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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT · 2020

Maintaining the Sustainability of Critical Infrastructure

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of sustainability & resilience.

Sustainability & resilienceResearch synthesisBook chapter

The question

This project examines sustainability & resilience and the practical problem identified in the paper’s title. It asks how the issue can be understood or addressed in a way that is useful to construction, infrastructure, or education decision-makers.

What we did

The authors organized published evidence and established concepts around the paper’s stated topic, compared the principal approaches reported in that body of work, and used the synthesis to identify relationships, implementation considerations, and directions for further research. The spotlight stays at that documented level where the available record does not support a more specific sample description.

What we found

  • The paper consolidates evidence that was previously distributed across separate studies or practice areas.
  • Its principal contribution is a clearer structure for comparing the factors named in the study and recognizing where evidence or implementation remains incomplete.
  • The synthesis translates the literature into focused questions for research and practice.

Why it matters

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of sustainability & resilience. For practitioners and educators, it clarifies what should be considered before translating the paper’s contribution into a policy, project process, technology choice, or learning intervention. Read together, the question, method, and findings show how this publication fits within Tafazzoli’s broader program of connecting built-environment evidence with practical decisions. The page intentionally separates documented results from interpretation and directs readers to the complete paper for methodological detail.

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Maintaining the Sustainability of Critical Infrastructure. This original synthesis graphic is based on the study’s documented question, method, or principal contribution; consult the paper for complete figures, labels, units, and uncertainty.

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Maintaining the Sustainability of Critical Infrastructure

Published · 2020 · Book chapter

Tafazzoli, M. (2020). Maintaining the Sustainability of Critical Infrastructure. In Infrastructure Management and Construction. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.85915

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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85915

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