Public Infrastructure Asset Management, Second Edition

Public Infrastructure Asset Management, Second Edition

<h4>Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, <span style="white-space:pre"></span>authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.</h4><h4><br></h4><h4>The Latest Tools and Techniques for Managing Infrastructure Assets</h4><p>Fully updated throughout, this practical resource provides a proven, cost-effective infrastructureasset management framework that integrates planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation. <i>Public Infrastructure Asset Management</i>,Second Edition, describes the most current methodologies for effectively managing roads, bridges, airports, utility services, water and waste facilities, parks, public buildings, and sports complexes.</p><p>This comprehensive guide covers information management and decision support systems, including proprietary solutions and new technological developments such ascloud storage. The book discusses total quality management, economics, life-cycle analysis, and maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction programming. Up-to-date examples and real-world case studies illustrate the practical applications of the concepts presented in this thoroughly revised reference.</p><p><b>This new edition features:</b></p><ul><li>Planning, needs assessment, and performance indicators</li><li>Database management, data needs, and analysis</li><li>Inventory, historical, and environmental data</li><li>In-service monitoring and evaluation data</li><li>Performance modeling and failure analysis</li><li>Design for infrastructure service life</li><li>Construction</li><li>Maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction strategies, policies, and treatment alternatives</li><li>Dealing with new or alternate concepts</li><li>Prioritization, optimization, and work programs</li><li>Integrated infrastructure asset management systems</li><li>Visual IMS: an illustrative infrastructure management system and applications</li><li>Available asset management system and commercial off-the-shelf providers</li><li>Benefits of implementing an asset management system</li><li>Sustainability, environmental stewardship, and asset management</li><li>Future directions for infrastructure asset management</li></ul><p></p>