The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive, integrated understanding of the planning and management of critical urban infrastructure systems. Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the planning, operation, and interdependencies of major urban infrastructure systems.
• Assess the capacity and condition of water, wastewater, energy, and communication networks.
• Apply principles of integrated and sustainable infrastructure planning and design.
• Analyze the impact of infrastructure on land use, economic development, and equity.
• Plan for the resilience and security of critical infrastructure against natural and man-made threats.
• Evaluate the costs, financing mechanisms, and long-term asset management of infrastructure.
• Integrate new technologies (e.g., smart grids, IoT) into existing system operations.

• Municipal Public Works and Utility Managers
• Urban and Regional Planners
• Civil and Environmental Engineers
• Transportation and Energy Analysts
• Emergency Management and Resilience Planners
• Real Estate Developers and Financial Analysts
• Students in Public Administration or Engineering

• Case Studies of major infrastructure failure and successful resilience strategies
• Group Activities: Developing a set of interdependency maps for a local utility network
• Discussions on the politics and equity of infrastructure pricing and access
• Individual Exercises: Analyzing a utility's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for priority projects
• Expert presentations on P3 financing for water and energy projects
• Software demonstrations of asset management systems and performance monitoring tools

Unit 1: The Foundations of Infrastructure

• Defining critical urban infrastructure and its role in urban functionality
• Historical development of infrastructure networks (e.g., sanitary revolution)
• Understanding the complex interdependencies between water, energy, and communication
• The concept of infrastructure as an asset and its life-cycle management

• Linking infrastructure investment to comprehensive planning and land use decisions
• Sources of infrastructure funding (bonds, user fees, federal/state grants, P3s)
• Capital Improvement Programming (CIP) and project prioritization methodologies
• Addressing deferred maintenance and the gap between needs and investment

Unit 2: Water and Wastewater Systems

• Sources of urban water supply (surface, groundwater, desalination) and quality control
• Design principles for water treatment plants and distribution networks
• Demand forecasting, conservation, and strategies for non-revenue water reduction
• Planning for water resilience against drought and contamination threats

• Design and operation of sanitary sewer collection and wastewater treatment plants
• Managing Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) and Inflow and Infiltration (I&I)
• Principles of Low Impact Development (LID) and green stormwater infrastructure
• The planning challenge of integrating gray and green infrastructure solutions

Unit 3: Energy and Communication Networks

• Planning and management of the electrical grid (generation, transmission, distribution)
• Implementing smart grid technologies, microgrids, and local energy generation
• Planning for renewable energy integration and distributed resources (e.g., rooftop solar)
• Designing for energy efficiency in buildings and public sector operations

• The essential nature of broadband, fiber-optic networks, and wireless technology
• Planning for equitable access and closing the digital divide in urban areas
• The role of communications infrastructure in emergency management and smart cities
• Right-of-way management and permitting for telecommunications deployment

Unit 4: Solid Waste and Resilience

• Planning for solid waste collection, recycling, and composting infrastructure
• Strategies for waste reduction and moving towards a zero-waste system
• Siting and environmental permitting for transfer stations and landfills
• Circular Economy principles and their application to urban resource management

• Conducting vulnerability and risk assessment for critical infrastructure
• Planning for climate change impacts (e.g., sea-level rise, heat, flooding) on systems
• Developing redundancy, backup power, and system hardening strategies
• Cybersecurity and physical security protocols for utility operations

Unit 5: Future Trends and Sustainability

• The application of IoT sensors, big data, and analytics for system optimization
• Implementing performance-based management and monitoring (e.g., predictive maintenance)
• Planning for the integration of emerging technologies (e.g., autonomous vehicles, drone delivery)
• Addressing data privacy and security issues in smart infrastructure deployment