Infrastructure Sustainability and Design
by Spiro N. Pollalis, Andreas Georgoulias, Stephen J. Ramos, Daniel Schodek
Part 3
Assessing Urban Infrastructures
AS THE TERM “sustainability” catches on and claims of sustainability become widespread, the need for a means of assessing infrastructure sustainability has become pressing. Given the heterogeneous nature of infrastructure projects, determining an appropriate method for assessment has serious challenges. This section presents these challenges as well as current environmental evaluation methods that can offer insight and act as guides. Environmental impact cannot be entirely divorced from monetary concerns and a pairing with economic assessment presents the opportunity to assess the value of sustainable infrastructure. The Zofnass Rating System for Sustainable Infrastructure is described here as an example ...
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