Call for Papers

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Special Issue on: "Infra-sdg-ructure"
Guest Editors:
Dr. Salil K. Sen and Dr. Viput Ongsakul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
Prof. Monika Singhania, University of Delhi, India
Associate Prof. Bhumika Gupta, Telecom Ecole de Management, France
Given the focus on the implementability of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this special issue will
address the mandate on infrastructure embedding with the SDGs, innovatively acronymed as Infrasdgructure.
Infrasdgructure presents actionable disaster-resilient and SDG-compliant innovations for implementation in the
ambiance of vulnerability. The vulnerability of ageing infrastructure could potentially be a trillion-dollar
liability that could be managed with a top-down-bottom-up alignment of infrastructural financing needs. This
special issue offers a value-bridge between disaster resilience and implementation of the SDGs in a multidisciplinary
trajectory.
Science driven by policy governance ushers in innovation. Proper and sustained implementation is a function of
metrics and indicators (Mitchell et. al. 2013) umbrella-testing of the targets (Simon, 2015). Infrastructure rating
tools need to encompass resiliency with respect to disasters as well as the sustainability with respect to
economic, societal and environmental indices that conform with infrastructure rating frameworks (Diaz-
Sarachaga et. al. 2016). Infrasdgructure innovation has the potential to be transformative challenging
innovation, entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, climate proof financing and more. This special
issue therefore aims to encourage conversation concerning the role of managers, entrepreneurs and innovators
to recast sustainability practice with the core intent of SDG-compliant infrastructure.
The special issue will explore disruptive interventions, Internet of Things, resilient infrastructure, societal
entrepreneurship, results-based financial investments, and adoption and diffusion of creative communication for
infrasdgructure. It will also present multi-pronged initiatives such as (a) mainstreaming technology coupled
with social engineering, (b) vigilant monitoring and self-corrective response for timely coping with hazard
events, (c) adapting technologies to strengthen infrastructure for urbanisation, and (d) the rural-urban divide
(Kaoru, 2016). Disaster-resilient and SDG-compliant infrastructure has benefits that include (a) low-carbon
indigenously adapted stand-alone energy-water-waste integrated habitats, (b) entrepreneurial opportunities that
sparks innovation, and (c) climate-proof financing by private-sector entrepreneurs.
Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited, to the following:
• Disaster preparedness for infrastructure
• Infrastructure embedding Sustainable Development Goals
• SDG-compliant financing and risk assessment
• Low-carbon energy infrastructure
• Water-waste-energy inter-relatedness for assessing infrastructure vulnerability
• Internet of Things for SDG-embedded infrastructure
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for
publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely rewritten
and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original
paper).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.
Important Dates
Manuscripts due by: 31 October, 2018
Notification to authors: 31 December, 2018
Final versions due by: 28 February, 2019