awareness of the vital importance of sustainability in infrastructure development but to also highlight the essential roles of innovation and technology in planning and building sustainable infrastructure. It provides an international platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers and entrepreneurs to present their recent advances and to exchange knowledge and experience on various topics related to the theme of “Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure”.

Author : T. Philip Nichols
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807780944
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building the Innovation School written by T. Philip Nichols and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no shortage of innovations on offer for schools. Hardly a week passes without someone marching out the latest device, app, service, curricular add-on, or instructional technique that, we are told, is sure to cure the perennial woes of systemic education. This book is an investigation of this enchantment with “innovation” and its implications for not only everyday teaching and learning, but also the future of public education. Based on a study of The Innovation School—a public high school organized around makerspaces, design thinking, and personalized technology—the author challenges conventional wisdom about how educational transformation unfolds and argues that the popular understanding of innovation exacerbates inequality and undermines teacher and student autonomy. Building the Innovation School demonstrates how attending to the infrastructures of innovation leads to educational change that is driven by the interests and values of educators. Repair rather than disruption is the focus—a commitment to schools that allow all students to flourish. Book Features: Shows how specific innovations actually work over time in the everyday life of the classroom.Challenges the conventional wisdom about innovation, offering resources for breaking through the hype of current (and future) innovations-of-the-day.Offers a framework for “innovating from below,” tailoring local innovations to the needs, values, and priorities of students, educators, and the community.Includes an appendix of resources for teachers and administrators interested in applying the frameworks from the book in their schools and classrooms.

Author : Jeff Delmon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009340204
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovative Funding and Financing for Infrastructure written by Jeff Delmon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to innovative sources of revenues and finance to increase investment opportunities in infrastructure and conserve public resources.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
ISBN 13 : 9780309059077
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Momentum for Change: Creating a Strategic Forum for Innovation in Highway Infrastructure written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1996-09-30 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB Special Report 249 - Building Momentum for Change: Creating a Strategic Forum for Innovation in Highway Infrastructure urges the formation of the Strategic Forum for Innovation in Highway Infrastructure, whose central mission would be to identify and effect positive change in the fundamental opportunities and incentives for innovation in products and services for the highway system. This report discusses the mission of the Forum, membership and participation, organization and support, related initiatives, steps to launch the Forum, and issues and opportunities for the Forum. The provision of highway infrastructure in the United States is a joint public- and private-sector enterprise. The nearly 6.5 million km (4 million miles) of freeways, urban arterials, rural routes, and residential streets that cross the country are owned and operated by hundreds of state and local agencies and toll authorities that purchase highway products and services from thousands of construction contractors, equipment makers, suppliers of materials and system components, and numerous other private businesses. After many years of gradually expanding and upgrading this vast highway network, the highway community has been given a new mission: to restore the mature street and highway system to good physical condition and make it perform more reliably, safely, and efficiently at minimum cost and with maximum benefit to taxpayers, the environment, and the traveling public. This mission is especially challenging because it must be achieved under heavy and escalating traffic conditions, on facilities that are aging and often in need of major repair and modernization, and under tightening budgetary constraints. In confronting these new challenges, many highway agencies are recognizing the need for greater flexibility in the way they develop and manage projects. Such flexibility is especially critical to ensuring the inflow of new products and processes. Many highway agencies are seeking to tap deeper into the vast potential of private industry to provide the innovative products and services necessary to meet the growing and changing demands being placed on the highway system.

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Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation in the Public Works Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: