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The 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul quickly became symbolic of the debilitated interstate highway system-and of what many critics see as America's disinvestment in its infrastructure. The extreme vulnerability of single-purpose, aging infrastructure was highlighted once again when...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Hillary (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Pollution.
Sociology, Urban.
Civil engineering.
Urban Sociology.
Civil Engineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Bold Endeavors Needed
  • 2. Toward Infrastructural Ecologies: Interconnected, Multipurpose, and Synergistic Systems
  • 3. Greening Heat and Power: An Integrated Approach to Decarbonizing Energy
  • 4. Advancing Soft-Path Water Infrastructure: Combined Constructed and Natural Systems
  • 5. Destigmatizing Infrastructure: Design of Community-Friendly Facilities
  • 6. Creating Resilient Coastlines and Waterways: Hard and Soft Constructions
  • 7. Combating Water Stress and Scarcity: Augmented Sources and Improved Storage
  • 8. Ways Forward: Think Systematically, Experiment Locally
  • Notes
  • Index.

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