Department / Institute: Istituto di Gestione edilizia e delle infrastrutture (IBI)
Will e-bikes bring Amsterdam and Copenhagen to Switzerland?
disP 58/1, March 2022
CAS/DAS ETH in Regenerative Materials
earth. bio-based. reused. Think regenerative ! It is time to go beyond sustainability. Alternative solutions out of local resources such as earth, bio-based and reused materials are emerging all over the world and are triggering regenerative output, thanks to their capacity to contribute to the restoration and improvement Continua
Investing in Water Supply Resilience Considering Future Uncertainty and Management Flexibility
The infrastructure required to provide sufficient high quality drinking water to urban areas over long time horizons is highly uncertain. The use of the real options method, which accounts for future uncertainty and considers management flexibility over time, can significantly improve the evaluation of water supply resilience enhancing Continua
Sviluppo urbano a prova di futuro. Valutazione dell’impatto delle risorse flessibili nella gestione di scenari futuri incerti
Il progetto è stato finanziato dal Network City and Landscape (NSL) con l’intento di studiare l’impatto delle configurazioni flessibili nella gestione dell’incerta domanda futura di uffici. La potenziale crescita della modalità di lavoro a distanza è fonte di grande incertezza per quanto riguarda la domanda futura di uffici. Continua
Quadro di sostegno decisionale multi-stakeholder per l’identificazione e la valutazione di interventi di miglioramento della resilienza per sistemi infrastrutturali interdipendenti
I sistemi infrastrutturali sono soggetti a eventi rischiosi che ne compromettono la funzionalità e da cui scaturiscono conseguenze dirette e indirette sia per i relativi stakeholder che per il pubblico. Pertanto i responsabili delle infrastrutture devono mettere in atto interventi volti a migliorare la resilienza del proprio sistema Continua
Mantenimento della stabilità dell’orario ferroviario e gestione delle riserve di programmazione oraria tramite la pianificazione digitalizzata degli interventi sui binari (STABILITY)
Il futuro del trasporto su rotaia vedrà fluire senza intoppi i treni passeggeri e merci dal luogo di provenienza a quello di destinazione. Le potenziali interruzioni dovute a inconvenienti ferroviari verranno previste attraverso il largo uso di tecnologie di sorveglianza e saranno evitate tramite l’implementazione di piani d’azione Continua
Exploiting Digitalisation to Plan Interventions on Large Water Distribution Networks
Cities rely heavily on the services provided by water distribution networks. These networks are large and complex, consisting of thousands of kilometres of buried pipes and dozens of facilities where water is treated, pumped and stored. Infrastructure managers are entrusted with the planning and execution of interventions on Continua
Strategie a prova di futuro per reti di trasporto resilienti contro gli eventi estremi (FORESEE)
I rischi sistemici legati al trasporto non sono ben compresi tra modalità, regioni e settori interdipendenti critici diversi e ciò crea incertezza riguardo ai rischi derivanti da una grave interruzione del sistema. Mancano programmi di resilienza, soprattutto a lungo termine, integrati nell’infrastruttura di trasporto per via dell’incapacità di Continua
Evaluating Initial Building Designs Considering Possible Future Changes and Decision Flexibility: The Example of The New PET Centre of the University Hospital of Zurich
The uncertainty on the future treatments demand, recently evidenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it challenging for hospitals managers to determine the optimal design of new clinics. Flexibility can help in optimally minimizing the service risks when the benefits of the investments justify the costs, considering the dynamism of treatment Continua
Quantitative Evaluation of Highway Designs Considering Uncertainties in Future Mobility Patterns and Flexibility Using Real Options
Road owners are increasingly being confronted with the need to optimize highway design for an uncertain future. A recent research project at the Infrastructure Management Chair investigated the use of a real options-based method to evaluate alternative highway designs for a fictive case study based on the A15 Continua
Identifying Changes in Bicycle Accident Trends Using GIS and Time Series Information in the City of Zürich
This paper presents a case study based on accident reports from the Zurich City Police. Using a joint GIS and time series analysis based on negative binomial regression, the data is analyzed to identify trends in accident development for several accident subgroups (e.g., bicycle accidents, senior citizen accidents, Continua
Considering Automated Vehicle Deployment Uncertainty in the Design of Optimal Parking Garages Using Real Options
Parking garages are often currently designed assuming that parking demand will be stable over their lifetime. The looming mobility shift towards automated vehicles (AVs), however, makes parking demand highly uncertain, with some scenarios leading to its complete disappearance at some time in the near future. The design of Continua
Sustainable Funding Strategies for Stormwater Infrastructure Management: A System Dynamics Model
Most cities in Canada do not charge a stormwater fee; consequently, stormwater programs may need to compete with other funding priorities in public works. This often leads to a lack of dedicated and predictable cash flow, which can limit municipalities’ capacity to sustain stormwater services.
