Author(s): Dawie Jansen Van Vuuren; Kayla Theron; Jayati Shukla And Jie Hu
Linked Author(s): Dawie Jansen van Vuuren
Keywords: Climate Change Disaster Risk Reduction Infrastructure Delivery Sustainable Development
Abstract: According to the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 the world is severely off track to realise the 2030 Agenda of the adopted SDGs. To put the SDGs on course, accurate, timely and disaggregated information is required. Given that disaster events are spatial phenomena, the application of geospatial based information systems has been proven to be a reliable tool for disaster risk reduction. Effective use of these technologies is context-specific and requires constant research and innovative development. Advances in web based geospatial information technology, and the integration thereof in infrastructure facilities management and asset management are providing opportunities to mainstream concepts of sustainable development, in particular climate resilience, into infrastructure design, operation and maintenance. These are investigated with reference to the Cities Infrastructure Delivery Management System (CIDMS) which is a fully compliant ISO 55000 asset management system. This paper further explores the importance of information sharing in the context of critical infrastructure delivery by showcasing an integrated web-based visualisation platform which is designed to model flood risk and provide instant statistics for analysing risk reduction possibilities
Year: 2025