Category: Infrastructure

  • Cooperative Vehicle Infrastructure Systems

    Introduction Motor vehicle user in the United Kingdom or any other part of the continent knows the magnitude of problem caused by diversions and other traffic-related issues. “According to a study by the European Commission, the external cost of congestion already amounts to 0.5% of the gross national product (GNP)” (Olariu & Weigle p. 2).…

  • Road Network Infrastructure: Public Private Partnership

    Introduction Government constructions and renovations of infrastructure by the contractual agreements with Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) have become the most adopted processes in developed and developing countries (Abdullah et al. 2014). Infrastructure refers to the fundamental organization of the physical structures and facilities that are needed by the public. Project background This paper looks at PPPs…

  • Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets

    National Strategy for Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets National strategies are meant to assist the government and other parties to deal with the implementation of the plan to combat terrorism. The national strategies were formed to assist U.S in combating and preventing terrorism. After September 11, attack several national strategies were set to…

  • The Growth of the American Infrastructure

    Table of Contents Introduction Most Interesting Elements Reasons for My Beliefs Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The presented article outlines various effects of the intensified infrastructure growth over the last twenty years had on the sociocultural system of the United States. All of the primary descriptors for the infrastructure growth are used in the article. Gross…

  • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

    Is airline travel safer in terms of terrorism today than before 9/11? Why or why not? Airline travel is safer now in terms of terrorism than it was before the events of 9/11. This is because prior to the attack, there had been intelligence reports that Osama bin Laden would carry out attacks on an…

  • The US Federal Infrastructure Funding

    In the annual address to Congress, the US president, Donald Trump, recalled his promise to restore the country’s infrastructure. He informed senators and representatives that it is one of his major long-term objectives to invest $1,5 trillion in the development of “the safe, fast, reliable and modern infrastructure” in the country and simplify the issuance…

  • New Jersey’s Way to Benefit From Its Infrastructure

    Infrastructure and a country’s competitiveness go hand in hand. A country cannot effectively compete in today’s global markets without movement of people, goods and services. Every country needs a safe, reliable and an effective movement of goods and services if they need to drive their economy. Products have to be available to customers when they…

  • The Stafford Act and Critical Infrastructure Protection

    A section of the Stafford Act discusses the relationship between the Act and critical infrastructure protection. Critical infrastructure refers to assets and systems that are so vital to the US that their destruction or incapacitation would adversely affect a region or the entire country (Stafford Act, 2019). The United States has a responsibility to protect…

  • The Growth of the American Infrastructure

    Table of Contents Introduction Most Interesting Elements Reasons for My Beliefs Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The presented article outlines various effects of the intensified infrastructure growth over the last twenty years had on the sociocultural system of the United States. All of the primary descriptors for the infrastructure growth are used in the article. Gross…

  • Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources

    Is airline travel safer in terms of terrorism today than before 9/11? Why or why not? Airline travel is safer now in terms of terrorism than it was before the events of 9/11. This is because prior to the attack, there had been intelligence reports that Osama bin Laden would carry out attacks on an…