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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Hillary (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, 2014.
Temas:
Infrastructure (Economics) > Environmental aspects > United States.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy > United States.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy
United States
steden
towns
urbanisatie
urbanization
afvalwaterbehandeling
waste water treatment
waterbeheer
water management
civiele techniek
civil engineering
milieu
environment
stadsomgeving
urban environment
Engineering (General)
Techniek (algemeen)
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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