Modern urban systems contain intricate interconnected networks whose components depend on each other to operate, provide value, and sustain a functional society. However, this interconnectedness increases the fragility of ...

This article analyzes the compliance with demand and the infrastructure conditions of the buildings of child education of the municipal system of Matao (SP) and compares it with the proposed for this education level in ...

An econometric analysis is conducted to quantify the impact of different variables on the service quality of the Santiago, Chile bus system. The indicators tested as measures of service quality are the average bus speed, ...

Energy systems are part of the critical infrastructures, and therefore any dysfunctionality can cause reactions in crucial societal fields. The growth of unexpected events is affecting these systems and exposing their ...

In many countries, the drinking water provision in rural areas is in the charge of the users themselves, who constitute rural watersupply services (RWS) to operate and maintain the public infrastructure provided by the ...

This article presents the design of the network infrastructure of a Data Center that meets the requirements arising from Cloud Computing, for use in the Health Sector of Arequipa city, focusing on network layer 2 and its ...

In the development of groupware systems a well designed communications infrastructure is required, due to the high complexity of the communication scenario. Also, the design and implementation of coordination and ...

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Business IT Infrastructure; Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing; Operations Management; Software Engineering; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems; ...

Regardless of the extensive research conducted on large-scale evacuations, the instrumentation of these processes still represents an open issue for first response organizations. Self-evacuation of civilians that follows ...