03380cam a2200469 i 4500 23042004 BJBSDDR 20250429163225.0 ta 230330s2023 nyu b 001 0 eng 2023014882 9780593086599 (hardcover) 0593086597 (hardcover) 9780593086612 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc TA 148 C431h 2023 363 Chachra, Deb, 1971- 41681 How infrastructure works : inside the systems that shape our world / Deb Chachra. New York : Riverhead Books, 2023. 308 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. It is the physical manifestation of our social contract-of our ability to work collectively for the public good-and it consists of the most complex and vast technological systems ever created by humans. A soaring bridge is an obvious infrastructural feat, but so are the mostly hidden reservoirs, transformers, sewers, cables, and pipes that deliver water, energy, and information to wherever we need it. When these systems work well, they hide in plain sight. Engineer and materials scientist Deb Chachra takes readers on a fascinating tour of these essential utilities, revealing how they work, what it takes to keep them running, just how much we rely on them-but also whom they work well for, and who pays the costs. Across the U.S. and elsewhere, these systems are suffering from systemic neglect and the effects of climate change, becoming unavoidably visible when they break down. Communities that are already marginalized often bear the brunt of these failures. But Chachra maps out a path for transforming and rebuilding our shared infrastructure to be not just functional but also equitable, resilient, and sustainable. The cost of not being able to rely on these systems is unthinkably high. We need to learn how to see them-and fix them, together-before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher. Public works. Obras públicas 21159 Municipal engineering. Ingeniería municipal 41748 Infrastructure (Economics) Infraestructura (Economía) 1012 Ciudades y pueblos 4563 Industrialización 21126 Online version: Chachra, Deb. How infrastructure works New York : Riverhead Books, 2023 9780593086612 (DLC) 2023014883 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK sba 123200 123200 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-04-24 0 TA 148 C431h 2023 00000191529 2025-04-24 00:00:00 1 2025-04-24 BK