A Digital Path to Sustainable Infrastructure Management: Emerging Tools for the Construction Industry

by Ayodeji E. Oke, Seyi S. Stephen

Overview

As urbanization, digitalization, rising social expectations, and the quest for greener development become increasingly important and called for, a need to transform infrastructure and its management has become more pronounced. A Digital Path for Sustainable Infrastructure Management delivers the much sought-after guidance that the industry seeks to embrace technological advancements, establish new sustainable working practices, and foster socially valuable collaborations.

Oke and Stephen open with a discussion on key sustainability concepts and the crucial measures that the construction sector must effectively establish to keep up with modern-day challenges. Moving to investigating multiple theoretical and practical aspects of novel digital tools, they analyse how these services can contribute to building and maintaining infrastructure better while aiding the impactful realization of globally recognized sustainability goals.

Through an easy-to-follow and iterative structure, readers in both academic and professional settings are equipped with a comprehensive overview of the state of the art. This is a vital reference resource for future works in the area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781837977048
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	01/16/2024
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Ayodeji E. Oke is an author and a lecturer with several years of teaching and research involvement in higher institutions of learning across the world. He founded the Research Group on Sustainable Infrastructure Management plus (RG-SIM+) and he is currently the leader of the team. He is currently a member of the Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.

Seyi S. Stephen is a Construction Manager and a graduate of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. He is a Social Psychology, a Behavioural Sciences enthusiast and a member of the Research Group on Sustainable Infrastructure Management plus (RG-SIM+). Stephens is currently a research coordinator, and his areas of specialization are academic consultancy, psychological education and teaching.

Table of Contents

PART I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF THE BOOK
Chapter 1. General Introduction
PART II. DIGITAL TOOLS AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 2. Digital Transformation for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 3. Digital Technologies for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 4. Connected Machines for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 5. Ecological Economics for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 6. Grid Computing for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 7. Mobile Cloud Computing for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 8. Smart Contract for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 9. Quantum Computing for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 10. Smart Computing for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 11. Cognitive Radio for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 12. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 13. Cyber Technology for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 14. Mechatronics for Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Chapter 15. Digital Twin for Sustainable Infrastructure Management