Infranomics: Sustainability, Engineering Design and Governance (Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality Book 24)

This book provides a rough entry into the interdisciplinary field of __Infranomics__. It enables better decision making in an increasing ambiguous, complex, emergent, interdependent, and uncertain world where we attempt to anticipate modern society trends and patterns in order to react appropriately. However, as with any emerging discipline, much research is needed at the applications and conceptual level. The applications level may require development and testing of methods, tools, and techniques to enable analysis and decision-making in ambiguous, complex, emergent, interdependent, and uncertain conditions while the conceptual level may require taping into driving philosophies, theories, and methodologies that form the basis for __Infranomics__. Striking the right balance between applications and conceptual foundation (theory) requires rigorous research. This book provides a springboard for robust discussions on applications, theory, and transformation of current thinking to better deal with modern society’s problematic issues using __Infranomics__. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Infranomics: A Discipline-of-Disciplines for the XXIst Century....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Sustainable Procurement for Port Infrastructure Projects....Pages 11-26 Open Water Ports: Possibilities and Challenges for Container Terminals....Pages 27-39 Role of Flexibility in Sustainable Port Development....Pages 41-53 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 An Integrated Approach to Strategic Asset Management....Pages 57-74 Integrated Strategic Asset Management: Frameworks and Dimensions....Pages 75-87 Real Estate Portfolio Decision Making....Pages 89-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Design for Safety: A New Service for Alarming and Informing the Population in Case of Emergency....Pages 103-124 Optimal Policy Design for Disaster-Hit Area of Japan: Bottom-Up Systems Analysis of Special Zone for Reconstruction by the Isdm....Pages 125-137 Transportation Energy Consumption and Energy Security in China....Pages 139-152 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Equity and the Ethics of Water Governance....Pages 155-164 Alternative Urban Technology for Future Low-Carbon Cities: A Demonstration Project Review and Discussion....Pages 165-193 Complex Socio-Technical Problems for Engineers: Pedagogical Motivation and Experience at the Undergraduate Level....Pages 195-211 Front Matter....Pages 213-213 Infranomics Simulation: Supporting System of Systems Understanding by Gaming....Pages 215-221 Speeding Up Energy Transitions: Gaming Towards Sustainability in the Dutch Built Environment....Pages 223-237 Boats and Bridges in the Sandbox: Using Role Play Simulation Exercises to Help Infrastructure Planners Prepare for the Risks and Uncertainties Associated with Climate Change....Pages 239-255 Game-Like Characteristic of Engineering Design....Pages 257-266 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 System Governance: Emergence of Practical Perspectives Across the Disciplines....Pages 269-296 Capacities and Governance in Kenya: Lessons in Technology Transfer....Pages 297-310 The Structural Dimensions in the Security of Power Transmission Systems....Pages 311-337 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 Investigating the Surrogate Worth Trade-off Method to Facilitate Technology Selection for New Systems....Pages 339-349 Front Matter....Pages 351-351 The Historical Roots of the Field of Engineering Systems: Results from an In-Class Assignment....Pages 353-376 Complexity Induced Vulnerability Assessment: How Resilient are Our Academic Programs?....Pages 377-393 Managing the Risks of a Large-Scale Infrastructure Project: The Case of Spoorzone Delft....Pages 395-406 The Actor-Option Framework: A General Framework for Modelling Socio-Technical Systems in Transition....Pages 407-418 Back Matter....Pages 419-422 This book provides a rough entry into the interdisciplinary field of Infranomics . It enables better decision making in an increasing ambiguous, complex, emergent, interdependent, and uncertain world where we attempt to anticipate modern society trends and patterns in order to react appropriately. However, as with any emerging discipline, much research is needed at the applications and conceptual level. The applications level may require development and testing of methods, tools, and techniques to enable analysis and decision-making in ambiguous, complex, emergent, interdependent, and uncertain conditions while the conceptual level may require taping into driving philosophies, theories, and methodologies that form the basis for Infranomics . Striking the right balance between applications and conceptual foundation (theory) requires rigorous research. This book provides a springboard for robust discussions on applications, theory, and transformation of current thinking to better deal with modern society’s problematic issues using Infranomics . Infranomics is a new discipline that combines sustainability, engineering, and issues of governance in infrastructure planning. This book offers a baseline for empirically driven discussion on the theory and potential applications of an important new subject.