With the recent developments of several bridge managements systems and their wide-spread use, bridge engineers are realizing the importance of systematic and well planned investments and appropriate management. However the results are far from satisfactory. Bridge management systems need more...

The aim of this study is to establish a nation-wide cost-benefit framework for aviation projection appraisal. This framework is built upon Transportation System Analysis Model developed at Virginia Tech Air Transportation System Model (TSAM). Both supply and demand characteristics and their...

This book explores the relationship between the circular economy and the building technologies within the quintuple helix innovation model. The main question the book answers is whether and how the conversion of sustainable construction processes can be a powerful engine of innovation for the...

Chapter 1. Building in Emergency: Low-Tech Driven Innovations -- Chapter 2. Technologies for Building After Disaster: A Critical Review -- Chapter 3. Beyond Emergency, Toward Circular Design: Building Low Tech -- Chapter 4. Assessing the Circular Potential. Design, Build, Living Reversible --...