Infrastructure Interdependencies: Opportunities from Complexity

Grafius, Darren R.; Varga, Liz; Jude, Simon

doi:10.1061/(asce)is.1943-555x.0000575

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“…The technological complexity inherent in DT poses significant challenges in implementation, data integration and end-user experience (Benyon, 2019;Bharadiya, 2023;Grafius et al, 2020). These challenges not only represent obstacles but also opportunities for developing innovative solutions.…”

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Business digital transformation: strategy adaptation, communication and future agenda

Cosa

2023

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PurposeThis study addresses the pivotal role of digital transformation (DT) in the post-pandemic business landscape, identifying a notable gap in comprehending strategic adaptations and digital communication amidst the complexities of the digital era. It seeks to illuminate practical insights for businesses navigating through DT by intertwining its technological and organizational aspects.Design/methodology/approachEmploying a conceptual approach, this paper synthesizes existing literature and theoretical frameworks related to DT, integrating its technological, strategic and organizational dimensions. It utilizes real-world instances to elucidate the digital era’s practical implications and strategic adaptations. The study also proposes a research agenda that spotlights pressing DT issues, challenges and actionable strategies for businesses.FindingsDespite DT’s inherent complexity, the paper reveals that it is crucial for businesses navigating the contemporary digital landscape. It underscores the importance of strategic adaptations in DT, highlighting their implications on customer experiences and organizational structures amidst the evolving technological and market dynamics. Moreover, it accentuates the significance of effective digital communication strategies in enhancing user experiences and conveying value propositions adeptly.Originality/valueThis paper brings vital aspects of DT impacting modern organizations, offering invaluable insights for practitioners and scholars aiming to comprehend and navigate DT’s complexities. The identified research gaps underscore the necessity for further exploration, aiming to broaden DT’s theoretical and practical facets.

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Business digital transformation: strategy adaptation, communication and future agenda

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2023

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“…A system level is used in the field of critical infrastructure to study how interdependencies between infrastructures affect functionalities in case of failure, often within one sector (e.g., water, or telecommunication) (Rinaldi, 2004). Scholars using a 'System of systems' approach, explicitly look at different sectors simultaneously, for example, when studying (possible) synergies and conflicts between transport, water, and power infrastructures (Grafius et al, 2020).…”

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Infrascape – how coevolving infrastructure and landscape shape water systems

Wal¹,

Zandvoort²,

Tobi

et al. 2021

Landscape Research

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Ageing infrastructures and changing landscapes offer opportunities for renewal and adaptation. While traditionally seen as separate challenges, we think the integration of landscape and infrastructural renewal can bring about solutions better tailored to future needs. This paper provides a conceptual framework, called Infrascape, that can study and explain the interdependent infrastructure-landscape relationship. The Infrascape framework uses coevolution to combine nested levels of infrastructure (object, network, system) with a pattern-process perspective on landscape. We explored the analytical abilities of this framework in a case study of the Danube river landscape near Vienna, Austria. In our case study, the Infrascape framework helped identify multiple instances of coevolution between infrastructure and landscape. The coevolution of infrastructure and landscape featured in the Infrascape framework, clarifies the reciprocal implications of infrastructural renewal for landscape transformations and vice versa. As such, Infrascape forms an important contribution to the study and development of renewal strategies for sustainable infrastructure landscapes.

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“…Future global developments and challenges such as climate change and urbanization demand significant investments in infrastructure in the upcoming decades. Infrastructure systems are interconnected and function as systems-of-systems (Grafius et al 2020). Because these infrastructure interdependencies are the sources of risks, uncertainties, and opportunities (Hiteva and Watson 2019), it is necessary to consider them in investment decisions.…”

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“…aversion perspective, has been largely neglected (Grafius et al 2020). One of the few examples is the study by Hall et al (2016b), who propose a system-of-systems approach to assess the effect of longterm national development strategies on interdependent infrastructures.…”

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The Other Side of the Interdependency Coin: Identifying Coordination and Investment Opportunities for Infrastructure Systems

Asgarpour

Hartmann

Augustijn

et al. 2022

J. Infrastruct. Syst.

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A vast amount of investment in infrastructure is required to respond to short-and long-term social, technological, and environmental needs and developments. Because infrastructure systems are highly interconnected, much can be gained by considering these interdependencies when planning future investments. However, identifying opportunities that arise from these infrastructure interdependencies has mainly been neglected. So far, the risk perspective has dominated interdependency studies. Alternatively, this paper proposes an agentbased modeling approach supporting infrastructure decision makers (1) to reveal the effects of planned sector-specific investments on the performance of interdependent infrastructures; and (2) to identify situations around which cross-sectoral coordination and collaboration can be shaped. The selected modeling approach treats infrastructure as sociotechnical systems, incorporating sector-driven operational decisions and infrastructure demand changes. They included operational decisions that respond to temporary or longer-term demand-capacity mismatch to account for the flexibility in exploiting available systemwide capacities. This modeling approach results in a more realistic estimation of infrastructure performance and beneficial co-investment opportunities. A regional transportation infrastructure system in the Netherlands is used as a case to demonstrate the approach.

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Infrastructure Interdependencies: Opportunities from Complexity

Cited by 32 publications

References 59 publications

Business digital transformation: strategy adaptation, communication and future agenda

Business digital transformation: strategy adaptation, communication and future agenda

Infrascape – how coevolving infrastructure and landscape shape water systems

The Other Side of the Interdependency Coin: Identifying Coordination and Investment Opportunities for Infrastructure Systems

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