Insight Underground infrastructure
Insight: A Systems-of-Systems Approach to Underground Infrastructure
The Infrastructure that enables all aspects of life in modern societies and economies is a deeply interdependent system of systems
Licence and image credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin.
In September 2023 a pivotal transatlantic two-day workshop explored the state of the art in urban underground infrastructure research.
The workshop was funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF). Facilitated and delivered by UKCRIC in the UK and by George Mason University in the US, the workshop brought together select, internationally-leading infrastructure scholars and experts to consider the big questions, identify major gaps in knowledge and technology, and define opportunities for transformation in urban underground infrastructure. The US and UK workshops were run concurrently, with a structure designed to enable some independent working in the host locations and online parallel sessions bringing both groups together for joint discussion.
This landmark report describes the workshop’s outcomes and makes suggestions for next steps alongside providing the background that led to the event, details of the event itself and its management.
Download the full report: US-UK Workshop on Transformation in Urban Underground Infrastructure
A summary of the report is also available.
Download: Connected - Transformation in Urban Underground Infrastructure
