Neil S Grigg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6643406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil S Grigg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil S |
| FAMILY NAME | Grigg |
| SIGNATURE | GRIGG N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3571-288X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Urban Infrastructure Policy to Adapt to Technological and Social Change
Examples from urban infrastructure in the United States show that high-level policy reports focused on investment neglect performance improvement, as well as changes in society and technology. A study methodology using systems approaches, institutional analysis, and examples from US situations was used to probe causes and remedies of this policy shortcoming. A conceptual systems model of services and the Maslow hierarchy of needs identified essen…
Local Public Works Management for Sustainable Cities
Most people in the world now live in urban areas and their shared quest for better cities is embodied in several Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. These indicate that successful cities need jobs, adequate housing stock, effective governance, and other support systems. At the most basic level, they need a basket of core public works services like clean water and efficient transit, among others. These must be provided to improve …
Stormwater Management
The practice of stormwater management has evolved from a singular focus on drainage to a multifaceted approach to support the integrated urban development of healthy, livable, ecological, and water sensitive cities from neighborhood to metropolitan scales. A review of the knowledge base and practice by the professional stormwater management community shows attributes that favor an integrative approach to achieve co-benefits across sectors. Resear…
State Government Roles in Water Governance
State governments play important parts in water governance, including risk reduction from floods and droughts. A framework for programs should include planning and policy, regulation, and support for local government and basin stakeholders. Analysis of activities in 10 states showed that programs evolved along different trajectories, but federal law and grant funding were determining factors in all. Core regulatory programs for water safety and p…
Water Infrastructure
Although its investment needs lag the dominant transportation category, water infrastructure addresses human needs at a foundational level because it plays public health and economic roles. Much of it is old and not likely to be replaced soon, so federal policy must focus on intergovernmental leadership to sustain vital dams, urban water systems, and natural systems. Fixing the federal responsibility requires attention to intergovernmental relati…
Drinking Water and Public Health in an Era of Aging Distribution Infrastructure
The provision of a safe and sustainable drinking water supply is one of the hallmarks of a successful society. Treated drinking water entering distribution systems in virtually all U.S. public drinking water systems meets regulations and is microbiologically safe. However, the opportunity for microbial contamination from decades to century old water distribution systems is increasing with time. Thus, increased health risk to consumers should be a…
Integrated Water Resource Management
This book addresses the enormous global challenge of providing balanced and sustainable solutions to urgent water problems. The author explores our dependence on access to safe water and other water-related services and how driving forces of the human and natural worlds are degrading this access. The greatest challenges involve conflicts between people and interest groups across all countries, as well as the economic and political difficulties in…
Aging Water Distribution Systems
Stormwater Programs
Urban stormwater programs provide mandated and discretionary public services of convenience, security, and environmental enhancement. Due to their increasing complexity and funding needs, they have become more complex to organize and finance. Competing visions for them are common and how communities value these services creates a challenge to measure effectiveness and levy charges. Usually, two organizational models compete, the tax-supported pub…
Where are we in Infrastructure Education
Recent articles in PublicWorks Management& Policy have explained how societal and technological changes are placing new requirements on managers of civil infrastructure systems. One author proposed a curriculum of core courses, primarily for engineering students, and suggested that the market for such courses should be tested. Another author outlined a plan to reexamine the curriculum in infrastructure management. This dialogue reports on experie…
Public Works Delivery Systems in North America
One of the 1998 International PublicWorks Congress and Exposition’s workshops focused on the methods of delivery currently used to provide public works services in North America. This article examines three public works delivery systems: traditional model, privatization in general, and managed competition. The three perspectives are intended to provide insight into actual methods, advantages and disadvantages, and trends of each approach based on…
Women in Public Works
Although engineering is a traditional route to public works management, the percentage of women in public works management is significantly less than the percentage of engineering graduates who are women, which seems stuck at under 20%. Serious change can be achieved when leaders in schools, colleges, and the workforce take action. A joint effort by public works and engineering communities could improve conditions for women in public works and pr…
Water Resources Management
"The integrated approach used in this book will be beneficial to water industry professionals who need to understand the complex details of today's water resource systems and to deal with the numerous economic, legal, and regulatory factors of importance to both the public and private sectors."--Cover
Education and Research for Infrastructure and Public Works
By clarifying roles through partnerships, the neglect of education and research in policy studies of infrastructure can be remedied, and the public works profession can develop a clear vision of its education and research needs and responsibilities. The American Public Works Association (APWA) has key roles to play, and by using their resources in partnership with K-12 schools and higher education, local chapters can reach out to assist in educat…
Public Works Delivery Systems in North America
One of the 1998 International PublicWorks Congress and Exposition’s workshops focused on the methods of delivery currently used to provide public works services in North America. This article examines three public works delivery systems: traditional model, privatization in general, and managed competition. The three perspectives are intended to provide insight into actual methods, advantages and disadvantages, and trends of each approach based on…
Stormwater Programs
Urban stormwater programs provide mandated and discretionary public services of convenience, security, and environmental enhancement. Due to their increasing complexity and funding needs, they have become more complex to organize and finance. Competing visions for them are common and how communities value these services creates a challenge to measure effectiveness and levy charges. Usually, two organizational models compete, the tax-supported pub…
Local Public Works Management for Sustainable Cities
Most people in the world now live in urban areas and their shared quest for better cities is embodied in several Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. These indicate that successful cities need jobs, adequate housing stock, effective governance, and other support systems. At the most basic level, they need a basket of core public works services like clean water and efficient transit, among others. These must be provided to improve …
Drinking Water and Public Health in an Era of Aging Distribution Infrastructure
