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050	1	4	_aTA 148 _bC431h 2023
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100	1		_aChachra, Deb, _d1971- _941681
245	1	0	_aHow infrastructure works : _binside the systems that shape our world / _cDeb Chachra.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRiverhead Books, _c2023.
300			_a308 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPublic works.
650		4	_aObras públicas _921159
650		0	_aMunicipal engineering.
650		4	_aIngeniería municipal _941748
650		0	_aInfrastructure (Economics)
650		4	_aInfraestructura (Economía) _91012
650		4	_aCiudades y pueblos _94563
650		4	_aIndustrialización _921126
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aChachra, Deb. _tHow infrastructure works _dNew York : Riverhead Books, 2023 _z9780593086612 _w(DLC) 2023014883
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