The infrastructure book : how cities work and power our lives
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Prometheus Books,
Essex, Connecticut :
[2025]
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
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| Centennial | INFR DERRI 2025 | New Books | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Stevensville | INFR DERRI 2025 | New Books | Copy hold / Volume hold | Reshelving |
About
"World-renowned urban engineering expert Sybil Derrible reveals the behind-the-scenes machinations of the foundational systems that make our societies function. After reading this book, readers will never look at a city the same way"--
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Details
- ISBN: 9781493086641
- Physical Description: vi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2025]
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
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Formatted Contents Note:
What is infrastructure and how to read this book -- Water collection : all aqueducts lead to Rome -- Water treatment : drinking from the seas in Tel-Aviv -- Water distribution : quenching the soaring dragon in Hong Kong -- Sanitary sewers : conscience, convergence, and clarifiers in Paris -- Stormwater management : rain or shine, climate resilience in Copenhagen -- Traffic and roads : stuck on the 405 in Los Angeles -- Public transport : minding the gap in London -- Active transport : pathways, bikeways, and shared spaces in Amsterdam -- Integrated transport : the only way to prevent transport chaos in Shanghai -- Electricity generation : the powers that power Cape Town -- Electricity distribution : the birth of the grid in Chicago -- Natural gas : a dead cow, an oracle, and a rotten egg smell in Buenos Aires -- Solid waste management : from a garbage war to a sea forest in Tokyo -- Analog telecommunication : can you hear me now in New York City -- Digital telecommunication : surfing on the internet in San Francisco -- Infrastructure : we have come full circle in Singapore -- Concluding remarks and the future of infrastructure.