Conceptual Models for Infrastructure Leadership

Relationships between top managers’ leadership and infrastructure sustainability

“…IS refers to sustained and effective system functionality for urban economic, social, and ecological development within the entire life cycle of the infrastructure. A conceptual model for infrastructure leadership, including the six elements of generation, bulk transmission, distribution, use, waste management, and coordination, was established to help leaders effectively make wiser societal decisions about complex infrastructures (Hart et al, 2013). Even though the research took some environmental factors into account, the project sustainability dimension was only partially considered.…”

An Integrated Vision of Management and Leadership for Delivering 21st-century Civil Infrastructure

“…This expectation is particularly true for civil engineers in developing, funding, and constructing public infrastructure. [24] Becoming a "master leader" or champion as visualized by ASCE in its Vision 2025 requires both component-level and system-level expertise and the ability to explain the complexity of the infrastructures, associated policies, and critical decisions while engaging various people with diverse backgrounds in the discussions. [24] The crux of the issues surrounding this topic is the role played by the civil engineer as a manager and a leader.…”

“…[24] Becoming a "master leader" or champion as visualized by ASCE in its Vision 2025 requires both component-level and system-level expertise and the ability to explain the complexity of the infrastructures, associated policies, and critical decisions while engaging various people with diverse backgrounds in the discussions. [24] The crux of the issues surrounding this topic is the role played by the civil engineer as a manager and a leader. Interchangeably referring to the terms "leadership" and "management" creates functional complications and long-term confusion over leaders' and managers' roles.…”

Work InProgress: Infrastructure Live! An Electric Experience on a Single Mobile Chalkboard

“…Consequently, topics of instruction within the energy block of an infrastructure course should include energy fundamentals (like the difference between energy and power); gravimetric and volumetric energy density of fuels; energy efficiency, conversion losses, and conservation of energy; circuitry basics (resistive, inductive, capacitive); basic relationships between Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) voltage, current, resistance, and power; generation of three-phase electricity; high-voltage transmission; substations; distribution; and use in either industrial and commercial applications with three-phase power or residential with split, singlephase power. This is a long list of topics, many of which will be new to the student; to help students identify and categorize these topics and the many components of electrical energy infrastructure, a mental model or framework is used with the mnemonic: Grizzly Bears Don't Use Water Closets, which is for Generation, Bulk transmission, Distribution, Use, Waste, and Coordination [14]. The power demonstrator board was specifically developed to support student understanding of the "use" phase of electrical energy infrastructure.…”