Flexible Office Space for the Age of Distributed Work
The potential large-scale transition from working in the office to working at home, is a massive uncertainty related to the future needs of office space in our cities. It is in the face of this uncertainty, that real estate developers must manage their portfolios. The use of the Continua
Are Integrated Infrastructure Networks Governable in Contemporary City Regions?
Guest: Prof. Dr. Michael Neuman, Professor of Sustainable Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster. The very possibility of governance that is critical — in terms of providing robust human rights, meaningful participative democracy, equitable distribution of wealth, goods and services, and strong environmental Continua
Future-proofed Urban Areas: Real Options in Urban Planning
The societal needs for infrastructure change drastically over time depending on a large variety of factors, which are very difficult to predict. It is in the face of this massive uncertainty, that urban planners are expected to make infrastructure decisions. To minimize the service risks over time, the Continua
Bryan Adey appointed as Full Professor of Infrastructure Management
To Exploit Big Data for the Management of Infrastructure
The management of infrastructure involves estimating how infrastructure is likely to deteriorate and how demands infrastructure change over time. Increasing amounts of data and increasing modelling capabilities are providing infrastructure managers with improved abilities with which to determine the optimal maintenance and development interventions on infrastructure. Their exploitation Continua
Impact of autonomous vehicles on the accessibility in Switzerland
Arbeitsberichte Verkehrs- und Raumplanung, 1177. Zürich: IVT, ETH Zürich. PDF More Autonomous vehicles are expected to offer higher comfort of traveling at lower prices whilst increasing road capacity. Using the Swiss national transport model, this research simulates the impact of autonomous vehicles on accessibility. The results show substantial impacts favoring urban sprawl Continua
Investigation of a static and a dynamic neighbourhood methodology to develop work programs for multiple close municipal infrastructure networks
In: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 13(3). S.361–389. PDF Interventions on urban infrastructures cause disruptions to the services provided but also to other networks that have to be (partially) shut down for the interventions. A dynamic grouping methodology is presented that results in work programs with a better consideration Continua
The Interdisciplinary Nature of Planning Interventions on Network Infrastructure in Urban Areas
Interventions must be executed on infrastructure networks in urban areas to ensure that they provide adequate levels of services. The optimal planning of these interventions requires consideration of the work of many experts to appropriately consider the spatial and temporal aspects of the networks, how the networks might Continua
Bryan T. Adey, the Professor for Infrastructure Management at the ETH Zürich, Joins the NSL
His research mission is to improve the construction and management of infrastructure with special attention focused on the improvement of decision making from general planning for entire networks to detailed planning for specific projects. This mission is being achieved through teaching the fundamentals of infrastructure management, and pushing Continua
Eröffnungsanlass des Swiss Spatial Sciences Framework (S3F)
«Swiss planning is considered to be at the forefront of European spatial planning in both its sophistication and its effectiveness.» Mit diesen positiven Worten eröffnete Prof. Max van den Berg, einer der 13 geladenen internationalen Expertinnen und Experten, den Anlass am 19. November. Der von ETH Zürich, EPFL Continua
Programmi di misure intervento ottimali per reti di infrastrutture urbane
Le reti di infrastrutture urbane sono le arterie vitali della società urbana moderna, provvedendo al e ci riforniscono rifornimento di acqua, elettricità, gas, telecomunicazioni e mobilità. Per mantenere questi servizile è necessario che tali reti vengano sottoposte periodicamente a manutenzione, riparazione, ammodernamento e modifiche. Tuttavia, nonostante un accuratao Continua
Prof. Dr. Bryan T. Adey | Gestione delle infrastrutture
Nel 2010 il Prof. Dr. Bryan T. Adey è diventato titolare della cattedra di Gestione delle infrastrutture all’Istituto di Gestione edilizia e delle infrastrutture (IBI) dell’ETH di Zurigo. Questa cattedra ha l’obiettivo di diventare un punto di riferimento a scala leader mondiale sia nella determinazione di un quadro di riferimento concettuale, che e nell’elaborazione di metodologie, modelli e strumenti per una gestione efficiente delle infrastrutture, e quindi per garantire un corretto funzionamento della nostra società moderna.