The provision of a safe and sustainable drinking water supply is one of the hallmarks of a successful society. Treated drinking water entering distribution systems in virtually all U.S. public drinking water systems meets regulations and is microbiologically safe. However, the opportunity for microbial contamination from decades to century old water distribution systems is increasing with time. Thus, increased health risk to consumers should be a…
Where are we in Infrastructure Education
Recent articles in PublicWorks Management& Policy have explained how societal and technological changes are placing new requirements on managers of civil infrastructure systems. One author proposed a curriculum of core courses, primarily for engineering students, and suggested that the market for such courses should be tested. Another author outlined a plan to reexamine the curriculum in infrastructure management. This dialogue reports on experie…
Women in Public Works
Although engineering is a traditional route to public works management, the percentage of women in public works management is significantly less than the percentage of engineering graduates who are women, which seems stuck at under 20%. Serious change can be achieved when leaders in schools, colleges, and the workforce take action. A joint effort by public works and engineering communities could improve conditions for women in public works and pr…
Education and Research for Infrastructure and Public Works
By clarifying roles through partnerships, the neglect of education and research in policy studies of infrastructure can be remedied, and the public works profession can develop a clear vision of its education and research needs and responsibilities. The American Public Works Association (APWA) has key roles to play, and by using their resources in partnership with K-12 schools and higher education, local chapters can reach out to assist in educat…
Water Resources Management
"The integrated approach used in this book will be beneficial to water industry professionals who need to understand the complex details of today's water resource systems and to deal with the numerous economic, legal, and regulatory factors of importance to both the public and private sectors."--Cover
Education and Research for Infrastructure and Public Works
By clarifying roles through partnerships, the neglect of education and research in policy studies of infrastructure can be remedied, and the public works profession can develop a clear vision of its education and research needs and responsibilities. The American Public Works Association (APWA) has key roles to play, and by using their resources in partnership with K-12 schools and higher education, local chapters can reach out to assist in educat…
Women in Public Works
Although engineering is a traditional route to public works management, the percentage of women in public works management is significantly less than the percentage of engineering graduates who are women, which seems stuck at under 20%. Serious change can be achieved when leaders in schools, colleges, and the workforce take action. A joint effort by public works and engineering communities could improve conditions for women in public works and pr…
Public Works Delivery Systems in North America
One of the 1998 International PublicWorks Congress and Exposition’s workshops focused on the methods of delivery currently used to provide public works services in North America. This article examines three public works delivery systems: traditional model, privatization in general, and managed competition. The three perspectives are intended to provide insight into actual methods, advantages and disadvantages, and trends of each approach based on…
Where are we in Infrastructure Education
Recent articles in PublicWorks Management& Policy have explained how societal and technological changes are placing new requirements on managers of civil infrastructure systems. One author proposed a curriculum of core courses, primarily for engineering students, and suggested that the market for such courses should be tested. Another author outlined a plan to reexamine the curriculum in infrastructure management. This dialogue reports on experie…
Stormwater Programs
Urban stormwater programs provide mandated and discretionary public services of convenience, security, and environmental enhancement. Due to their increasing complexity and funding needs, they have become more complex to organize and finance. Competing visions for them are common and how communities value these services creates a challenge to measure effectiveness and levy charges. Usually, two organizational models compete, the tax-supported pub…
Integrated Water Resource Management
This book addresses the enormous global challenge of providing balanced and sustainable solutions to urgent water problems. The author explores our dependence on access to safe water and other water-related services and how driving forces of the human and natural worlds are degrading this access. The greatest challenges involve conflicts between people and interest groups across all countries, as well as the economic and political difficulties in…
Aging Water Distribution Systems
Drinking Water and Public Health in an Era of Aging Distribution Infrastructure
The provision of a safe and sustainable drinking water supply is one of the hallmarks of a successful society. Treated drinking water entering distribution systems in virtually all U.S. public drinking water systems meets regulations and is microbiologically safe. However, the opportunity for microbial contamination from decades to century old water distribution systems is increasing with time. Thus, increased health risk to consumers should be a…
Water Infrastructure
Although its investment needs lag the dominant transportation category, water infrastructure addresses human needs at a foundational level because it plays public health and economic roles. Much of it is old and not likely to be replaced soon, so federal policy must focus on intergovernmental leadership to sustain vital dams, urban water systems, and natural systems. Fixing the federal responsibility requires attention to intergovernmental relati…
State Government Roles in Water Governance
State governments play important parts in water governance, including risk reduction from floods and droughts. A framework for programs should include planning and policy, regulation, and support for local government and basin stakeholders. Analysis of activities in 10 states showed that programs evolved along different trajectories, but federal law and grant funding were determining factors in all. Core regulatory programs for water safety and p…
Stormwater Management
The practice of stormwater management has evolved from a singular focus on drainage to a multifaceted approach to support the integrated urban development of healthy, livable, ecological, and water sensitive cities from neighborhood to metropolitan scales. A review of the knowledge base and practice by the professional stormwater management community shows attributes that favor an integrative approach to achieve co-benefits across sectors. Resear…
Urban Infrastructure Policy to Adapt to Technological and Social Change
Examples from urban infrastructure in the United States show that high-level policy reports focused on investment neglect performance improvement, as well as changes in society and technology. A study methodology using systems approaches, institutional analysis, and examples from US situations was used to probe causes and remedies of this policy shortcoming. A conceptual systems model of services and the Maslow hierarchy of needs identified essen…
Local Public Works Management for Sustainable Cities
Most people in the world now live in urban areas and their shared quest for better cities is embodied in several Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. These indicate that successful cities need jobs, adequate housing stock, effective governance, and other support systems. At the most basic level, they need a basket of core public works services like clean water and efficient transit, among others. These must be provided to improve …
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