The International North-South Transport Corridor: The Prospects and Challenges for Connectivity between Russia and India by Aleksei Zakharov

“…Therefore, this paper particularly examines the case of the land corridor, exploring its current progress in implementation, the geoeconomic factors involved, existing challenges, and opportunities for compatibility with other initiatives, such as the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor (TRACECA), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the Chabahar port.The author argues that, although the implementation of connectivity projects between the two countries will not solve structural problems in their trade relationship, both have a vested interest in promoting infrastructure development for a deeper engagement with new regions. …”
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Is the Children’s 15-Minute City an Effective Framework for Enhancing Children’s Health and Well-Being? An Empirical Analysis from Western China by Xiao Wang, Jingping Huang, Zhengyou Qin, Wei Gan, Zhen He, Xiang Li

“…This study proposes the development of a “Children’s Healthy 15-minute Life Circle”, which would increase child-friendly service facilities, pedestrian infrastructure, and urban road network density. It also advocates for constructing service facilities that enhance children’s health and the optimization of the spatial arrangement of these facilities. …”
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Optimization Model of Traffic Sensor Layout considering Traffic Big Data by Xu Sun, Zixiu Bai, Kun Lin, Pengpeng Jiao, HuaPu Lu

“…Considering the impact of traffic big data, a set of impact factors for traffic sensor layout is established, including system cost, multisource data sharing, data demand, sensor failures, road infrastructure, and sensor type. The impacts of these influential factors are taken into account in the traffic sensor layout optimization problem, which is formulated in the form of multiobjective programming model that includes minimum system cost, maximum truncation flow, minimum path coverage, and an origin-destination (OD) coverage constraint. …”
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Exploring the value of digital twins for information management in highway asset maintenance by Mengtian Yin, Varun Kumar Reja, Ran Wei, Ioannis Brilakis, Brian Sheil, Federico Perrotta, Alix Marie d'Avigneau, Linjun Lu

“…This paper describes results from a survey exploring DTs' potential in highway maintenance, starting with interviews with 20 experts to understand current processes, followed by a questionnaire survey to identify phases, features, applications, and use cases perceived as important by practitioners for road DTs. 183 responses reveal that DTs are widely deemed useful for asset deterioration prediction, strategy-making for routine maintenance planning, and scenario design for road investigation and repair in project-level maintenance.…”
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An Automated Procedure for Assessing Local Reliability Index and Life-Cycle Cost of Alternative Girder Bridge Design Solutions by Ilaria Venanzi, Riccardo Castellani, Laura Ierimonti, Filippo Ubertini

“…The application of the procedure to a road bridge case study shows its potential in providing local safety levels for different limit states over the entire lifetime of the bridge and the life-cycle cost of the infrastructure, highlighting the importance of the local character of the life-cycle cost analysis.…”
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Vehicle location measurement method for radio-shadow area through iBeacon message by ChoonSung Nam, Dong-Ryeol Shin

“…We compared the proposed method with current Global Positioning System and Inertial Measurement Unit systems for the following two cases: one with a radio-shadow area and one without. …”
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Resilience enhancement strategies for power distribution network based on hydrogen storage and hydrogen vehicle by Pingping Xie, Ruoxuan Zhao, Yue Chen, Yinguo Yang, Qiming Yang, Yingming Lin, Gengfeng Li

“…Finally, this paper demonstrates the effectiveness of this strategy via a case study, highlighting significant improvements in network resilience and recovery and underscoring the potential of hydrogen technologies in enhancing infrastructure resilience.…”
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Spatial epidemiology based on the analysis of COVID-19 in Africa by Joyce Akhalakwa Mukolwe, John Kamwele Mutinda, Amos Kipkorir Langat

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Scaling climate information services and climate smart agriculture through bundled business models by Desire M. Kagabo, Livingstone Byandaga, Patrick Gatsinzi, Patrick Mvuyibwami, Yvonne U. Munyangeri, Nasson Ntwari, Mathieu Ouedraogo

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Imagen aérea de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (agosto de 2017) by Teresa Artal Borrás

“…It is greater in the big cities: the network is more dense and the infrastructure is better and more diversified. This is the case of the southern periphery of Paris, near Orly airport, where this photo was taken. …”
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Imagen aérea de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (agosto de 2017) by Teresa Artal Borrás

“…It is greater in the big cities: the network is more dense and the infrastructure is better and more diversified. This is the case of the southern periphery of Paris, near Orly airport, where this photo was taken. …”
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Limitations of Technical Inputs in Small Scale Stone Quarrying in Kabale Municipality, Uganda. by Ahimbisibwe, Rosette

“…The researcher employed a descriptive study design. A case a mixed approach was used. The study engaged a total population of 20 respondents from the study area. the study findings revealed that Quarrying is a very important activity in human life as it helps in the development of infrastructure such as roads in a given area, a huge supporter of local economic development since it enhances trade, creates jobs for people, creates new habitats where sometimes new roads are built and most people at quarrying site wholly depend on these quarrying for their livelihoods aside from other economic activities. the study recommended that There should be carefully pre-planning of the project to ensure that the quarrying process takes place well and in its actual. state because when this one is done, then the activity also goes on well to facilitate the desires of the community.…”
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Resilience Based on Community-Oriented Capacities in Crisis Conditions by Mohammad Jalali, Mahdi Mahmoodzadeh Vashan, Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…In addition, few studies have been conducted in the field of identifying and explaining factors affecting resilience based on community-oriented capacities in crisis conditions in our country; So far, a comprehensive model has not been presented as a road map for the country's crisis management managers. …”
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LOCALIZACIÓN DE NUEVOS ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS Y SECTORES PRODUCTIVOS EN LA MESETA PATAGÓNICA ARGENTINA by Luis Alberto Bertani, María de los Ángeles Tesoniero, Lorena Conejeros Bilbao

“…The paper proposes a selection of an area for the settlements taking into account different factors, such as soil and topography, wind exposure, access to fresh water and existent infrastructure such as roads. The selected sector occupies 2500 hectares located in the northern sector of the lake between the 8,0 m and 38,0 m, below the level of the plateau that surrounds the Gualicho basin, which has an approximate elevation of 160 m asl. …”
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Human settlements and productive sectors locations in The argentine patagonian plateau by Luis Alberto Bertani, María de los Ángeles Tesoniero, Lorena Alicia Conejeros Bilbao

“…The paper proposes a selection of an area for the settlements taking into account different factors, such as soil and topography, wind exposure, access to fresh water and existent infrastructure such as roads. The selected sector occupies 2500 hectares located in the northern sector of the lake between the 8,0 m and 38,0 m, below the level of the plateau that surrounds the Gualicho basin, which has an approximate elevation of 160 m asl. …”
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Territorios rurales en transformación: desafíos y oportunidades frente al reto de la despoblación by Néstor Vercher

“…However, for these initiatives to be viable, adequate infrastructure and services are essential. Although deficits are still notorious in many rural areas, there have been significant improvements in mobility and connectivity (as evidenced by the partially visible road in the image). …”
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Territorios rurales en transformación: desafíos y oportunidades frente al reto de la despoblación by Néstor Vercher

“…However, for these initiatives to be viable, adequate infrastructure and services are essential. Although deficits are still notorious in many rural areas, there have been significant improvements in mobility and connectivity (as evidenced by the partially visible road in the image). …”
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