Infrastructure Development

Examines the growing vulnerability of urban infrastructure to climate change as U.S. metropolitan populations rise. Building on the Fourth National Climate Assessment, it explores climate risks to urban systems—like energy, water, and transportation—and highlights the urgency for cities to lead in climate action. The book emphasizes equity, governance, and economic impacts, and offers strategies for adaptation planning, resilience building, and disaster preparedness. Through case studies and key indicators, it provides essential insights and recommendations for urban stakeholders to address the rising costs of inaction and shape a sustainable, equitable future.

This book examines the risks of building in hazard-prone areas, evaluating current policies and practices that impact the resilience of the built environment. It analyzes the vulnerability of economic and social infrastructure to natural disasters and critiques policies that increase these risks. The book also proposes alternative development strategies for governments, development banks, NGOs, and aid agencies to promote safer, more resilient infrastructure and sustainable economic growth.

Explores advances in vibration testing, sensing, and data analysis for civil infrastructure. It highlights how new technologies—like AI, data analytics, and simulation tools—enhance infrastructure resilience. Emphasizing interdisciplinary methods, the book offers insights from leading research and serves as a resource for engineers and advanced students working to design smarter, more resilient infrastructure.

This collection examines the urgent need for social transformation in North America to address escalating environmental injustices. Through essays by scholars, activists, and practitioners, it explores how communities confront environmental loss, despair, and systemic inequities—particularly those tied to race, class, and geography. The contributors highlight efforts to achieve justice, foster connection, and envision sustainable, equitable futures in the face of climate disasters, pollution, and land conflicts.

Offers a comprehensive and practical guide to implementing and maintaining Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), addressing the real-world challenges often overlooked in other resources. Drawing on decades of experience across business, government, and academia, it examines PKI’s complexities, its interaction with evolving technologies like biometrics, and the risks of outsourcing its management. Emphasizing the impact of changing development methodologies, the book provides essential insights for IT professionals, leaders, and educators navigating the difficulties of secure infrastructure in a dynamic technological landscape.