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its performance and how SPU actually behaves. SPU mission states that “We provide our customers with a reliable water supply and essential sewer, drainage, solid waste, and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure, and protect, conserve, and enhance the region’s environmental resources.” This statement is…

Comparative Analysis of level of Service between Low Floor Buses and Mini Buses-A Case Study of Bhopal City Ajay Pratap Singh A. K. Sharma Civil Engineering, MANIT-Bhopal Civil Engineering, MANIT-Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462039, India Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462039, India…

to the absence of both true competition and cost-reflective pricing. Prior to reform, the water supply industry in England and Wales was running on a monopolistic basis and regulated as a public service, where government owned the majority of infrastructure. Privatization consolidated the commercialization of the water supply industry by means of introducing market-simulating regulatory mechanisms like, cost-benefit analysis into both economic and environmental regulation. Labor levels have been…

In October 1989, a 7.1 earthquake shook central California in Loma Prieta and made its way to Oakland and around the bay area. This earthquake caused billions in damages with 3,800 people injured and left 62 people dead. My mother was living in Oakland at the time and remembers a lot when the earthquake hit. Although my parents were not together at the time of the earthquake my dad also experienced the shake all the way in Novato, California. The aftermath of the earthquake really caused many to…

abilities of Indigenous communities to self finance forms of development like water treatment infrastructure. The IA not granting band councils full municipality status limits their ability to self develop because they cannot fund water infrastructure through methods like levying a municipal tax for loans. Furthermore, the inability to levy a municipal tax also reduces their access to loans for infrastructure because they can not make repayment guarantees. The second dependency structure the IA…

comments on INAC’s unwillingness to discuss water infrastructure with Indigenous communities. “if INAC wants a community to have a specific process, the community has to put up a fight to get a different process, even if capital and operational costs are much lower for the process the band favours” (ibid)). This reluctance to communicate with communities could result in weaker managerial decisions of INAC and the building of less efficient infrastructure. In addition to weaker managerial…

Introduction Water is one life’s most precious resources. In some organisms, water comprises as much as 90% of personal body weight, in humans, this ratio is 60%. Hence, when water is contaminated or sparse, life quality can be expected to drop dramatically. Such is the case in Flint Michigan where a Water Crisis has been unfolding for two years ever since the city began to use water from the local Flint River (Foley). The case of Flint is a precautionary one as it is tragic as it may herald the…

In the Chicago Tribune article, “As Other Cities Dig Up Pipes Made Of Toxic Lead, Chicago Resists,” the author discusses Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s efforts to modernize Chicago’s aging and deteriorating water system; however, as other cities prefer to tackle the root problem and replace the toxic lead pipes altogether, Rahm prefers to resist this approach and, instead, continue with his original project that will only help to increase lead exposure to Chicagoans. While, at first glance, this dilemma…

Modern infrastructure is a core component of a competitive economy. Trade-enabling infrastructure should be a critical part of Canada’s long-term plan. Trade infrastructure includes the roads, ports, railways, border facilities, airports, pipelines, and most important digital networks that move Canadian products, services, and people to global markets. Trade infrastructure has the highest return on investment, It is the structure that makes a country wealthier by making it more competitive.…

the GH which is the showcase of the airport. However, a few introductory remarks are necessary as an explanation of the airport status. The airport of Heraklion is currently run by the government, and comes under the umbrella of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Following a Skype interview with airport official Mr. Nikos Parasyris the departments are labelled as follows: a) Airport Authority (or Airport Ops), b)…