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Presentation at the GRS in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 16th June, 2012.
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WHAT IS THE HIBERNATION LOGIC
BEHIND THE OCCURANCE OF AN
URBAN (INFRASTRUCTURE) MINE?
WHAT IS THE HIBERNATION LOGIC
BEHIND THE OCCURANCE OF AN
URBAN (INFRASTRUCTURE) MINE?
1. WHY ARE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEMS DISCONNECTED?
WHAT IS THE HIBERNATION LOGIC
BEHIND THE OCCURANCE OF AN
URBAN (INFRASTRUCTURE) MINE?
1. WHY ARE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
SYSTEMS DISCONNECTED?
2. WHY ARE THEY LEFT BEHIND IN THEIR
SUBSURFACE LOCATION?
INFRASTRUCTURE DECLINE
INFRASTRUCTURE DECLINE
CAUSED BY:
• COMPETITION FROM NEW SYSTEMS:
INFRASTRUCTURE DECLINE
CAUSED BY:
• COMPETITION FROM NEW SYSTEMS:
• PRESSURE ON PRICES
INFRASTRUCTURE DECLINE
CAUSED BY:
• COMPETITION FROM NEW SYSTEMS:
• PRESSURE ON PRICES
• DECREASED DEMAND
INFRASTRUCTURE DECLINE
CAUSED BY:
• COMPETITION FROM NEW SYSTEMS:
• PRESSURE ON PRICES
• DECREASED DEMAND
• NO NEW MARKET EXPANSIONS AVAILABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE DECLINE
CAUSED BY:
• COMPETITION FROM NEW SYSTEMS:
• PRESSURE ON PRICES
• DECREASED DEMAND
• NO NEW MARKET EXPANSIONS AVAILABLE
• CRISIS IN CONFIDENCE
INFRASTRUCTURE ATROPHY
INFRASTRUCTURE ATROPHY
LOST LIMBS CAUSED BY:
• CITY GROWTH
INFRASTRUCTURE ATROPHY
LOST LIMBS CAUSED BY:
• CITY GROWTH
• DENSIFICATION
INFRASTRUCTURE ATROPHY
LOST LIMBS CAUSED BY:
• CITY GROWTH
• DENSIFICATION
• URBAN RENEWAL
INFRASTRUCTURE ATROPHY
LOST LIMBS CAUSED BY:
• CITY GROWTH
• DENSIFICATION
• URBAN RENEWAL
• SYSTEM UPGRADING
INFRASTRUCTURE ATROPHY
LOST LIMBS CAUSED BY:
• CITY GROWTH
• DENSIFICATION
• URBAN RENEWAL
• SYSTEM UPGRADING
• CHANGES IN OTHER SYSTEMS
INFRASTRUCTURE APOPTOSIS
CELL DEATH CAUSED BY:
• NORMAL ACCIDENTS:
INFRASTRUCTURE APOPTOSIS
CELL DEATH CAUSED BY:
• NORMAL ACCIDENTS:
• LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES
INFRASTRUCTURE APOPTOSIS
CELL DEATH CAUSED BY:
• NORMAL ACCIDENTS:
• LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES
• ACCIDENTS IN OTHER SYSTEMS
INFRASTRUCTURE APOPTOSIS
CELL DEATH CAUSED BY:
• NORMAL ACCIDENTS:
• LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES
• ACCIDENTS IN OTHER SYSTEMS
• OFF GRID-INITIATIVES
INFRASTRUCTURE APOPTOSIS
CELL DEATH CAUSED BY:
• NORMAL ACCIDENTS:
• LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES
• ACCIDENTS IN OTHER SYSTEMS
• OFF GRID-INITIATIVES
• ACCIDENTAL CUT-OFFS
INFRASTRUCTURE APOPTOSIS
• TIME AND COST PRESSURES:
”YOU NEVER DIG AN EXTRA METER TO
EXTRACT ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM”
• TIME AND COST PRESSURES:
”YOU NEVER DIG AN EXTRA METER TO
EXTRACT ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM”
• SYSTEMIC CLUTTER:
”THE CABLES ALL LOOK THE SAME UNTIL YOU
CUT THEM OFF”
• TIME AND COST PRESSURES:
”YOU NEVER DIG AN EXTRA METER TO
EXTRACT ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM”
• SYSTEMIC CLUTTER:
”THE CABLES ALL LOOK THE SAME UNTIL YOU
CUT THEM OFF”
• THE PARTS ARE NOT REGARDED AS WASTE:
“THEN WE SHOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT,
FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATORS
OR THE MEDIA“
• TIME AND COST PRESSURES:
”YOU NEVER DIG AN EXTRA METER TO
EXTRACT ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM”
• SYSTEMIC CLUTTER:
”THE CABLES ALL LOOK THE SAME UNTIL YOU
CUT THEM OFF”
• THE PARTS ARE NOT REGARDED AS WASTE:
“THEN WE SHOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT,
FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATORS
OR THE MEDIA“
• LACK OF PROCEDURES:
”IF [THE SYSTEM PROVIDERS] TOLD US TO DIG
THE CABLES UP, THEN WE’D HAVE TO DO IT”
• TIME AND COST PRESSURES:
”YOU NEVER DIG AN EXTRA METER TO
EXTRACT ANY PART OF THE SYSTEM”
• SYSTEMIC CLUTTER:
”THE CABLES ALL LOOK THE SAME UNTIL YOU
CUT THEM OFF”
• THE PARTS ARE NOT REGARDED AS WASTE:
“THEN WE SHOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT,
FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATORS
OR THE MEDIA“
• LACK OF PROCEDURES:
”IF [THE SYSTEM PROVIDERS] TOLD US TO DIG
THE CABLES UP, THEN WE’D HAVE TO DO IT”
• INVISIBILITY
• TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
• THE UTILITY PROVIDERS
• THE CONTRACTORS
“WHAT IS NOT VISIBLE DOES NOT EXIST,
EITHER”
WASTED SYSTEM PARTS ARE ONLY TAKEN OUT OF
THE GROUND AND RECYCLED WHEN THEY ARE RE-
PLACED AT THE EXACT SAME LOCATION.
THE SHAFT YOU HAVE TO DIG MUST FURTHER-
MORE REMAIN OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF
THE PIECE OR PART THAT SHALL BE REPLACED,
DURING THE ENTIRE TIME IT TAKES TO DO SO.
CONCLUSIONS
SYSTEM FLOW OPTIMIZATION DOES NOT
EQUAL MATERIAL FLOW OPTIMIZATION
CONCLUSIONS
THE CREATION OF MATERIAL RESIDUE IS
INHERENT IN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
VISION, SINCE THE SYSTEMS ARE EMBEDDED
IN AN EVER-CHANGING BUILT ENVIRONMENT
CONCLUSIONS
THE SYSTEMS’ SUBSURFACE LOCATION
CREATES CONVENTIONS OF REPLACEMENT
PRACTICES WHICH FORCEFULLY UNDERLINE
THE PROVERB:
“A CABLE LAID IS A CABLE PLAYED”
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