Infrastructure Management: Basic Principles

-Provides an overview of the book and explains the importance of infrastructure management and covers the entire asset management process, including planning, acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal.

-Covers how to measure the performance of infrastructure assets, usage patterns, and budgeting and cost functions and provides information on interdependent infrastructure systems, resiliency planning, and security considerations.

-Explains how to manage contracts and workflow related to infrastructure management and also covers the commissioning process for new infrastructure facilities, including design, construction, and handover.

-Explains information on managing roadway infrastructure, managing water infrastructure, including treatment, distribution, and wastewater management and covers managing building infrastructure, including planning, design, construction, and maintenance.

-Covers managing electricity infrastructure, including power generation, transmission, and distribution and discusses managing infrastructure for bases, campuses, parks, and ports.

-The book is written for anyone interested in managing infrastructure assets effectively, including those responsible for planning, designing, building, and maintaining infrastructure assets across a range of sectors and industries.