The 7th International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure (ISNGI 2021) invites academics, practitioners from the infrastructure and utility industries, policy makers and other stakeholders to submit original research contributions, reviews and case studies pertaining to:

• the design, planning, financing, operation and management of next generation infrastructure• next generation infrastructure policy making and regulation• the research and innovation agenda for next generation infrastructure

Submission Guidelines

You are invited to submit a title and rough idea for a paper. Your outline must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. To facilitate the submission process, please consider the following guidelines, information, tips, terms and deadlines mentioned:

• The description of your idea has a maximum of 400 words• Your description should be submitted in English• Authors of selected ideas will be invited to host a special session on the symposium; either physical or online (depending on the Covid19 situation)• We encourage you to add a brief biography with your submission

List of Topics

Smart and integrated infrastructures

• Systems of systems thinking
• Infrastructures independencies
• Intelligent infrastructure and data driven innovations
• Infrastructure aging and deterioration
• Uncertainty modelling and propagation in infrastructure analysis

Sustainable and resilient infrastructure

• Infrastructure aging and deterioration
• Adaptive infrastructure planning
• Sustainable infrastructure
• Infrastructure in the circulair society
• Infrastructure development in the face of climate change
• Governance of infrastructure in transition
• Infrastructure and urbanisation
• Climate change, infrastructure and cities

Valuing and financing infrastructure

• Impact journey/ measuring the value of infrastructure
• Funding and financing infrastructure
• Historical dimension of infrastructure
• Resilient infrastructure
• Infrastructure in the circular economy
• Assessment of infrastructure investment projects

The list is not limitative. Orginal research contributions in other relevant topic areas will be welcomed, espacially if they address the cross-sector and interdisciplinary complexity of infrastructure systems.

Publication policy

Authors of selected abstracts may be invited to submit their paper for a special issue of one of the following peer-reviewed international journals:

•  ICE journal Smart Infrastructure and Constructrion (SMIC)
•  Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (Taylor & Francis Online)
•  MDPI Journal Sustainability
•  MDPI Journal Energies

Committees

Program Committee

• Annik Fet
• Brian Collins
• Chris Barrett
• Geert Deconinck
• Giovanni Azzone
• Jens Ivo Engels
• Jim Hall
• Joanne Leach
• Marcelo Masera
• Margot Weijnen
• Martin de Jong
• Nick Tyler
• Pablo Bereciartura
• Paolo Gardoni
• Pascal Perez
• Ralitsa Hiteva
• Tom Dolan
• Wijnand Veeneman
• Zofia Lukszo 

Organizing committee

• Margot Weijnen
• Wijnand Veeneman
• Aernout van der Bend

Venue

The conference will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, in addition there is a fully-fledged online programme. 

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to ISNGI2021@nginfra.nl